Photo with Santa

Unique New York

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January 5th 2011
We arrived in New York tired and hungry, and didn't really do anything that first night. The first full day was filled with some things i'd done before (but the other I was travelling with hadn't): this included walking around Wall St, ground zero and battery park (which looks onto the statue of liberty). Then the boys went to check out the empire state building, but I refused to spend money do ... 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