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As some of you guys know (http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,12389.msg187564.html#msg187564), I was in New York City for the first time, while on a business trip a couple of months ago. I was only there for a few days and didn't have a lot of spare time, but I made the most of it.

Here are some pics. More in the gallery at this link (http://s50.photobucket.com/albums/f346/57hotrodvw/NYC_2010/?start=all), and slide show view here... (http://s50.photobucket.com/albums/f346/57hotrodvw/NYC_2010/?albumview=slideshow)

The Brooklyn Bridge. I walked across to add it to my "bridge list" - others include the Harbor Bridge in Sydney, Golden Gate Bridge in San Fran, Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado

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Mmmm, what's a trip to NY without having a slice??

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Views from my hotel room on the 24th floor - I was amazed to find that the windows opened all the way up!

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Grand Central Station

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Hi-po police cruisers... ;)

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Saint Patrick's Cathedral

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Central Park. It's amazing that someone had the foresight to set aside a large chunk of land years ago, and that it's such a cool place right in the middle of a bustling city. I walked the length of it (it's huge!)

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Dave wasn't home... (or least that's what they told me)

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Times Square & various downtown shots

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Team Potato Head Racing invades Toys R Us (all four stories of it!)

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Took the subway from Grand Central Terminal to the Battery Park area, then walked to the Brooklyn Bridge from there. Sat next to a girl from Texas - ha! Wanted to check out the World Trade Center site, but there's not much to see now, as they've got it walled off while building the monument. I did find out that Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty is a lot farther offshore than I expected it to be.

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Videos:

Times Square - New York City, NY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekGZA18OYJA

Central Park - New York City, NY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgU5mSSpylY

Times Square @ night - New York City, NY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNudHzJu49A

Ferris wheel inside Toys R Us @ Times Square - New York City, NY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc4IKTi7w3U

"Police Parade" - New York City, NY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9AmGDxaE58

Brooklyn Bridge - New York City/Brooklyn, NY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbfiOt8GoKY

hallo,

your pic's want me to go back to there,i was there last month as wel for the first time.
but it looks like i had more luck with the weather than you.
i stayed in china town.when i was staying there there were also the red bull air races goiing on.
here are some of my pic's

henk!!!

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WOW!! Cool pic's!!!

Thanks for sharing!
 
Someday..... I'll visit NY.
 

Great pics Eric, as always  8)

You can take awesome pics there, one of my best shots ever even it is a crappy picture:
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Nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there!
Seriously though, very nice pics. Look's like you had a good time and good weather.
See any VW's?

Thanks for sharing, Henk. The weather was cool and cloudy when I was in NY - of course the sun came out on the morning that I was heading home. I thought that the rain was going to suck, but it wasn't bad at all, and everything being wet made for some pretty cool pics.


Thanks, Dave.

I didn't really know what to expect, but I did a ton of walking and saw a lot of cool places/people/stuff. It was a good trip (even though I wasn't free during business hours).


Thanks, Tero!

What's the scoop on that picture?? The guy with the gun looks like Denzel Washington.


It was definitely a nice place to visit, but I think the novelty might wear off quickly for me if I lived there, and I'd quickly want for more open spaces.

I didn't see any VWs while I was there, but I think that this crowd of police may have been looking for a certain 2.1 liter, IDA equipped, 5-speeded, red '74 that cruises in the vicinity... ;)

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WOW those buildings are bitchen, So many place's to see in this world!! Thanks for posting.

I wish I knew you'd be here. I would of found time to meet you and show you some of the less tourist places.

Maybe next time send me a email.

Duh. I wish I would have contacted you too, as I was thinking that I didn't know anyone in the area. I've have some great experiences meeting local VW folks in my travels around the world - I'll definitely give you a shout if I'm back in your neck of the woods again!

The last VW visitors had to finish a corned beef sandwich at the Carnegie Deli.

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So come hungry.

It's not nice to tease a guy who's hours away from a real deli. I'd sell my soul for a hot roast tongue
sandwich on rye with mustard, fries and a cold beer. Oh ya, and one of those kosher dills too.  ;D ;D

It was him. There was a filming setup on a street we walked by. Movie is called "Taking of Pelham 123" or something similar.

Thanks for sharing your trip guys, that's a place I'd like to go too.

here are some more pic's i took from the empire state building and from the helicopter tour i did(like the one in the pic's above)
i also really enjoyed it there and i go back,that's for sure.
but i also don't think that i can live there.2 years back i went to barcelona and everything was more relaxed over there.

henk!!!

Can't make it to the Carnegie Deli, couldn't even make it to Canters in LA.
But I did make it to Benjie's in Orange County  ;D

hallo,

here we are again,back in manhattan.
still not many aircooled cars seen,i just saw a baywindow in a parking of one of those crazy parking with lifts four high.
having a great time again,monday to the Yankees.
dont know a thing about baseball,but i am looking forward to it.

henk!!!

Just remember Henk...

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back home from my second tour in new york.
wheather was great,enjoyed it again.
here are some pictures.

henk!!!

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Time to contact my lawyer

oohh now i see it have to look twice.
LIDS above the window,don't know what shop it was not sure but i think it was the yankee shop.

henk!!!

Nice pics, Henk! Did you take the taxi to Cheetahs? ;)

Hehe - took me a second too. "Lids" is a retail chain that sells all types of hats - primarily sports related ball caps.