New York, New York

You can desire for anything and you will get it here in New York City” I remember reading this somewhere in a travel guide and the same words were ringing in my head as we flew into New york City.I had been to this city that never sleeps ten years ago but this time is was different, this time I was flying into the city.I was  getting a bird’s eye view of all those iconinc building of the city. As I peered through the aircraft window and saw those sky scrapers below I felt that that those buildings were calling us, welcoming us with open wide arms.This city is indeed an unique city, not only the city  and the state  share the same name “New York” but it alo boasts one of the largest diversity amongst the human race . It is indeed the melting pot of the world. It is an amazing city and later as I toured the city more, it started to dawn on me why once people get settled in this city they hardly want to move out. This is the place where things are happening every minute and you want to be a part of it.

We took a tour of the city in the roofless double decker tour bus and I think this is one of the best ways you can tour the city. The bus stopped in every traffic lights and the knowledgable guide explained the history of the prominet buildings and the city life. I found it very intriguing how most of the buildings that stood tall had a story to share. The breathtaking and distinctive Flatiron building was one of my favorite buildings and as we passed by the building I could not stop admiring the architecture of the building. This steel-framed, terra-cotta building had very impressive carvings on it which seemd to have greek influence. The 24 hour running tour bus cost almost $40.00 per person and as long as one had the receipt of the payment one could hop in and hop out of the bus along the route, which I thought was very neat. A great way to see and explore the city if you are not travelling on a time constraint.

The trip to ground zero was quite a solemn one for me. Though I don’t  know personally anyone who lost their lives on this fateful event, I kept wondering that if it could sadden a stranger like me, how tearful and heart wrenching it can be for those families who have lost their near and dear ones in this tragic place. The whole area of the ground zero was covered and constrution was going on to erect another tower, The Freedom Tower by 2011. However, I realized that those twin towers will be missed forever from this beautiful sky line of the city.

The evening walk on the Brooklyn bridge was a memorabl one. The bridge looked fairly well maintained
despite being one of the oldest suspension bridge of United States. The most memorable part of the trip was reaching the middle of the bridge and turning around and looking at the city’s skyline. It was amazing to see the how streaks of lights beautifully accented the skyline, it reminded me of Christmas lights. The magnificient sky line looked so rich that it seemed like all the richness of the world was poured into this city, the big apple.

 One evening we stopped by ESPN zone to watch Cowbys vs Packers game which I thought was a bold move to do in a city of Yankees and Giants fans and later walked around Times Square. I think no any trip to New York City can be complete without a stroll in the Times Square. The animated, digital advertisments that ran 24-hours created such an exciting vibes that I could easily see why this major intersection has become a must-see place for million of toursits. This place is a home from up-scale eateries to Broadway theatres and the it’s incredibly amazing to see how the place was alive until to the wee hours of the morning and I realized that this city definitely does not sleep.New York indeed has a charm of it’s own and it is a city with personality. We rode the yellow cab that I often hear New Yorkers talking about and I was amazed to find that all of them had GPS system now, a proof of how New York is changing with the time. It is ahead in the game to embrace the changing world, be it in technology or the culture. 

The few days that I stayed flew by very fast and just seeing the city in these days would not do any justice to all the good life that this city has to offer. This is a city where I would come back again and again, explore the muesems, spend  quite time in Central Park admiring the city, tour the city around in Bi-cycle, explore the arts and theatres and many more things. I don’t know when I will be back to see the city next but all the memories that I have about the city will stay afresh in my mind and hopefully will be back to one day to experience more what the city has to offer.