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Xmas in New York
I got off the bus at 14th Street and walked east towards Union Square. The street was quite wide and there were some architectural details worth noting :
The Empire State Building in the distance. I decided not to visit it this time, instead opting for the new Top of the Rock at the Rockefeller Center.
I arrived at Union Square under clear, blue skies.
Next stop was Madison Square Park on this cool, but comfortable December morning. I was quite happy that the weather turned out so well. One of my major anxieties was a drop in temperature because a few years ago around this time I had to endure a windy, cloudy, and freezing day in New York. I didn't want history to repeat itself.
The 9-block walk from 14th to 23rd didn't take too long at all.
The Flatiron Building is one of New York's most recognizable skyscrapers, and it was about time that I pay a visit to this historical landmark. Unfortunately, on my first up-close visit, the front had to be under renovation.
I have more photos at my newly-updated New York Gallery at :
http://www.geocities.com/asiaglobe/gallery/newyork.htm
I got off the bus at 14th Street and walked east towards Union Square. The street was quite wide and there were some architectural details worth noting :
![IMG_4105.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4105.jpg)
![IMG_4091.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4091.jpg)
The Empire State Building in the distance. I decided not to visit it this time, instead opting for the new Top of the Rock at the Rockefeller Center.
![IMG_4100.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4100.jpg)
![IMG_4096.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4096.jpg)
![IMG_4101.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4101.jpg)
![IMG_4112.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4112.jpg)
![IMG_4114.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4114.jpg)
![IMG_4120.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4120.jpg)
I arrived at Union Square under clear, blue skies.
![IMG_4129.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4129.jpg)
![IMG_4158.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4158.jpg)
![IMG_4126.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4126.jpg)
![IMG_4159.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4159.jpg)
![IMG_4166.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4166.jpg)
![IMG_4165.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4165.jpg)
![IMG_4169.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4169.jpg)
![IMG_4170.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4170.jpg)
Next stop was Madison Square Park on this cool, but comfortable December morning. I was quite happy that the weather turned out so well. One of my major anxieties was a drop in temperature because a few years ago around this time I had to endure a windy, cloudy, and freezing day in New York. I didn't want history to repeat itself.
![IMG_4173.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4173.jpg)
![IMG_4188.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4188.jpg)
![IMG_4187.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4187.jpg)
The 9-block walk from 14th to 23rd didn't take too long at all.
![IMG_4186.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4186.jpg)
The Flatiron Building is one of New York's most recognizable skyscrapers, and it was about time that I pay a visit to this historical landmark. Unfortunately, on my first up-close visit, the front had to be under renovation.
![IMG_4207.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4207.jpg)
![IMG_4176.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4176.jpg)
![IMG_4177.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4177.jpg)
![IMG_4180.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4180.jpg)
![IMG_4182.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4182.jpg)
![IMG_4185.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4185.jpg)
![IMG_4181.jpg](http://www.globalphotos.org/newyork/20051227/IMG_4181.jpg)
I have more photos at my newly-updated New York Gallery at :
http://www.geocities.com/asiaglobe/gallery/newyork.htm