Newyork trip

September 2007

Another weekend..another trip..we were 6 guys..two days' time n Niagara-NY on the list..but most of the time we were catching flights...missing flights n waiting on Airports..

We took an overnight flight SF-Cleveland-Buffalo..hired a car in Buffalo to go to Niagara falls..

There are two must see rides:
1) Maid of the Mist - it's a boat ride, which almost takes you to the foot of the Niagara falls..
2) Cave of the Winds - clad in a yellow poncho, you can walk to a point, which is just a few feet away from the foot of the American falls..got completely drenched n stayed there for around an hour..probably the best part of the trip..
view of Niagara at night is just spectacular ..which might not be captured in snaps..

Had to catch an early morning flight to NY the next day..n as u guessed..we missed it..some Orange Security Cover was on n we were late by just 10 mins..well somehow got another flight Buffalo-Chicago-NY..was quite a DDLJ experience..people actually saying dialogs like ab hamari life mein koi problem nahin hai..

First place we went was..of course..Statue of Liberty..need to take a ferry to the Ellis island..long queues..takes around 4-5 hours in all..but all the pains r worth taking ..it's an engineering master piece from France..as they say about it even the best thing in USA is not made in USA..

We only had half a day in NY..but covered most of the tourist attractions including wall street, ground zero memorial, a ride in subway to times square n the view of whole city from the 86th floor of empire state building.. though it would take at least 2-3 days' stay to really feel the city..it's very much like Mumbai..crowded..untidy..fast..

All in all a good trip..some snaps..
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