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[KSM-Vtec]

Amazing pics and great TL, keep it coming!!

A 3 month paid trip abroad is something i have been dreaming of since the last 5 years but no luck so far. Lucky You!!!

[nimbleguru]

Originally Posted by Indian Ranger

Amazing and crisp pictures of the big city.

It is my pleasure dear friend. Thank you !

Originally Posted by KSM-Vtec

Amazing pics and great TL, keep it coming!!

You will have your change pretty soon.do not worry KSM. And Thanks for the kind words.


Next up was Times Square.

It was quite easy to reach from Jersey City to Times Square for me.
Just board the PATH from NEWPORT to 33rd street and walk to Macy's and there you are !

I did at least 2 to 3 trips to Times Square during my stay. But the crowd got me to it.
From an Indian perspective (at least for me) the crowded Times Square was a bummer except for all the bling and the bright lights of course !
Also, this kind of substituted Vegas for me (too expensive and not much time forced me to drop Las Vegas).

Also here's a weird trivia about Times Square :

Times Square is the only neighborhood with zoning ordinances requiring building owners to display illuminated signs.
- source WIKI

In layman's term - If you want to put up shop in Times Square, You need to bling it up !

Even the NY police department is not spared. Have a look :





MACY's :
Unfortunately I could not get the window display snaps.
It was quite a show.
If any body has a snap please do upload them



Gotham Hall :
(Please pardon the shifty image as it was cold and I was shivering too )
My company's Christmas/New Year Eve party was held here.

Quite a magnificient building from inside. It looked like one of those Gringott banks from Harry Potter. Spooky and beautiful.



NYC Icon "THE yellow cab" :



Random Snaps :

[nimbleguru]

Times Square continued..

Giant electronic billobard





Human bowling pin. He was trying to knock off anybody that passed him and it was HI-larious. Surprisingly people took it in good spirit.







Customary NASDAQ snap











NY Police car



Hard Rock Cafe. Souvenirs were a bit expensive for me.
I already have a Hard Rock Cafe Bengaluru T-shirt .







Ring any bells ?
Hint : "My momma always said, Life was like a box of chocolates"





Horse mounted cops





Horses are a magnificent beasts. Look at the size - just OMG.
For a perspective , compare the size of horses and the SUV just besides.



A shot of the streets from a higher perspective:

[nimbleguru]

Here's the last of Times Square snaps

Look it's SPIDEY !







Lo and behold - NYPD uses rickshaw ??!!
Surprisingly fast. I have seen it doing at lease 60/70 miles. God bless if it's used in pursuits.



And some STRETCH :






Phantom of the opera



Unfortunately for me no veg burgur's.



Forget bumblebee, look at the tatoo dude !

[rst89]

Originally Posted by athanedar

I read somewhere Dutch people had named this city "New Amsterdam" and later it was changed to "New York" by British

Yes Dutch had named it New Amsterdam. Haarlem is one suburb in NY which is common with Amsterdam. So you get the relation.

Also one more interesting fact is after some treaty, Dutch exchanged NewYork with Suriname.