One of my best friends is leaving New York (see blog TryBecca).  I’ve noticed it’s common for people moving away from New York who feel like they may never return to want to purchase a sightseeing tour or start participating in extremely touristy activities.  It’s a natural reflex.  Every person I’ve known to leave the city who has no family or work ties to the place goes through this.  One friend made a trip across the Brooklyn bridge before her grand departure.  One decided to organize a group skate at Wollman’s Rink in Central Park.  Yet another expressed interest in the double-decker bus.  It’s always an activity that is so easy, accessible, and often extremely low cost, but you just DON’T DO IT while you live here.  It’s just not that important while you’re racing to and fro, trying to work hard enough to keep up with this crazy place and its outrageous cost of living.  But when your departure date has become finalized, it’s fucking important.  The option to walk the Brooklyn Bridge any given weekend is no longer there.   I know I’ll be pricing the tours when my time comes to leave (not anytime soon).

So last week I began looking on the web for the best and brightest touristy thing to do for Becca’s last hurrah! and stumbled upon this photo:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Um…is that…a waterfall?  Coming out of the Brooklyn Bridge?  Someone help me out with this one.  Because I suddenly wonder if mine own eyes haven’t deceived me….IS there really a waterfall coming out of the Brooklyn Bridge somewhere?  

I’ve been on two city cruises- one on Circle Line, and one on a Water Taxi- both of which went underneath the Bridge of Brooklyn…  I have also physically stood ON the Brooklyn Bridge, as a pedestrian.  And in none of these instances have I EVER seen a waterfall emerging out of any part of the Brooklyn Bridge.  Water taxi…what the hell?  Please fire your web designer.  This man or woman should have never been taught to use Adobe Photoshop.  This is like when we used to tell the freshmen in high school that the Olympic-sized pool was located on the 3rd floor, and our high school had two floors.  It’s just not nice to purposefully deceive!  Bad karma.  I wonder how many people have asked for their money back when they go under the bridge, and see nothing but garbage floating around the base.  hehe