USA and Canada Trip 009 (423)

New York

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April 18th 2010
I spent the day with Alex, we started of at Grand Zero which is the site of the World Trade Centre. We saw a sign for the memorial so we tried to find it but after following my directions we got lost and ended up in a gorgeous plaza by the Hudson River. We walked to the Brooklyn Bridge and over and found a nice park to sit in. A kid and his dad were practising his throwing for baseball adn even ... read more

North America » United States » New York » New York » Manhattan

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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