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Tuesday 11th September 2001, remember this
day for ever
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On the plane after taking off from Heathrow, arriving
at JFK on 28th March. The lads are enjoying the free drink and food,
great views of the English & Welsh countryside. Arrive at night
in New York flying over little islands and eventually small towns. |
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Brooklyn Museum, just around the corner from where we
stayed. Every thing is so big. |
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Looking down the main road into Manhattan, Tom's Diner
is just around the corner. |
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Clark Street subway station, we got off here so that
we could walk across Brooklyn Bridge. |
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Beautiful day approaching the bridge. |
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Alison with the World Trade center in the background.
Remeber how it was. |
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Myself with the Manhattan Bridge with the Empire State
Building in the background. |
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Statue of Liberty in the distance, typical American
huge vehicles. |
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Another shot as we get closer to the financial district.
Changed forever. |
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The city, total inspiring and amazing, nothing else
like it. |
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Another shot of the Manhattan Bridge with the Empire
State Building in the background. (D.H.3 scene) |
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Everyone in shot for a picture, a bit windy though,
but boiling hot. |
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Wall Street, the scene for so many films. |
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The size of the post office is some what bigger and
impressive than ours. |
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The twin towers of the World Trade Center in the background.
Huge towers now reduced to ruble, hopefully to be rebuilt . |
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114 floors up and it's like looking out from a plane,
everything looks so small, you even look down on other huge sky scrapers.
How could anyone escape let alone jump from here! |
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Looking uptown to Manhattan |
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360 degree tourist shot of the surrounding area. |
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Don't know what bit that is, but it's on fire! Jersey
City in the background. |
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What a view! |
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The two bridges spanning the East River. |
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Stick them together and what do you get? one hell of
a view. |
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Final picture, nearly |
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On top of the world, well, the observation tower. The
Statue of Liberty in the background. |
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Looking out to Staten Island. |
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One more picture of the area. |
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Looking down at Brooklyn Battery Tunnel. |
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Yeah, OK. say no more. |
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How many films has this been in, acting like tourists
again. |
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Coming out of the tunnel to some pretty colored houses. |
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Some porno shop, I think :-) |
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Hope Garden, for Aids sufferers. Great mixture of new
and old buildings. |
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Into China Town now, tourist trap, some good bargains
though. Found a classic games arcade, full of original titles, amazing. |
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As it says, the Federal Building. One day Mark. |
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The back view of the building, crazy garden though,
a bit of a maze. |
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The Court house and City Hall. |
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The gun shop, well, America is famous for them, so I
had to find one out. Al's getting excited |
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George Washington over looking the NY Stock Exchange. |
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Mike & Ali enjoying free Pepsi at a new launch of
theirs. How many cans could we fit into out bags? Macy D's, would
they serve breakfast before 10:30am? NO, Falling down springs to mind. |
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Looking up Wall Street. |
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Battery Park, queuing up for the boat ride to see the
Statue of Liberty. |
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Under way. |
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A shot of the sprawling metropolis. |
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Approaching the island. |
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That flag is every where, and it's huge like everything
else. I thought I'd claim this island for Britain. |
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After queuing for hours we get inside, this is a picture
of the old torch before it was replaced. |
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Looking up inside. |
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Finally we reach the top, was it worth it? of course,
it's something you have to do. |
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Nuff said. |
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Looking up inside, again. |
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Finally at the top looking out to see with the next
ferry arriving with more people. |
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Looking out over the queues, when we joined it was longer
than that! |
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Mike and myself with the city in the background. |
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Eating yet again, hmmmmm. |
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The lady towering above us, says it all. |
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