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Crazy this city! I arrived in the darkness, it rained and it was foggy. Leaving the airport and taking the subway into the city directly into the heart of New York: Manhatten. So now I m hear leaving the subway station second avenue to find my couchsurfing host. I m wondering why I have to take the bus to the address because Chris (very nice old woman with a dog Blacky) told me 2 minutes walk. I arrived in front of the United Nations and of course no Chris is living there. So I asked people but nobody wants to help me. Normally everybody is helping you in New York. So I knock on a window and a security man comes out asking me how he can help. I describe my situation and he goes in to call Chris. He does not understand everything but he tells me that I have to go to Houstan street. Ok I know where it is now and yes at the bell is her name I m very relieved because sleeping on the sidewalk is no option in New York. India is everywhere in her flat. I think Buddhism has a great influence on her and we talk about her spiritual experience there. Very interesting! She helps me a lot and is very hospitable. I will go for a walk with her dog a few times in the next days. Only bad that is raining in these days. 😉 Sleeping on the roof of a house is also a new experience for me which I really enjoy.

Only the mosquitos are a little bit too aggressive and so I have a lot of bites in my face the next morning. But nothing can stops me from discovering this amazing city.
New York City Urban Exploration
I start in the South Chinatown, little Italy, City Hall, Brooklyn Bridge, Financial Center, World Trade Center and take the ferry to Staten Island to see the Liberty statue. Afterwards I continue my exploration with the Union Square, Madison Square, Empire State Building and Times Square, where many masqueraded artists are. Finally I see the Rockefeller Center, the Central Parc and the Bronx including the Yankee Stadium.

Man with a big bat

New York you can say many things about it but personally I like the mix of cultures there. I have never seen a place with people from more different cultures and backgrounds the fashion is very diverse and if you need help you can ask anyone and mostly they help you. I love the yellow taxis and the architecture of the houses with the fire ladders and the churches which not always fits into the cityscape. At many places you can see the luxury of the building but next to it you can see old technology like in the subway stations. Times Square, I have never seen more screens at one place which attack my brain with information and advertisement.

Times Square in NYC

A little bit disappointed I have been from the Bronx and the Central Parc I had a different image of it. On the other hand the Metropolitan Museum of Art has positively surprised me with its diversity of art. I think from every continent you can see art there. I only can recommend to go there. In addition the ticket price is not fixed you give a donation which is up to you. Finally I have an advice for you, have you ever been in a huge city and you are too lazy to walk around, or maybe it is raining or you have seen the most famous attractions so next time just take the next bus and look out of the window that is what I have done at my third day and you discover also the small places and secrets of a city.