A monument to all Merchant Mariners in Battery Park

Bright lights of New York....

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April 2nd 2009
Well I am now back in blighty and will confess that I would have done anything to avoid being here.... Having left Quebec behind I landed in Newark and made my way to my hotel in Manhatten. Having dropped off all my bags I made my way onto the streets of New York to meet up with Mum and Dad who were shopping in Macy's. The walk down Broadway from Times Square was a mad one due to the traffic ... 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