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Travel Blogs from New York City
Shuttle Disaster
... us it was the fault of our company that we got in the wrong shuttle. Given that we were in the middle of nowhere, and he had all our luggage under his control, I decided diplomacy was the order of the day and just agreed with him (even though, quite frankly, I think it was his fault .. I did give him my name when he showed up).
He took us to the airport, and we paid him the $50 and chalked it up to being part of ...
If I can make it there I'll make it anywhere
... rdame nimmt unsere Namen auf und erklärt uns, dass wir in etwa 30 Minuten noch einmal vorbei kommen sollen. Wir machen einen Verdauungs-Spaziergang durchs Village, Alain genehmigt sich in einer Café-Bar noch einen Espresso und schon ist die Zeit um und wir haben Glück und bekommen einen Platz an einem Tischchen. Das Lokal ist sehr gemütlich und nicht gross, dunkel, mit kleinen Sitznischen, die nur mit Kerzen beleuchtet werden und ein paar Plätzen an der Bar. Viele Zutaten der ...
Happy Birthday to Me
... the big void which was left after the Twin Towers came down. There are new buildings going up now including the One World Trade Centre which looks incredible. Some of the other sights that we took in on the 90 minute cruise were the Chrysler Building, Battery Park, Governors Island, Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, Ellis Island, and the magnificent Statue Of Liberty. She was a smaller than I thought she would ...
Grand Finale
... State building. Debating with myself whether I dare face the eternal queue inside, I decided to go for it, and in less than 25 minutes (remarkably!) I found myself 86 floors high and with pretty wonerful panoramic views over the city. To finish off my day, I walked the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan over into Brooklyn itself. Sadly parts of the bridge were under construction and so for parts of the walk we couldn't see the ...
The Statue of Liberty
... Playground to fool around a bit and Josh went off to text his girlfriend for awhile. Then we all walked over to The Pond and took a photo (like always) on Gapstow Bridge since it was the scene of many movies. After contemplating a bit on what to do next, we walked up East Dr to the Zoo but after looking at the long line, and not wanting to stand in it in the humidity, we sat for a bit to contemplate what else to do. I suggested going to St. Patricks ...