So what did we see during along Hudson River on the 4th of July?

Yes, the 4th of July weekend is over, and it's back to the blog! Let me tell you about how we spent the holiday. :-)
First, we decided to explore another state, and since our car doesn't sound very well lately, we decided to take public transport to the nearest state outside of NY: New Jersey, and specifically Hoboken because we haven't been there before. I was bugging hubby that I was hungry before we even left Manhattan, so we got ourselves an Italian sausage $8 (it's a slice of the coiled one, served with a long bun, peppers and onions) from one of the weekend street market.

We arrive in Hoboken, and here you can see the Hoboken Clock Tower, and that this little city is beside the river. It was 3pm+, and the restaurants were still selling Brunch! So ok, we went into the 3 Forty Grill and had Truffled Eggs "Benedict" $12 - prosciutto di parma, black truffle hollandaise, toasted english muffin is what the menu writes. It was the truffle oils that made it quite nice! And now we know that "Eggs Benedict" is like Half boiled eggs that we enjoy in Singapore. ;-)Hubby ordered a Grilled Hanger Cheesesteak $14 - aged provolone, caramelized sweet onions, wild mushrooms, horseradish mayonnaise, fresh baguette, which turned out to be a tastier version of the Philly Cheesesteak. The provolone cheese really made a difference. We saved some sandwich to be eaten as dinner later around 8pm before the fireworks, and it still tasted good.

We walked as far as we can along the banks of Hoboken towards Washington Bridge, and midway we stopped around 5.30pm and found a place to sit and wait along one of the piers. You can see the skyline of Manhattan across the river.

At 6pm+, Macy's barges start sailing up river, loaded with tons of gunpowder for the fireworks. There they'll stay, floating in the middle of the river in safe distance from the spectators. I think there are 5 barges in all. I used a green arrow to point out the barge in the photo for you. :-)

Later in the evening, perhaps 7pm+, NYC Fireboats paraded near the shoreline. The spew of water is sometimes colored red or blue.
By 8pm plus, the sky finally turns darker, and you can see the Empire State Building highlighted in patriotic colors of red, white and blue. And soon comes the fireworks!
You get elliptical shapes (and smiley faces which we did not catch on camera).

You get outlines of cubes.You get lots of color, and last but not least...

You will get large blossoms of gold chrysanthemums and the Star Spangled Banner's colors of red, white and blue in the sky.
I hope you enjoyed the photo-experience of 4th of July, here with me in NYC. Have a great week!