Category Archives: USA Trip '08

Operation Philadelphia: Success

Got up as soon as my alarm went off at 6am this morning. Finished up packing before the shuttle arrived at 7:20am to take me to  Newark Airport. Had a really good run across, once there I caught the Airlink (Monorail) to the car rental terminal to pick up a car.
They only had two types [...]

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United Nations & a impromptu Broadway Show

Was out the door by 9am this morning which is pretty good as I’ve had trouble adjusting to the time zone. Stepped outside to the coldest day yet, was in the negative (on our scale anyway). But the sun was shining so it’s hard to complain.
Straight up 5th Ave again today then [...]

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NBC Studios & Central Park

Got up a little later this morning. Another cold day outside but still sunny. The weather channel said there might be some snow, but that didn’t eventuate. Looks like New York may have missed it unlike everywhere else in the Northeast.
Walked up to Rockefeller Center, just as I arrived they were lifting up the star [...]

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Empire State & Uptown

Tired from the late night before, I got moving early again. When I stepped outside it was only 3C but sunny with blue skies. I decided it would be the perfect time to visit the Empire State Building. There was no line when I arrived so it was straight to the security checkpoint. It didn’t [...]

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Downtown, a Statue and the game I almost missed.

Was much more organised this morning. Got up at 8, was out the door by 9 and headed straight to Times Square to catch the tour bus downtown.
The bus went down through the Garment District, Chelsea, Greenwich Village, Soho, Tribeca and the Financial District. I jumped off at Battery Park to catch the ferry to [...]

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