Nalin and Friends goto NYC

Yup.. went there last weekend for a couple of days. It was good amount of fun but at the very same time very tiring. I slept the whole day when I came back to Chicago. We went and checked out quite a few places… Statue of Liberty, Staten Island Ferry, Brooklyn Bridge, WTC site, Time Square, Grand Central, Madam Tussads, Rockefeller, etc etc… There was a lot of walking involved and by the end of the day the only thing I could feel was pain in my feet… but “kutch paane ke liye kutch dena bhi padta hai”.. I stayed there at Surabhi’s place and she was nice enough not to complain about how late in the night we would get back from or NYC exploration. NYC.. is a lot like Chicago… I feel Chicago is better… much more cleaner and much more friendly people. People here smile at you for no reason at all… and also there are garbage bins at every corner… these are two things I missed the most in NYC. One thing is for sure… NYC has a much better transit system.. it’s very well connected… I feel the best place I went to was Time Square. It’s so bright, lively and colourful. Initially I thought that it was a bit too crowded, but later in the night (when there were only a few ppl on roads), I realized that the crowd also adds a charm to that place. I went there on both the days and just roamed around and clicked a lot of pictures. P.S. One thing that saved us a lot of money was to goto Mac Arthur Islip Airport in Long Island. It’s about 1hr and 25min ride from Manhattan, but these 3hrs extra spent in commuting can save you big bucks..