Central Park

NEW YORK

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September 7th 2008
We arrived in New York, and for the first time this trip we were jet lagged. Our trip from Istanbul via London had wiped 7 hours off our watches, but not our body clocks. When we arrived at our apartment it was 7:00 PM local time (you do the maths...). When we got up to our apartment the kids collapsed on the beds, Albert went to sleep still wearing his backpack ! Our apartment is on th ... 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