Statue of Liberty

Sight seeing like crazy in New York City

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December 21st 2010
We arrived in NYC okay on the night of Thanksgiving day and waited ages in the famously long airport customs lines, they fingerprint every passenger coming through! I was surprised they had a football game on TV in the customs area, usually airports treat these areas extremely seriously! We had arranged a shared van transfer to our hostel in the Upper West side of Manhattan, it ended up being a ... 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