New York, December 2004

New York again. Just a month after I have been there with my collegue Andreas we had to return there to assist with an IT project. This time we have reserved some time for sightseeing. We went there a day earlier and had a Sunday for a big tour through Manhattan
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The flight
Andreas smokes the last cigarette in freedom


Approach to Frankfurt


Waiting for take-off


Blue sky


Leaving Europe from Iceland


An interesting cloud trench which extends over many miles




Heavy sea from 35,000 feet


First contact with America in Newfoundland






Andreas is hungry


Approach to Newark - nice scenery with artificial ski slope


Evening mood just before landing


On Newark airport we get welcomed with the skyline of Manhattan


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Sightseeing in New York
It is pouring down. We are at the bus stop waiting for the bus to New York. We will have an hour ride. And it is raining cats and dogs.


First stop Starbucks


42nd Street in rain


Times Square in rain




Grand Central Station wrapped in black and behind it Chrysler building


Innen in Grand Central




Christmas decoration


Andreas in rain in front of Empire State Building


Tom in full rain gear in Empire State Buildung


Zero visibility. Outside deck closed. Whatever


There is something to see


Madison Square Park and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower


At Madison Square Park Broadway and Fifth Avenue cross. This is where the Flatiron Building is located




Strange and windowless building on our way to Washington Square Park


Ground Zero




Battery Park. Andreas is in front of the sculpture "The Sphere" which was placed in front of World Trade Center and survived destruction almost untouched. It is now a memorial for the victims


The city is full of squirrels. Finally I got one in front of my camera


Ferry ride to Staten island and back passing Statue of Liberty and view to Verrazano Narrows bridge and on the way back with view to Manhattan skyline






The next ferry in front of Verrazano Narrows Bridge


Skyline of Manhattan








Brooklyn Bridge and behind it Manhattan Bridge.


From Battery Park we took the Subway up to 86th Street in order to proceed with sightseeing at Guggenheim museum




Back to Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas)


Rockefeller Center is where New York celebrates Christmas. Ice rink and Christmas tree are already there but the tree still needs decoration.






We closed the tour at Times Square. Quite busy in the early evening and quite impressing


Morning mood in Montvale, NJ


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The flight back
Airport operations at Continental Airlines terminal in Newark


Morning mood over Europe



