New York City (August 2003)

Peter, Laura and Xiayi went to New York City for a few days in August. Laura and Xiayi hadn't been to NYC before, so we spent most of the time looking at tourist sights in Manhattan. We took a day trip to Boston as well.

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Times Square by Day

Laura and Xiayi at Toys 'R' Us
The Toys 'R' Us at Times Square is very impressive. This multi-floor...

The largest (and first?) Macy's store
Walking south down Broadway, you pass the largest Macy's store (which I...

About to ascend ...
Laura and Peter waiting in line to go up to the top of the Empire State...

View of the Chrysler building
From the top of the Empire State, looking toward the Chrysler building. Both...

View of Queens
Looking north-east, across the East River towards Queens. You can see the...

Flatiron building
The oldly-shaped Flatiron building, from the top of the Empire State.

We're on the top of the world
Peter, Laura and Xiayi at the top of the Empire State. The financial...

Those yellow cabs ...
There are more than a few yellow cabs in New York city. This one shot says it...

North-west Manhattan
Looking north-west toward the upper west side of Manhattan, with the...

The Empire State Building
A view of New York City's tallest building, from the street.

SoHo, looking down Broadway
We took the subway further south, and walked along Broadway through...

JazzFest in City Hall Park
Walking south along Broadway, we heard jazz music being played in a...

World Trade Center proposals
In the World Financial Center, across the street from the World Trade Center...

Relaxing on the Esplanade
Just outside the World Financial Center is the Esplanade, which runs...

Relaxing on the Esplanade (2)
Taking a break. That's the World Financial Center in the Background. The...

Ship and Statue
An ocean liner, sailing down the Hudson towards the open sea, past the...

World Trade Center Site
The World Trade Center site. There's not much to see other than...

Deutsche Bank Building
The Deutsche Bank Building, at 130 Liberty Street, was one of those that were...

Times Square at Night
It's hard to capture the vivid neon of Times Square at night....

Empire State in the morning sun
We got up pretty early to get to the bus station for our Boston day...

Grand Central Station
The bus station was across the road from Grand Central Station.

On board the U.S.S. Constitution
In Boston, aboard the Constitution. This vessel was critical in naval...

On deck.
Looking towards the stern of the Constitution. Imagine having to care for all...

Tour guide? No, a sailor.
The U.S.S. Constitution is still in the service of the U.S. Navy, and...

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article published 5/6/2004

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