A Visit To Brooklyn

Today we went to a different borough in New York City. Do you remember what the word borough means? That's right! It is another area of the city. It is to the south of the part of Queens that I am visiting. It is called Brooklyn. Can you find it on this map? Hint: It is green.


First, we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge. It was built in 1883 and it was the longest suspension bridge in the whole world until a bigger one was built somewhere else in 1903. It spans, or goes across, the East River. It is 1,595 and 1/2 feet long! It took a while for us to walk across it. 

You can see Manhattan on the other side of the river. Those tall buildings are called skyscrapers.

Once we got into Brooklyn, we walked down along the waterfront to a park. It had some great views of Manhattan as well.  You can also see the bridge. It is on the right. I told you it was long! :)

From here we took the subway down the the southern part of Brooklyn that is on the water. We went to an area where a lot of people from Russia came to live. It is an interesting area with some great food. We went to a Russian bakery to get some fried bread that is stuffed with vegetables such as cabbage and potatoes. They are called piroshkis, and they are soooo yummy! We took our food to Brighton Beach to eat it. 

You can see the beach and the water. From Brighton Beach you can almost see out to where the harbor meets the Atlantic Ocean.

Here is a picture of Aunt Beverly's Piroshki. This one had potatoes in it. Yum!

 What a busy day. I am very tired, but I can't wait for my next adventure and to share it with you!