New York New York
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Sunday 29 November 2009 00:53

On my way to Saint Pierre I also visited New York
City, because I thought that was kind of in the
neighborhood. I didn't take that many photos in New
York City because every street corner is already
photographed about a gazillion times, but here is
my impression of New York City from September 2006
in 13 images.

I stayed at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel in
Queens, and from there started walking towards
Manhattan during the morning rush hour.

And at some point you get the first view of
Manhattan, which is impressive. It might have had
something to do with jet lag, but when I was about
to cross the street and an FDNY fire engine stopped
for me and let me pass I almost cried. That's what
that skyline can do to you in September.

But we're still on the other side of the East
River, in Queens, which is very different from
Manhattan.

On the shore of the East River we can see the
United Nations building on the other shore. I found
it strange that when I passed it the night before
it was just like any other office abandoned, like
solving the world's problems can apparently wait
until the next day.

After we took the subway across the river we're on
Manhattan, Seventh Avenue near Madison Square
Garden. I don't think it's possible to take a
picture on the streets of New York City that
doesn't look like it's taken in New York City. It's
all there, even more real then you would expect it
to be.

On Manhattan it's all so damn typical. The whole
visual experience is like you know it from movies
and television, the surprise is in the temperature
and humidity.

After taking the subway South we see the Statue of
Liberty. I didn't expect it to be surrounded by
industry, harbours, cranes and bridges because I
had the impression it kind of was like an island in
the ocean that was the first thing of America that
would be seen by immigrants arriving on a ship. So
that's a bit less epic.

Following the East River we then get to Brooklyn
Bridge. That's the massive one in the front.

From Brooklyn Bridge you have a nice view on the
Financial District. But since you're kind of
walking on top of a six lane highway it's not very
tranquil.

The next day we are in Central Park.

And on the other side of Manhattan at the Hudson
River with a view on New Jersey.

Then we walk straight back to Midtown.

From our subway station in Queens we also have a
view on Manhattan.

by Roland van Ipenburg
http://www.xs4all.nl/~ipenburg/blog/posts/play/2009/11/29/new-york-new-york/