Winter Garden at the World Financial Centre

New York, New York!

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August 8th 2006
Currently sitting in a VERY cool apartment in Soho, it's gorgeous! The young couple we're staying with are so nice and took us out for drinks last night, though unsuprisingly we didn't pass for over 21 and ended up drinking Coke. :-) Did a tiny bit of touristy stuff yesterday and wandered down to the World Trade Centre. Saw a fireman sitting on the front of his truck as we were walking back and ... 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