New York City is somewhere that I was always reluctant to return to after my first trip there exactly 11 years ago. I’m not entirely sure why that was, but any reservations I had were entirely unfounded, as my recent trip there with my friend Lisa proved to be another amazing vacation for both of us. It was for the occasion of Lisa’s birthday, and we had entirely too much fun! And not least because my New Yorker friends, Gene and Ralph, took such amazing care of us during our brief stay.Gene had been so typically considerate in providing us with passes to museums and the botanical gardens, the latter of which we didn’t have time to see. And Ralph, a New York detective, chauffeured us around like a police escort in his unmarked squad car, clearing traffic with a combination of sirens and microphone! Both joined us for dinners, the most delicious of which was a Korean restaurant on 34th Street (also known as Korea Street), a first for both Lise and myself. We cannot thank Gene and Ralph enough for their kindness.
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Lady Liberty.
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Lady Liberty
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Thank you to Ralph for driving us across to Brooklyn so that we could take some skyline shots.
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Manhattan Skyline
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Brooklyn Bridge
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Brooklyn Bridge
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Lisa and I happened upon this Iranian New Year carnival on 5th Avenue, full of music, dancing and colour.
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Carnval
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An old gun relic, in the Metropolitan Museum.
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Met Museum Gun
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Time Square.
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Time Square
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Time Square traffic whizzing by.
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Time Square
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Time Square
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Time Square
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Turtle, New York Aquarium.
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Turtle
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Shark, New York Aquarium.
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Shark
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Sunset over Manhattan.
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Sunset Over Manhattan
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Dusk over Manhattan
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Manhattan Skyline
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The famous Bronx Zoo cobra, which temporarily escaped.
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Bronx Zoo Cobra
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Lions, Bronx Zoo.
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Lions
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Coney Island boardwalk.
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Coney Island Boardwalk
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Rowers, Central Park.
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Central Park
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Bow Bridge, Central Park.
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Bow Bridge
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Tulips, everywhere in New York!
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Tulips
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School bus convoy, just off 5th Avenue. Taken with my phone, the Nokia N8.
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Convoy
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Empire State Building. Taken with the Nokia N8.
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Empire State Building
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To see and do as much as we did, you need a good New York breakfast! Nokia N8.
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Breakfast
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TIA International PhotographyApr 25, 2011 07:49 AM
AW -- This is a classy profile of NYC, my friend. I am very glad you had the chance to visit and explore during your stay. I have to admit, the last photo of the appetizing breakfast is making me quite hungry. These are wonderful photographs. Your capture of the Iranian dancer from the parade is one of my favorites, in fact. I did laugh when I saw the lion with its tongue sticking out at you (quite a reception, hahaha). Marvelous images, as always. I look forward to photographing London with you in June! Take care!
TIA
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