Oct 8, 2009

New York city Jul '09

Times Square
Brooklyn bridge(left) New York Central(right)
New York, one of the most populous city in the United States.New York has influence on world finance,fashion,commerce and entertainment.New York city lies in the state of New York.It is where the United Nations is headquartered.New York city constitutes of five borough's,the Borough of Bronx (Bronx county),the Borough of Brooklyn (Kings county),the Borough of Manhattan (New York county),the Borough of Queens(Queens county),the borough of Staten Island (Richmond county).
We took a walk on the Brooklyn bridge, i was amazed at how huge the bridge was,later learned that Brooklyn bridge was constructed in 1883 and it was the longest suspension bridge in the world when it was constructed.
We had a look at Manhattan,i realised how busy New York can be during a weekday when we travelled by the subway trains.Had a look at Grand Central Terminal and was amazed how well equipped and luxurious the terminal was !!! It was a sight to see.

Ellis island(top) Liberty Island(bottom)
We also visited the liberty island where the Statue of Liberty is stationed.The Statue of Liberty was a gifted by France to the U.S. in the year 1888.The gift symbolises freedom and democracy.We also got to see Ellis Island,which has the National museum of immigration, i remememberd God Father movie the part where Vito Corleone (as a child) immigrates from Italy to the U.S.
We also got to take a stroll on Wall street, where the US stock exchange is headquartered.We saw the place the twin towers were stationed,nothing remained now!!! I remembered the incident that shook the world!!!
I was impressed by how fashionable the people of New York were, fashion prevailed right from the middle class to the elite.Oh yes New York serves as the fashion capital after Paris and Milan !!!!I recollected Mumbai! which was India's fashion capital !!! I thought New York resembled Mumbai in many ways!! The space constraint, the not so clean roads,the skyscrapers,the eateries on the streets,the subways......I was reminded of Mumbai because I had seen it before New York!!!!
Well i realised whoever visits US should visit New York to have a feel of how different New York is from the rest of the US!!!




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