One is easily mesmerized by New York City, after
seeing it on Movies and TV. This might sound a little silly, but my
decision to come over to the United States was influenced by this. It
was after coming here that I realized that the entire country wasn’t
NYC. Anyhow, one year later I finally got a chance to visit the Big
Apple, the city of dreams. After seeing too much of it on TV and in the
movies, I wasn’t as awestruck as I thought I would be, but nonetheless
it delivers on everything it promises if not more.
Firstly, Times Square, the ginormous screens
displaying advertisements 24x7 are so distracting that it’s hard to
focus on the camera while taking a picture. Almost every picture we took
had someone looking around gazed and awestruck. There’s something
truly electric about that place. The Liberty statue was just the way it
was shown a gazillion times on media. After seeing so much of it on TV, I
felt a sense of déjà vu. But I would still consider it a must-visit on
the NYC checklist. The ferry ride to the island is great if you ignore
the long wait which precedes!
New
York is renowned for its art and museums, so that was next on the
checklist in spite of us not being huge “fans” of art. I must add that
modern art is far from my understanding, weird even, for my taste.Moving
on, The Brooklyn Bridge was beautiful, even more so than what is shown
in TV, I personally feel it is underrated. Finally, any trip is
incomplete without a walk in Central Park. It’s amazing how it exists in
the middle of the world’s largest concrete jungle.
So this is my tribute to NYC, which is not my
favorite city anymore! Well, it used to be until it reminded me how much
I missed my own city, Hyderabad!
And the ultimate New York Picture ! Couldn't get this shot for myself though :( Only Regret!
