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Today, Terry and I decided to do a day trip to New York. We were
actually dreading the trip, because we were really starting to feel
the jet lag and would have prefered to have had a day of veging out.
Unfortunately, this was the only day that we could do New York, so it
had to be done.<br/><br/>
The Big Apple
K.thambi2006-01-06 15:45:21
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Today, Terry and I decided to do a day trip to New York. We were
actually dreading the trip, because we were really starting to feel
the jet lag and would have prefered to have had a day of veging out.
Unfortunately, this was the only day that we could do New York, so it
had to be done.
The day started early by catching a 6am train to New York. We got to
see a bit of the Pennsylvania countryside which to put shortly looked
like a wasteland. Essentially, think nuclear bomb exploding and
destroying everything, leaving half rotting buildings, abandoned cars
and dead trees. We tried to remain positive, thinking perhaps that
the land around the train lines usually isn't prime land and thus
attracts hobos and the like, but couldn't help wondering whether
Pennsylvania was just a disaster zone. It didn't help that none of
the trees had grown their leaves back yet, and that the sun was a
bright red ball, thus adding to the forlorn atmosphere.
Anyway, after a 2.5h trip, we arrived safely in New York. The first
stop was the famous Statue of Liberty. We decided to take the cheap
and quick route of catching a ferry to Staten Island - and island near
Liberty Island. This way, we'd be able to see her ladyship for free,
with the added benefit of not having to queue up to go on the tourist
ferry that goes directly to Liberty Island. It turned out this was
the right choice, because rather than queuing up for 2 hours which is
the norm, we just mosied onto the ferry. Within minutes we were
crusing past the good old lady, talking way too many photos.
Her ladyship was actually a bit disappointing - much smaller in
stature than anticipated. Nevertheless, it was a worthy sight.
However, even better was the sight of the Manhatten skyline, which
simply is spectacular. If you've ever seen the intro
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See photographs from:
United States Gallery
