| New York - the city that never sleeps: the Big Apple. | | | | Follow the central street of Broadway north and after |
| The city with many names is a popular travel | | | | fifteen minutes or so you will end up outside City Hall. |
| destination for many people from all around the world. | | | | Here the city government along with the governor |
| With its over eight million people spread over a | | | | reside and is definitely worth a look. Most who travel |
| relatively small area - New York City is the most | | | | here do not know that New York actually was the |
| densely populated metropolitan area of the United | | | | capital between seventeen eighty nine and seventeen |
| States - there are many things to see and do here. In | | | | ninety. |
| this article I will try to cover the parts of Manhattan | | | | Continue north about ten minutes until you come to the |
| that I visited when I was here the last time. | | | | intersection with Canal Street. You are now in street |
| New York City is located on the south eastern part of | | | | vendor Mecca. I can not recommend buying anything |
| the state of New York and stretches out in a | | | | here, but it is fun to just browse around. If you choose |
| peninsula into the East River. It consists of five | | | | travel east here you will end up in Chinatown, a place I |
| boroughs which are Manhattan, Queens, The Bronx, | | | | will cover in future articles. |
| Brooklyn and Staten Island. There are three major | | | | On your travel northwards, follow Canal Street west |
| airports around the city; JFK, LaGuardia and Newark | | | | and the north again on Sixth Avenue and you will |
| airport. I would recommend people who travel here to | | | | stumble upon my favourite area of New York City, |
| flag down a cab from all airports into town except for | | | | namely Greenwich Village. Here the lower buildings, |
| Newark which is located about forty five minutes | | | | cosy restaurants and bars and diversity of stores and |
| away. For those more economically inclined there are | | | | hotels make for a grand experience. Take Bleecker |
| of course trains and subways from JFK and | | | | Street east and treat yourself to some food. May I |
| LaGuardia as well. | | | | recommend Italian and some whine as usual? |
| On the southern tip of Manhattan the financial district is | | | | Bleecker ends up on Broadway once more so follow it |
| located and close by are the remnants of the Twin | | | | there and make north once again until you arrive in |
| Towers. The city has arranged a form of memorial | | | | Union Square. This place is noted for its impressive |
| here, with pictures from nine eleven showing firemen, | | | | statue of George Washington. If you are lucky you will |
| police officers and civilians in the moment of the | | | | catch some street performers here playing music or |
| attacks. In other words: a place for thought and prayer. | | | | doing rollerblades and the like. A nice travel pit stop for |
| Travel south and you will reach the financial district | | | | café latte. |
| with some of the city's most famous landmarks like | | | | This was the first part of the New York article series |
| Wall Street, the New York Stock Exchange among | | | | for people who want to travel here. In the next article I |
| others. This place is great in the evening with the | | | | will continue northwards and give you some more tips |
| architectural buildings beautifully lit up. | | | | on bars and shopping. |