Treasure Map

As soon as we decided to abandon our notions of renting a furnished apartment we figured that we would be using IKEA to get reasonably priced yet attractive and functional furnishings. When we looked into it we found that the closest location is in Brooklyn. We are perfectly comfortable getting around Manhattan but not at all with Brooklyn and right away I thought this is going to be a hurdle. Buses or subways? How many transfers?


So I was pleased to see a link for "Get Directions". On that page there are tabs for the usual modes of transportation but there was one other, Water Taxi. I clicked on it and had to laugh. There is a regularly scheduled ferry dedicated to IKEA. It takes you from Pier 11 in lower Manhattan, which is only a fifteen minute cab ride from our hotel, right to the waterside dock of IKEA....and back.



We will head out Monday afternoon.


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