Blog 37: New York State of Mind


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July 28th 2008
Published: August 20th 2008
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After a short delay, our plane landed at LaGuardia Airport, and soon after that we were aboard a shuttle bus and on our way to our hotel in Gramercy, a very pleasant neighbourhood in East Village, Midtown Manhattan. Now, anybody who hasn’t had their head down a rabbit hole (or up their own) for their entire lives is aware (even if they’ve never been there) that NYC is hectic!! But the word he... Read Full Entry



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Star Spangled BannerStar Spangled Banner
Star Spangled Banner

With, arguably, the USA's most famous icon in the background
The old dock at Battery Park....The old dock at Battery Park....
The old dock at Battery Park....

...and across the Hudson River, in the background, a New Jersey skyscraper
Fire escapesFire escapes
Fire escapes

Are they an eyesore, or do they add character?
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alienI'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien

I'm an Englishman in New York
One of sixOne of six
One of six

The New England Holocaust Memorial memorial with symbolic chimneys, representing the Nazi death camps. A million numbers are printed on each chimney, along with haunting quotes.
Street sceneStreet scene
Street scene

Mulberry Street - Little Italy
Under the bridgeUnder the bridge
Under the bridge

Brooklyn Bridge, this time
Just a few of the 30,000 yellow cabs in NYCJust a few of the 30,000 yellow cabs in NYC
Just a few of the 30,000 yellow cabs in NYC

Shot from the Empire State Building
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T-shirts for sale

Chinatown - NYC
Macy's and The Empire State Building Macy's and The Empire State Building
Macy's and The Empire State Building

Two New York icons, in order of importance....!
Brooklyn BridgeBrooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge

Viewed from Pier 17, Lower Manhattan
Three IconsThree Icons
Three Icons

Statue of Liberty in the foreground, Empire State Building in the background, and Brooklyn Bridge on the right.
I spy.....I spy.....
I spy.....

From the top of the Empire State Building
In motion. And motionlessIn motion. And motionless
In motion. And motionless

Daily hustle and bustle of Grand Central Station



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