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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The Constitution

Lunch in Quincy Market
Looking down one of the streets of Quincy Market, near the North End of Boston.

Holocaust Memorial
The Holocaust Memorial in Boston, near Quincy Market.

Boston Common
Xiayi, Peter and Laura in Boston Common, with the John Hancock...

Harvard University
On the grounds of Harvard University.

John Harvard and friends
John Harvard, benefactor and founder of Harvard College (later to be Harvard...

Back to Boston
Driving across the Charles River from Harvard Square to Boston. One of...

Radio City Music Hall
The MTV Music Awards were being held just after we left, and...

St. Patrick's Cathedral
St. Patrick's Cathedral is the head of the Catholic Church in the United...

Inside the cathedral
We attended a short Mass inside the cathedral. Between services, the...

Cathedral Rose
The stained-glass rose window at the rear of the cathedral.

Central Park, Manhattan
Central Park was in full swing, with carnival atrractions and rides in...

Sheep Meadow, Central Park
This open area in Central Park is a popular place for New Yorkers and...

Bethesda Fountain, Central Park
Laura, Peter and Xiayi enjoying a break at Bethesda Fountain, near one of the...

Look out! Dinosaurs!
In the foyer of the Museum of Natural History, just across from...

Dinosaur Hall
Dinosaur Hall in the Museum of Natural History.

Moose and Squirr... er ... Xiayi
Xiayi, standing in front of an ancestor of the modern Moose.

Military Museum
The Military Museum is located in an aircraft carrier permanently...

New York, from the Hudson
We took a cruise around the south end of Manhattan at dusk. This shot...

Xiayi and Laura, enjoying the view
Still heading south on the Hudson. There seemed to be a lot of smoke...

All eyes on Liberty.
Laura and Peter can't tear their eyes away from the Statue of...

Lady Liberty at sunset

MTV Music Awards at Rockefeller.
There was a promotion of the MTV Video awards in Rockefeller Centre. There...

Rockefeller Center

Inside the Guggenheim
Immediately recognisable, the indoor spiral balcony of the Guggenheim is both...

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article published 5/6/2004

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