New York City

the main courthouse ... the one you see in all the movies and tv series

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did you know it was called "New Amsterdam" before "New York" ?

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a typical policeman ... just checking for authenticity :)

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shrine of "Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton" - first American born saint ... i didnt know there were any real saints in this day and age

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Wall Street !

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fish markets ... but closed since it was sunday morning (or was it saturday?)

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the Brooklyn bridge from below

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and from even more belower than before :)

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WatchTower on the other side of the Hudson ... yes, thats the headquarters of the Jehovah's Witnesses

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Chrysler building, with the car ornament shapes sticking out everywhere

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Park Avenue, looking down towards the MetLife building

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horses ? in nyc ??

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Times Square during the daylite hours ... still impressive

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massive tv screens always showing something very colourful

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and the building where the "new year ball drops" ... completely covered in advertising and almost no tenants since the owner makes enough money already

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Central Park ... notice the joggers ...

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another shot of Central Park where you can see through to the other side of the city

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Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine ... the best example of Gothic architecture in the city

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inside the massive hall

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Harlem ... btw all the people depicted here are stereotypically "black" ... notice also that the street name is Martin Luther King Jr Blvd

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Mother Hale ... who saved lots of abandoned children in the area

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Malcolm X Blvd ... there just had to be one :)

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boarded-up apartment blocks in Harlem

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the mosque where Malcolm X used to preach

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some kind of open day in Central Park

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and more Times Square

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and even more ...

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and yet some more ...

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the people here are in front of me waiting in line for tickets to broadway

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typical buildings with the fire escapes in front - weird

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the inside of the World Trade Center

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the view from the 107th floor towards mid-town Manhattan

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a close-up view

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New Jersey across the river

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a big pic from the roof - 110th floor

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the only picture you will ever see of me in NYC ... it so happens thats hardly anyone was around so i left my camera on a ledge with the timer on

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my shoes ... to prove i was above the world :)

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a postcard pic of Brooklyn and the Brooklyn and Madison bridges

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the two World Trade Center towers ... yes, theres two - remember the Simpsons episode ?

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Battery Park ... at the southern tip of Manhattan

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a view of the city skyline from the ferry as we make our way across to Staten Island

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Ellis Island (i think)

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the Statue of Liberty ... as if anyone didnt know that :)

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what the ferry i took looked like ... it just went across to Staten Island but i didnt get off ... i just went for the view (as recommended by my travel guide book)

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inside the Museum of the American Indian ... very nice foyer ... too bad it was dedicated to settlers

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the entrance ... i guess it was made for some other purpose originally

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the statues look like theyre in pain ...

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the really cool heads above each doorway and window

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Chinatown - i must have got here accidentally ...

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taxis ... yes, lots of yellow :)

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and hot dog stands too ... too bad i couldnt taste ... or maybe i could ... i just didnt look hard enough ...

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construction work ... tons of it going on all the time ... like in the movies

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no idea what this is ... beyond that its a street :))

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ice skating in Central Park ... looks like fun

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and more people just wandering through the park since it is Sunday afternoon after all

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FAO Schwarz ... yes, a real toy store ! actually, its supposed to be the world's largest

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Atlas holding up the world

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outside Rockefeller Center, with its great big Christmas tree and angels leading up to it

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the tree and another ice-skating rink ... these people must like skating :)

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oh, no ... not more Times Square !

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ok, so its night time this time

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one more ... just one more

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ok, so i lied :)

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thats all folks !

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the theatre where i watched "Les Miserables"

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the room in the hostel where i stayed

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the hostel where i stayed - the Aladdin - not a bad place at all

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