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Ohh.....all right....just one last stop!

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June 26th 2008
The Big Apple - I just had a stopover of one night and one day to explore the capital on my way home. So I whizzed round like a crazy tourist on a tight schedule taking in the main sites...Grand Central Station, Statue of Liberty, Fifth Avenue (strictly window shopping only, just to see Saks and other famous shops), Times Square, The Empire State building, Central Park. I had bagels for breakfast, ... 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