New York City

Time Square at night
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We had reserved a room at one of those trendy boutique hotels called The Hudson. Our room (the most economical choice available at the hotel) was very tiny, but extremely nice and functional; very much in line with my previous employer, SYNTAX, slogan “good design works”… I just loved it!

A few minute-walk from the hotel leads to the famous Time Square; a feast to the eyes and the ears :) you know, if you stand there for about 30 minutes, I can safely say that you will see people from every walk of life :) we saw people from all around the globe, and we even heard the music of Hakeem coming from a passing cab! It is truly fascinating :)

Again, we wish we had more time to spend in NYC, sadly, however, we had to settle for the bus tour around downtown Manhattan; we saw the Empire State Building, Greenwich Village, Soho, the Courthouse where Law and Order is filmed, the funeral home that appears in the God Father Trilogy, and tons of other attractions.

Did you think I would go to NYC and not go to a Broadway musical? No way Jose :) Unfortunately, however, the play we attended, “The Producers” was not that great though it is supposed to be a hit… I personally did not like the music nor the acting that much. Of all the musicals I have seen, The Producers is definitely the least impressive.

Of course, we had to go up the Empire State Building, so we stood in line for and hour and a half, until finally, we went up to the observatory. I have to admit it was a beautiful view, really… was it worth the wait? Well, yes and a no: yes because the view is amazing, and your visit to NYC would not count without this experience.. and no because you spend hours in line and not more than 15 minutes up there! If you were short on time, I’d say don’t go there! Still, I enjoyed it!

After that, we took the ferry to the Statue of Liberty. Perhaps 10 years ago, I would have felt that “wow” feeling that people get when they see it, however, with what the USA has been doing to the world in the past few years, it was just a statue that bore no meaning. BUT… the skyline of NYC was definitely a big hit!