Jonathan
and Catherine travelled to New York (JFK airport) on the 23rd March 2005
where we stayed on the 49th floor, at a friends apartment in Midtown
Manhattan. The location couldn't have been more perfect, right in
the heart of the city over looking the river and docks. The trip
to New York was all a bit last minute, since we booked flights only the
day before we left (!) - I've never done that before, but it felt good
and added to the excitement of the whole trip.
Thanks
to Louise for the use of her apartment, as some of the photos below will
show, the experience was simply awesome. I look forward to going back
one day.
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View from the top of the Sheffield Building, Midtown Manhattan
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Jonathan standing tall on top of the Sheffield Building
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Jonathan and Catherine on the roof of the Sheffield Building
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arhh, that's better!
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How many floors!? 50! if you were wondering |
Car parking solution, is this what they mean by double parking I wonder?
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The Empire State Building, New York
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Tower Blocks in Midtown Manhattan
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Catherine at the Empire State Building
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Inside the Empire State Building - just look at all that Marble! |
Looking down from the Empire State Building
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Tower blocks in Midtown Manhattan
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The top of the Empire State Building, lots of masts and telephony /
microwave kit |
Catherine at the top of the Empire State Building
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Jonathan sitting on the edge of the Empire State Building
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The streets of Midtown Manhattan
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Downtown Manhattan from the Empire State Building
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Liberty Island and Ellis Island in the distance
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Jonathan at the top of the Empire State Building
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Catherine at Times Square, New York
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Times Square news ticker |
Bubba Gump Restaurant
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New York Yellow Taxi
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The Late Show, Times Square, Broadway
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Hooters, Midtown Manhattan
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Catherine at Columbus Circle Subway station
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Catherine with the Statue of Liberty in the distance
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Ground Zero Plaque
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New York Fire truck on Princes Street
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Midtown Manhattan at night
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Who's that girl?
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NYPD out in force - luckily this was only a drill.... |
... but you can tell how frightened residents in New York might feel. |
Columbus Circle subway station |
New York Subway Train - Red line |
Catherine in front of the boat to Liberty Island
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American Merchant Mariners' Memorial
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Downtown Manhattan from the water
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You get a real sense of Manhattan as an island when you look back across
the water |
Statue of Liberty, Liberty Island
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Jonathan with Manhattan in the distance
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Jonathan showing this is Manhattan, but failing dismally to get the
Empire State Building in the palm of his hand |
Statue of Liberty - another lady in my life? |
Catherine with the Statue of Liberty
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