Typical NY Building

Day 8 - New York (Day # 3)

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June 22nd 2012
Well the day started off well. Miami Heat had won the NBA and Luke was ecstatic. The game finished around midnight. The weather was OK again but forecast was for afternoon thunderstorms. We got back on the Hop On Hop Off Bus and decided to go on the downtown loop to the site of the World Trade Centre (WTC) known as Ground Zero area. It seemed to take forever to get there with all of the traf ... 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