View from Empire state

New York, New York

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August 4th 2013
What a great time we had in New York. Everything we were expecting. We arrived on a very rainy day but the lights of Times Square lifted our spirits. We had driven from Washington DC and stopped at Philadelphia. The day gave us nothing but pouring rain which is not the best way to see a city. The number of Rocky impersonators was cut to 2 at the Museum of Modern Art but they did a great job with ... 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