New York, March 2003
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Beginning of March 2003 on a business trip I had one day time for sightseeing in Manhattan. It was quite cold and it rained heavily until the afternoon.
Broadway with Times Square
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Empire State Building in the rain clouds
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Madison Square Park and Metropoliatan Life Building
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and Flatiron Building
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Ground Zero is a big hole. It is astounding how many people are there despite the rain
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Ride with Staten Island Ferry passing the Statue of Liberty. Usually with a gorgeous view to the skyline of lower Manhattan and Verrazano Narrows Bridge
First approach to the Statue of Liberty
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Verrazano Narrows Bridge in the rain
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Second approach to the Statue of Liberty
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Gorgeous skyline in the rain seen from the ferry
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Brooklyn Bridge in the rain
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Then the weather got better and I did a second try for Empire State Building
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View to lower Manhattan. Still dusty
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Statue of Liberty is visible already
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Madison Square Park from above
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High riser from above
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The Chrysler Building as the most beautiful of the old skyscrapers
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View to Fifth Avenue - notice the density of cabs
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Chrysler Building again and to the right the United Nations building
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And all in a sudden the view opens towards Lower Manhattan and Verrazano Narrows Bridge
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I proceed to some of the most famous buildings of the city
Chrysler Building from the ground
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Lobby of Trump Tower with waterfall
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The former AT&T Building - now owned by Sony
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Rockefeller Plaza with ice rink
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Rockefeller Center
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And the icing on the cake: Dinner in Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Center in the 66th floor with view to Lower Manhattan and Empire State Building
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