Celebrating Independence the American Way

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July 4th 2011

Published: July 6th 2011

Happy Birthday America! Wow. Over 40,000 shells in an array of colors ranging from the predictable red, white and blue to the dazzling gold and silver shimmers and even green, orange, turquoise and purple, juxtaposed with the black inky waters of the Hudson and the steel and concrete skyline of Manhattan. These pyrotechnics were certainly part of the largest fireworks we’ve ever seen. Andras... Read Full Entry

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Stephanie

Stephanie and Andras

We initially joined Travelblog to chronicle our summer-long trip in '07, and have since continued to blog about our domestic adventures. Still keeping our eye on the prize, though, and trying to save for our round-the-world adventure. We're also members of Couchsurfing - if you're coming through the Bluegrass area, check our CS Profile. We're happy to serve as your Lexington ambassadors!... full info

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Starburst over Manhattan

The northern two firework barges

Red

What is great here is you can really see the light reflect off the buildings

Arrival of the helicopters

Which were preceded by a fly-over of the F-18 jets. This photo makes me think if "King Kong" ... I know those were propeller planes, but still.

Sidewalk Picnic

Waiting out of the day with some ferry-terminal provisions

Boats on the Hudson

Earlier in the day before the festivities began

Hello Studley

On the boardwalk before we were told to leave.

We Were Here!

This one is for you Breann. I thought it was pretty amusing that it looks like we're one person with feet on backwards. That might have been the heat-stroke talking....

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