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The first time I went to New York was in May of 2013. I went with Trevor's family and we stayed in a Holiday Inn near Times Square. We flew there from London. I loved being about to see the city from the sky. It was amazing.
We went to Times square the first time after walking around the area near where we were. Times Square was beautiful all lit up at time. Who knew advertisements could be so pretty.
One our second day there we walked all over the place. Trevor and I went to The Guggenheim, The Met and walked through Central Park all before we gave in and finally took a cab for the rest of our adventure. I injured my knee on this trip from all the walking and it's still messed up now, but it was worth it to finally see Starry Night and the Alice in Wonderland Statue.
We went to the Empire State Building as well as MOMA. We also visited ground zero, but it was busy we didn't't really get to see much. We rose the Staten Island Ferry so we could see the Statue of Liberty. We were not able to visit the actual Island because it was closed and under constriction because of the flood the had months before.
We bought cheesy souvenirs and street art and I took a million pictures. This trip was so amazing and I was glad to be included in it.
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I was lucky enough to get to go back to New York in September of 2014. I went with Amanda and Tanya on a bus tour that left from Mississauga. We left late at night and traveled most of the day. We didn't' get to Times Square until late in the afternoon. But we did have enough time to eat dinner and shop a little and we got to see Matilda on Broadway. Which was awesome and so fun.
We had a very hard time getting back to our hotel in Jersey City. We got lost in the city and every time we asked for help people sent us in circles. We went everywhere until we were lucky enough to find a bus that would take us. But even then it only went so far and we had to get a cab to take us the last little stretch.
The next day we went back to Times Square and we shopped more and went to a Friends anniversary pop up cafe. It was a long wait but pretty near onces we were in. There were props and costumes and the real life couch from Central Perk. They gave us free coffee and we got our picture taken on the couch, also for free. It was pretty cool.
We went on the ferry as well so we could see the Statue and after that we headed for Central Park. I left Amanda and Tanya in the park so I could go to the Nature History Museum. Which I had been dreaming about going too and regretted not seeing it the first time I was there. It was fantastic and I would love to go again if I could be so lucky. I finally got to see the Akeley exhibit and I was in love. I literally cried when I saw the elephants. I have read so much and dreamed about seeing it. It was amazing.
Although we got lost and there were some shitty people on the bust, the trip was good. I would travel with them again. It was a great deal for a weekend.
This story was years in the running... When my sister was in college, she was given the chance to go to New York on a school trip. She declined the offer as none of her friends were going and at the time I couldn't understand why she'd decline the offer of a life time. When I started to think about college, I knew without a shadow of a doubt I would go to a college that offered a photography course that would take me to New York. I did just that, and was even set to go until the Maths A Level exam was changed to a date in the middle of my trip. I had a choice to make. A big, life changing choice, and I choose New York. I still don't fully know why, but I've got to say, I will never regret that decision for as long as I live. One day and hopefully soon I will return to New York and I'll live there this time <3
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