Archive for July, 2010

Take a bite or bites a lot of the Big Apple. We took the NJ Transit in New York. The modern coach is going to the Port Authority at 42nd Street. The Port Authority is one of many centers of ground transportation in New York. Most of your major bus companies are there and can make the connections with almost all U-Bahn in a tunnel walk from Times Square. The rail hubs are connected to Grand Central Station, subway shuttle to Times Square and Penn Station, walk two stops on the subway. The subway system in Manhattan is the most rapid and efficient transport on the island, each with stops in five fifty-six blocks. The system will be used to refer to many independents by different letters: IRT, BMT, etc. Today, the different lines are either designated by colors and numbers or letters of confusion. A map showing the routes and links. The subway system is now very easy to follow. There is also strong, unlike some people’s perceptions. Here are some little known facts about the system. The tunnels are at least eight floors underground. There are miles of mazes, even in the tubes themselves, where the homeless have taken up residence. On a road from Manhattan to Queens, the tracks on the water literally rolling under the East River. Even the engineers do not know how to solve the problem. The money will be collected at the ticket sent by a special train, which runs the system. The trains are very long, at least ten cars in length. Most cars have benches along the sides, the car leaves for most of standees. There are three exits on each side of the car that allows quick entry and exit. Pilots are suspended belt called because they keep straps suspended from the ceiling while driving. The newest cars for the next phase of signs in the car. Some even have a map of the route and current location of the car shone on the map.

The City of New York consists of five departments: Kings (Manhattan), Queens, Bronx, Brooklyn and Richmond (Staten Island). All districts are accessible by subway or train or bus, with the exception of Staten Iceland, which is served by ferry famous. More information about the different areas where we visit them.

I went for dessert at Cafe Lalo, where part of the movie “Got Mail” was filmed. Then we went to Broadway Market Fairfield, a few blocks south of the famous Zabar’s, a grocery store and kitchen equipment (but much more: an experiment). I was surprised by the variety of fresh produce and meat, fish and poultry, and relatively low prices. The fairways are very narrow in the store, because that space is a premium in Manhattan. Buy an unlimited pass Metro, $ 21. 00 for the week, and jump on a bus towards downtown on Broadway. Downtown through the battery, the southernmost point of Manhattan.

Uptown is heading north through the town is either on the East River (East Side) or Hudson River (West Side). What to look so wonderful and a safe city. We passed through Columbus Circle, bordering Central Park, Julliard, Lincoln Center, the theater district, naturally sparkling and bustling Times Square. The bus then turned onto East 42nd Street and went to the Public Library, Grand Central Station and ends at the construction of the United Nations.

While the fate of us there, we visited the famous building of the United Nations. Mati from Senegal in West Africa, was our guide and was very knowledgeable about the functioning of the UN. This is not the paper tiger that some people claim it is. This is a forum for all nations of the world for a common interest in military conflicts, landmines, disease, hunger, talking trade, etc. Maybe the real tigers are those that control other nations, or if you want to make big profits by promoting such problems. Some rooms have been used, namely the Security Council and the Council for Economic and Social Justice. They were present at the meeting.

The bus will continue to Lexington Avenue Downtown. On the way we passed through Chinatown, the Bowery, Little Italy, Greenwich Village aprons, and ends at City Hall. There are so many different types of restaurants in New York that you could not eat another rehearsal every night and long term for your life.

Today, we rode the subway. First, we went to Uptown to the northern tip of Manhattan on Tryon Park and the fortress. This is the highest point in Manhattan, overlooking the Hudson and East River. At the northernmost point of the park, the museum and cloisters. This unique museum consists of five medieval monasteries rescued from demolished buildings in Europe, with numerous shrines and artifacts. Some of these statues was used as a scarecrow by farmers, while others have found in the pile of garbage. A room is open Unicorn tapestries, which speak of hunting, death and resurrection of the unicorn symbol of Jesus Christ. The tapestry woven contains over one hundred different species of plants in the medieval stories. They are simply breathtaking, not only for their beauty, but also the textures of the armor.

We went to Times Square, then jumped onto the track # 7 subway to Queens and Flushing Meadows, site of the 1963 Worlds Fair, with its massive sculpture in the world. On both sides of the station Shea Stadium, home of the baseball team New York Mets and Arthur Ashe Stadium, site of S. Open Tennis Championships U.. Back on the train to Times Square and on the way to Coney W Iceland to the tip of Brooklyn. We ate famous Nathan’s Hot Dog World. It can not compare to a Chicago hot dog from Vienna. The amusement park was closed, the weekend during the school to open the session. Cyclone, its roller coasters famous, had just closed. Growling stomachs thank our lack of synchronization. It is open daily from 12.00 to 04.00 hours. The roller coaster is not much here. But look bad. This baby shakes, rattles and rolls. I wanted to see if it was me the same emotion as the last time I rode in 1963. But it was a day later, which never came.

This day was reserved for the grande dame of New York to visit the Statue of Liberty. Take the train to Battery Park at the lower tip of Manhattan, we bought our tickets at Castle Clinton, a tutor once a fortress for the port, and a concert hall (the American debut of Jenny Lind), then a country of immigration port of entry, and now the box office at Notre Dame. Circular, it is normal that we go through to access a fortress to greet the great lady. During the boat ride to Governors Iceland fifteen minutes, it is easy to imagine the terror and deep feelings of immense joy to millions of immigrants who did not provide him while driving through the Verrazano Narrows in Harbour New York. The statue of France on what I won a hundred years ago, stands on another fort, one guarded by five, including the port. The ceiling rises eleven stories, and the lady herself is 151 meters. Once again, security is very tight and visitors are not allowed in the museum, on the podium or in the crown. But just to be in his presence that I said in Hebrew, “Dayenu” (It would suffice).

entered the boat to Ellis we Iceland, built in 1892, the great flood of immigration process. Both have made our ancestors before that date, they could pass through Castle Clinton, AKA, gardens or any other port of entry. Charlie Walker Ranger was our guide. As soon as a drill sergeant, he must adapt to a vote. He missed his calling to the stage, because the tour was over, he gave a lively presentation with a group of characters, a boring recitation of facts and figures. He loves his work, anyway. The experience of Iceland Ellis was reserved for passengers in third class. Memory of the movie “Titanic”, was the lowest of the low decks. Passengers in first and second class have been treated on board. After landing, the ship went to Ellis Iceland. third class, he ran the challenge of the eyes of inspectors. I was reminded by the images of the Holocaust, where prisoners were “selected”. If you were funny, protested saw or disability, was your dress chalk marked for further examination and treatment. Many of these people fleeing tyrannical regimes and are afraid of men in uniform. Here in America, they were controlled by men more fit. Families were separated during the processing took place, men on one side and women and children on the other side of the room. The good news is that the process usually took less than five hours and only 2% of the twelve million immigrants have been deported to their homelands. Those who remained took the train west of New Jersey or dig stayed in New York, the subway or other jobs to break again.

came back to Battery Park, we went to Broadway. At the entrance, the sculpture of the Globe of Peace, who stood on the site of the World Trade Center. Miraculously, he survived the tragedy and is now at the foot of Broadway as a vigil kept by an eternal flame. Although damaged, the world stops for peace in this world.

through the financial district that looks like a war zone, barricades and armed police patrolling the area running. Our objective was Federal Hall on the corner of Nassau and Wall Street off. Federal Hall was the first capital of the United States. Here, Washington was sworn in as president and the Congress meets. The building has long since been demolished. In its place is a neo-classical design of the Parthenon-like exterior and the interior and the Pantheon. Used as a customs house, then as a custodian for the gold reserves of the United States during the Civil War, it is now a museum to remind our first capital. One of their property, the Bible is that Washington wanted to use for his inauguration (President Bartlett on The West Wing “)

used while walking in the famous Wall Street which have never been raped by so many so little (written over five years), we went to Trinity Church, where many, praying after the loss of their savings on the road. Built in 1696 The Church has survived several Wall Street crash. The famous people are buried, Alexander Hamilton and Robert Fulton. people

Many told us about your visit to Saint John the Divine Cathedral. Fortunately, we have his advice. Launched in 1892, this Gothic church for more than two football fields in length. The cathedral is not yet complete, but still spectacular. Each set of windows has a different theme : poetry, medicine, law, etc. Standing in large is a humiliating experience not to be missed. Around the altar are chapels, one is reserved for local artists to showcase their work. At this time, the children of the Cathedral of the school have their work exhibited.

From St. John’s is a short bus ride to Grant’s tomb, where he and his wife lived in peace. The interior is similar to the tomb of Napoleon in Paris. Dorothy chose New York because the people were friendly to them after they had become destitute. The tomb is located in High on the palisades overlooking the Hudson River and Riverside Park.

Next to the tomb is Sukaru Park, because many trees in the cherry Park, which were donated by the Japanese government appointed. In the park stands a statue of General Daniel Butterworth, composer of the valve (remember Berkeley Plantation, Virginia). He is looking for the grave Grant, keep your eyes on this blessed land.

On the other side of the street Riverside Church, a Presbyterian church known for its beautiful chime of bells over sixty. The nave of the church is Gothic, but not quite as big St. John’s. The church is part of the Union Theological Seminary, affiliated with Columbia University, also in the neighborhood.

jumped on the train back to the birthplace of Theodore Roosevelt. This is a great brownstone at 28 East 20th Street . The original house was demolished and a reconstruction was built to the design of other similar projects in the district. His sister, who still live briefed on the plans and layout of furniture in the house where they remembered from it. Roosevelt, in a very wealthy family born, suffered from asthma. After losing his first wife and mother in the same week, he moved to North Dakota to find. He discovered his love of nature and independence of people working together. To prove his manhood, he aspired to a war when he got the battleship Maine exploded in Havana harbor, Cuba. The Spaniards were responsible for destroying it. He formed the Rough Riders in San Antonio, Texas, and the rest is history. His presidency, he stated that the construction of the Panama Canal Its greatest success. Although he was a warmonger and Empire Builder, it is the first American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to end the Russo Japanese.

A short distance south Greenwich Village is not quite the bohemian atmosphere that was in the 60s. It is still a growing field of restaurants, small theaters, interesting shops and people watching. Washington Square, the entry quasi-official in the region, its auditor has always happened and tables with chess games ever.

From Lincoln Center stopped and bought tickets for the morning , New York City Ballet. Lincoln Center, Broadway and 64th Performing Arts Complex is in New York. Accompanying a beautiful fountain, the stop was in many movies, the Metropolitan Opera House in straight line, Avery Fisher Hall on the right side, home of the New York Philharmonic and New York State Theater on the left side, home of the New York City Ballet. Just outside of the horseshoe is Julliard School of Music.

visit to the ballet. In the program, Concerto Barocco, Symphony, Symphony in Three Movements were, and the Carnival of the Animals. The music was by Bach Stravinsky, Saint-Saens and in each case. The Corps de Ballet under George Balanchine was noted for its precision and beauty in the details and technology. Today, the shoe was on the brink of Joffrey Ballet of Chicago past. production

a new ballet on an old program today, Carnival of the Animals. The choreographer Christopher Wheeldon is a great talent at the age of 29 years He was asked to write John Lithgow, star of “Third Rock from the Sun”, a story ballet. Mr. Lithgow has written many books for children, and seized the opportunity. His story is about a boy, Oliver, in a natural history museum closed for the night. Animals are living, but they look like people in his life. The costumes give clues animal represented and the story brings the parts together seamlessly. Mr. Lithgow as narrator and acts the part of the elephant, the school nurse Oliver. The ballet is very entertaining, both in its humor and choreography.