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Cruise: Sept 28/29

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September 30th 2013
Saturday:An early start, no make that a very early start, saw us @ Southampton Railway Station at 7.30am. By 7.45pm we were waving goodbye to Christine and Gyula and speeding off to NYC. From Penn Station we emerged into the maelstrom that is NYC - intimidating skyscrapers, frantic pedestrians and jousting yellow cab drivers with an addiction to horn abuse. Reverting to type, we settled for ... read more

North America » United States » New York » 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