View from Empire

New York continued

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March 9th 2006
So, day 6, made my way to the MOMA, Museum Of Modern Art, only to get there and be faced with "closed on Tuesdays"...just as the Gugenheim was closed on the only day I chose to go! Lesson to be learnt there I guess! So I decided with it being such a clear day, that i'd make my way up to the Empire State Building. This was absolutely stunning, you could see for approximately 25 miles and everyt ... read more

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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