New York

SeamusSeamus Registered Users Posts: 1,573 Major grins
edited November 26, 2006 in Journeys
I have just returned from a week in the USA. I stayed in Madison nj and travelled into New York by train. I spent the first few hours in Manhattan doing my best to get whiplash by walking around with my head tilted back as far as it would go taking in these views

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It took me a while to work up the courage to jaywalk, the ny cab drivers don't show any mercy

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I walked up fifth ave to Patricks cathedral:

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I was surprised at how close the cathedral is to the neighbouring buildings, when I watched the paddys day parade in NY the television pictures always isolated the steps of the cathedral.

I stopped off in the apple store and played with the mac pro.... :lust .. some day

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I strolled down 9th Ave and came across Lance Armstrong:

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The empire state building in the distance:

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Heading down the avenue of the americas the buildings changed to these:

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I managed to find the brooklyn bridge :)
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South Sea port was great:

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Wall street:

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A sober moment at a fdny station:

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and I limped on to ground zero:

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a snap of a picture on display outside the subway station at ground zero:

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The weather was dreadful on Wednesday, I spent the morning avoiding losing an eye to carelessly held umbrellas... :

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Thursday was dry and bright and I spent some time around central park. the fall colours were fantastic:

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I watched a fashion shoot for a while, the snow was shovelled out of a wheelbarrow :D

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Comments

  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2006
    Welcome to NY :)
    Nice journey, thanks mate!
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  • DernoDerno Registered Users Posts: 81 Big grins
    edited November 14, 2006
    some great shots there! i almost laughed out loud at the lance armstrong comment and picture haha, but im in class so that would not have been good haha
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  • JenGraceJenGrace Registered Users Posts: 1,229 Major grins
    edited November 14, 2006
    Seamus wrote:

    I strolled down 9th Ave and came across Lance Armstrong:

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    :lol

    You got some nice pics of NYC. :):
    Jen

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  • XtopherousXtopherous Registered Users Posts: 45 Big grins
    edited November 15, 2006
    JenW wrote:
    :lol

    You got some nice pics of NYC. :):
    Hah, I was actually sitting outside the park (as I usually do) on the same day as that fashion shoot. The guys were dumping the extra snow on 60th street and I was baffled as to why they were doing that as all it was doing was melting, which I guess was the point.
  • ivarivar Registered Users Posts: 8,395 Major grins
    edited November 15, 2006
    Xtopherous wrote:
    Hah, I was actually sitting outside the park (as I usually do) on the same day as that fashion shoot. The guys were dumping the extra snow on 60th street and I was baffled as to why they were doing that as all it was doing was melting, which I guess was the point.
    Who'd be crazy enough to actually bring snow in? brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.......



    Nice journey, welcome to Andy's part of the world thumb.gif
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  • SenecaSeneca Registered Users Posts: 1,661 Major grins
    edited November 15, 2006
    Lance looks little different than I remembered him to be.headscratch.gif
  • OwenOwen Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited November 15, 2006
    Glad you enjoyed yourself!

    And that'll be the day, when I can budget in "snow" on my shoots.. heh.
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,938 moderator
    edited November 16, 2006
    It's probably a good think I'm not drinking something or I'd be looking for a
    new computer screen...Lance Armstrong...that was funny.

    Ian
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  • SeamusSeamus Registered Users Posts: 1,573 Major grins
    edited November 16, 2006
    thanks for the feedback folks, it was a great trip.
  • lifesdisciplelifesdisciple Registered Users Posts: 231 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2006
    Photos are great, and Lance Armstrong, Man I almost peed my pants. rolleyes1.gif

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  • MilanMilan Registered Users Posts: 166 Major grins
    edited November 25, 2006
    Nice pictures. I love NYC.
    Seamus wrote:

    I strolled down 9th Ave and came across Lance Armstrong:

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    Isn't Lance a tad out of shape these days? rolleyes1.gif
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  • SeamusSeamus Registered Users Posts: 1,573 Major grins
    edited November 26, 2006
    Yeah, Lance was going against traffic without a care in the world, only in New York rolleyes1.gif
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