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Sunday, October 28, 2007
As I said in a previous post, work gave me a string of 5 days off in September, so I decided to get out of Dubai (esp. since it was Ramadan) and do some travelling on my own for a change. So after scouring passenger loads, ticket prices, and cheap hotels, I decided on New York. Never been there before, don't have the crew visa, so I can't fly there for work, and I figured if I enjoyed the city enough then I'd make a conscious effort to apply for the visa.So what did I see???  The Hearst Building, the first of what were many architechtural stunners. The Lincoln Centre.  Cathedral of St. John the Divine And somehow I ended up in Harlem... The Apollo Theatre, where Ray Charles and Cab Calloway started out. One of the things that every visitor to New York should do is visit the Museum of Modern Art. Some of the most famous works of art are here, by Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali, Vincent Van Gough, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso amongst others...  Still trying to figure out how that big chunk of iron doesn't topple over  Warhol's soup cans  Van Gough's Starry NightSo after some sightseeing I went to Saks 5th Ave for a while, it was a bit of a let down to be honest, I didn't have the $$$ to buy anything there which was a shame.  To top off a big day I had tickets to Monty Python's Spamalot, which was hilarious, however with both the day's efforts plus 8 hours difference between New York and Dubai I was ready to go to bed at the end of it. But not before a few night shots of Times Square...  Labels: Holidays, Random Thoughts 5 comments |