Started Day 2 in NYC with a pleasant stroll in Central Park, the huge green lung in the middle of Manhattan. It's a fantastic decision to gazette this green space in the middle of NYC. I am sure it provided a much getaway for the stressful city life.
Check out NYC Part 1 in:
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| Ice-skating in the midst of sky-scrappers |
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| It's always to gazette land as nature reserve |
Actually played a game of chess at the Chess Room with an elderly man. He looked really lonely and was waiting for a next challenger. Needless to say, I was well-beaten, having last touch chess maybe a decade ago.
Apparently, NYC has the biggest Chinatown outside China. It was indeed a happening and bustling part of town.
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| Staircase are located outside of the building - So you can't go upstairs if it's raining? |
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| Chinese chess played everywhere in every Chinatown in the US |
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| Everyone's favourite |
Craving for some more familiar food, we searched high and low for something more comforting, rather than burgers, fries, pizzas and sandwiches.
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| Always a safe bet |
Chinatown NYC is just beside 'Little Italy'. Nothing much in 'Little Italy' though.
After lunch, a quick head to downtown saw us reach 5th Avenue, famous for the high-rise and shopping malls. We should pay the most powerful man (may not be the most popular) on earth some homage. Everyone knows who the current President is. We checked out his 'nest'.
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| Anti-Trump buttons as souvenirs anyone? |
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| Top security in the building |
There wasn't much inside. I reckon the the lifts using the side entrance was where the important rooms were.
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| Restaurants inside Trump Tower |
Mr. Trump is an interesting character. I hope the world will become a better place. Hopefully, he keeps to his words that he won't send America into war.
Cutting through the streets of Manhattan island towards the south, we arrive by the East River.
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| Manhattan Bridge (left) and Brooklyn Bridge (right) from South Street |
I have heard tales of Brooklyn Bridge (which turn out to be less accurate). My mis-understanding was that this bridge connects 2 worlds - The posh lower Manhattan on one side, and the 'not so posh' Brooklyn town. It didn't seem like 2 different worlds to me. We walked half the distance of the bridge, with angry cyclist shouting and getting people to walk on the correct paths.
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| Brooklyn Bridge - Not sure the NYPD buggy could be useful (the whiteline segregates the pedestrian and cyclist path) |
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| The builders of the famed Brooklyn Bridge of 1954 |
Brooklyn Bridge
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| The 'real' Time Square (you could see that the weather was cold - around 5 degrees C) |
We went for Broadway Theater - Phantom of the Opera at Majestic Theater.
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| The queue was impressive - Remember to book your tickets online, way before hand |
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| Since 1986 |
In the same league, if not more popular than Les Miserables in London, Phantom of the Opera was awesome. For about 1.5 hours, everyone was drown in the emotions, orchestra, theatrics, fireworks and vocals of the play. I admit I did a last minute summary crash course on the script. Some background research and understanding would definitely make the experience more enjoyable (and less confusing).
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| Majestic Theater (The chandelier in the middle could actually fly and float) |
It was a perfect way to round-off my stay in the City of New York. I decided to cut short my stay in NYC for the next destination. I didn't visit any museums in NYC. I like museums and history, but I am pretty sure I could catch those the next time. I wanted to see something natural for next.
Bidding farewell to the most metropolitan city on earth, I would find myself on the train again, heading north along the Hudson River, to somewhere pretty far away.
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| It was a 9-hour train ride... Heading into ultra-cold territory |
Up next, Niagara Falls:
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