The Great Lake in Central Park

Central Park & Empire State Building

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April 15th 2011
Today was another beautiful but windy day so we decided to do day two of sightseeing. A few blocks away from our hotel was the United Nations which is where Helen Clark now works. We went there and had a look and saw all the countries' flags. Then we went shopping up 5th avenue which had quite a few good shops. After shopping we went to Central Park and had lunch there. Central Park is hug ... 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