I just couldn't get enough of it.
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I'm getting all confused now on what I did when, but I see I have left out the rest of the Midtown tour. After we left the most awesome Tudor City enclave with its fanciful towers and private parks, we strolled down 41st Street eastwards, when we began seeing interesting little brass plaques set into the sidewalk. They are called "The Library Walk ( Read more... )

Wow, am posting more this weekend than I have in months! But there is so much to love and tell and show about this trip - even if I have to bore everyone else ( Read more... )

Once I could finally tear myself away from the beauty and elegance of Grand Central, we ventured out onto 42nd Street and I got my first view of Manhattan in nearly 50 years. Just glorious, the sense of excitement and buzz of energy, serious people rushing by, focused on their destination. People don't stroll in Midtown. Of course, it was about ( Read more... )

It seems I've gone about posting the photos and commentary about my NYC trip in haphazard order. Now, I'm going back to the beginning. Let me tell you, I was so excited I started snapping pictures as soon as I got off the plane. Yep, as touristy as a person can get...
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So now we've crossed Astor Place and found ourselves officially in the East Village, strolling down St. Mark's Place.
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As promised, some more pictures of my NYC visit this past week. One afternoon we took the subway down to the Washington Square area, in the Greenwich Village area. I really do understand why so many fan writers place Illya as living here, as this area of the City has amazing energy and a real sense of being a neighborhood or true community, unlike ( Read more... )

So I am home from my big vacation in NYC and quite sad about being home. The trip was a blast and I completely fell in love with New York. Now I understand why my niece (who lives there) calls it "The Center of the Universe".
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