New York. New York!!

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Bring on New York!! After spendig 2 nights in Boston, the univerisity capital of the world, it was great to finally reach a large city again! As much as I hate people, I felt more cramped in other cities than NY even though it is the largest city in the US. After dumping my bags at the largest hostel in the world, 6 of us leftover from the tour went down to Ground Zero seeing it was the 5th anniversary of 9/11. I must say is was an eerie feeling to see the still large hole in the ground and the memorial, flowers and etc that are attached to all the fences. The pictures and information put up by the city is simplistic and effective but I think we all realised the impact when we saw people grippng the fence sobbing hysterically; seeing the names of all the fire fighters and victims etc on seperate boards and memorials with people putting hearts and messages such as "Daddy, I miss you" ... It was an experience that put a sombre mood on all of us and we decided to all call it a night.

Now that the sun has set and risen again in New York, we are ready to tackle the sightseeing side of things....and the shopping. Miss you all. xox

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