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Make mine a Manhattan, on the rocks, and make it extra wiggly… which, I suppose, would be shaken, and not stirred… part 1…

Once again, my title is too clever by half. Obviously, these are just more of those photos I take when the lighting is low, and the shutter stays open longer, and I wiggle the camera around trying to get interesting … Continue reading

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New York City… day 1… part 13… and yes, I am luring you in with a picture of Lady Liberty, and then will make you look at more photos of the Brooklyn Bridge, but hey, it is all lit up now, and I swear, this will be the last post with photos of the bridge… sort of… except for… well… never mind…

There she is, calling you, lighting the way to… More pictures of that dang bridge. But look, it is getting dark. The lights are coming on. The bridge has adorned herself in sparkling jewels. Manhattan is lit up like a … Continue reading

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New York City… day 1… part 12… Manhattan, as seen across the East River from Brooklyn… and yes, there might be some more pictures of the Brooklyn Bridge too. What am I supposed to do, not make you look at them? And I threw in a couple of the Statue of Liberty and some boats, so just look at those if you are tired of the bridge…

Okay, well, yeah, that is the bridge, but look at the pretty lights in the trees. Ummm… look at the clouds? The top of that hill over to the right? I got nothing! I just like the way the cables … Continue reading

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New York City… day 1… part 10… The Brooklyn Bridge…

Okay, back to my recent adventures in New York City. My daughter and son-in-law live not to far from the bridge. No, that isn’t a bunch of dead Matadors who had a run-in with that metal bull from Wall Street, … Continue reading

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New York City… day 1… part 8… a metal bull , Lady Liberty, and a message for Donald Trump…

I hope you are enjoying this, because we are now almost up to lunch time on the first of our three-and-a-half day whirlwind visit to New York City. Look, it’s the Wall Street Bull, over there, behind that table covered … Continue reading

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New York City… day 1… part 5… 9-11 ground zero…

The new World Trade Center Tower is amazing. When you look up at it from below, and are standing close to it, it seems like a highway that disappears into the sky. Supposedly, it was designed that way.  There it … Continue reading

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New York City… day 1… part 4… the wounded but still-strong heart of the city…

The reflecting pool, carved on the inside with the names of the victims of 9-11, built in the footprint of one of the two towers. There are two pools. It is moving and heartbreaking. But I did skip ahead a … Continue reading

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New York City… day 1… part 2… wait, there was a battle in Brooklyn???

Yes, there was. In the Revolutionary War. You should Google that. I was still wiping butter off my lips from the croissant I got at the farmer’s market, and we walked up the hill and into the park. That would … Continue reading

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New York City… day 1… part 1…

I guess, technically, it is day two, but we didn’t do much the first night. There is my older daughter Jessica, being all New Yorkey, in the elevator in her building, as we headed out for the first big day … Continue reading

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How to see most of New York City in 3-and-a-half days, even if it almost kills you… part 1…

Unusually for me, I have decided, at least at first, to share the pictures of my recent adventure in New York City in the order that I took them. I doubt this will last. The crack squirrels in my head … Continue reading

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