The Big Apple
AUG 12th 2006 • 0 Comments
Well, for the first time in 21 years I was finally able to see New York City. Going in I felt like I was going to be entering a foreign country where they spoke English. I had a lot of pre-conceptions about what it was like before going in, and most of the conceptions that I had were pretty accurate except for a few things.
Rudest city on the planet
Everyone always says that New York is one of the rudest cities on Earth. But I wasn't left with that impression. It seemed to me that they were just as friendly, if not more friendly than the Tennesseeans where I live. I can't pin point why exactly, but that's simply the impression I got. So, there you go.
The Empire State Building
Ok, actually going to the top of the Empire State Building removed a lot of misconceptions I had about it. I couldn't for example come running in late at night and ask the guard to let me take the elevator to the top floor real quick. We had to first stand in a long line for half an hour, go through security (they took the camera's unipod I was carrying, go figure), then stand in another long line to the elevators, go up 80 floors, stand in line again, take our picture taken for a cheap green screen souvenir picture they were selling, stand in line for the last elevator to go up the remaining 6 floors, and then finally get to the observation deck. The whole trip took an hour and a half or so.
The Best Cheesecake
I must confess I was disappointed with the "Real New York Cheesecake" I ordered from Big Nick's Burger Joint. It tasted just like any other cheesecake I've ever had. I guess they could legally call it a "Real" new york cheesecake because that's technically where it was made. Oh well. If I ever go to New York again I'll try the Carnegie Deli.
What sets NY apart?
I think the biggest thing that sets New York apart from other cities are the parks that it maintains. Most of all, Central Park. It's miles long and it provides a welcome change from the fast paced city life. And on top of all that, the 5th Avenue Apple store is just right across the street from the south east corner of the park! What more could you ask for?!?!
The other thing that New York has that's missing from all the other cities I've been to are the yellow taxis. They're everywhere! New York just wouldn't be new york if the yellow cabs weren't there. When I went to Chicago a few years I just didn't feel like I was in the city cause there were no yellow cabs anywhere. This is largely due to Hollywood's obsession with New York. All of the stereotypical pre-conceptions that I have about cities were presented to me by hollywood because they're always filming in New York.
All in all, I thouroughly enjoyed my trip to NYC, if you have the means, I highly recommend checking it out. It's so choice. I'd even be fine living there, I highly doubt that will ever happen since most of what I do is internet based and it doesn't matter where I live.
Oh, another thing that I didn't feel in new york was a lack of security. I still felt very safe most everywhere I went. Obviously, it's the city and you shouldn't do stupid things, like walking down dark alleys in the bronx with your computer open looking for wireless hot spots.
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