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Good morning New York Macy's Thanksgiving parade Tiles for America Chinatown Lower Manhattan Manhattan Ferry Ellis Island, United States, New Jersey Manhattan skyline by night Remnants of 9/11 Museum of Modern Art Grand Central Station An evening stroll Empire State building Subway SoHo Central Park Trump tower, 5th Avenue Goodbye New York

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New York

Good morning New York

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Nov 23 2005, 05:20 PM

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Trzin, Slovenia

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Times Square, United States, New York

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I arrived in New Jersey on a wednesday morning after spending the previous day exploring Seattle. New Jersey's Newark airport is a huge, soulless facility and everyone around looked as tired and murky as I was. The overnight flight passed in countless attempts to get a bit of sleep on planes and airports, and I was beat (I had to transfer in D.C.). All I wanted was to find a shuttle or taxi, get to the hotel as soon as possible, and hit the sack.

By pure chance, I jumped on the SkyTrain in the wrong direction. This took me to the airport's train station instead of the shuttle area and, since I was already there, I ended up on a New Jersey transit train, headed towards New York. The train ride was short and pleasant. I had a most extraordinary companion for the duration of the ride: A chubby middle aged somewhat gay owner of a company that produces and sells products for the hot "lubrication" business. He spends his time between attending to his customers, seeking medical approval for his products, and traveling around the globe to visit fairs of the intimate business.

An hour later, I was in New York's Penn station. I emerged from of the underground world of staircases and subway tunnels smack into the middle of the busiest city in the world. It was quite a walk from the station to the hotel, but I soon learned that walking is a big part of the New York experience. The streets are filled with people, all rushing to get somewhere. All you have to do is to join the stream of people in the direction you are headed, and keep pace. Around noon, I finally checked in to the Carter hotel - a crummy, run-down joint just off Times square. I dropped down on the bed and literally passed out.

I woke up around 5pm. It was time to get a first relaxed look at the city, so I took the camera for a spin at Times square. It was dark by then, but the city was as busy as ever. The square was lit up like a christmass tree with a slew of electronic displays, and the traffic was almost suffocating (both on the roads and on the sidewalks). Indeed an appropriate first taste of the city that never sleeps.

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