RECOVERED

NYC!

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July 1st 2007
After 6 nights in Canada, we headed to New York for 3 nights, and the first thing we noticed was just how different a place it is in the summer than the winter. We were last here in December, in what is supposed to be one of the busiest tourist weeks of the year (with Christmas shopping and all) but we'd never once seen the streets even half as busy as this that whole week. Central Park and Union ... read more

North America » United States » New York

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more