I have been back from New York for two weeks now.
The day that I came back, I went straight to bed from 3pm to 6am on the following day.
I was extremely tired from the 20 plus hour flight back and the 13 hour flight delay did not help one bit.
The weather in May in New York is great. Cooling and dry.
I was quite suprise upon reaching New York, it was different from what I envisioned. It was completely bustling with life and vigor.
Shopping malls close late and eating places were overly abundant.
The streets were so organised as they have been using a grid system for the last 100years.
Navigation was simply moving from street to street in a numerical order.
Times Square was magnificent day or night and its packed with locals and tourist every minute.
You can't help but feel alive standing in the middle of Times square.
The neon signs that are flashing 24hours a day 365 days a year were not exactly energy friendly though.
One of my most memorable experience was looking down from The Empire State building.
The view was fantastic and was simply breath taking. The 1 hour queue to go up was not though.
There were many little parks littered all over downtown New York and they provided a little solace and relief for the working class and tourist as well. Singapore should have little pockets of these similar parks, it's like an oasis in the middle of all the concrete jungle.
It was a combination of good shopping, food and attractions that gave me a pretty good experience there. The Big Apple really lived up to its name.
I look forward to going back next year!
