Madison Avenue

To New York Cité!

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August 4th 2010
After the troubles caused by American Airlines I arrived in New York at about 2 am. Very kindly, Anne's mum Kathleen said she would pick me up from the airport. And Anne woke up at 3.00 to show me maps and give me a tour of the apartment. Such nice people! On my first day I saw the statue of liberty from Battery Park, got a pizza pretzel (good!), went through Wall St (mediocre), had a nap 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