Little Italy and Chinatown

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Travel Spirit

All of the information I’ve read about New York City or heard from others recommended taking a stroll through the areas known as Little Italy and Chinatown, so for my second day in the City, I included this in the itinerary! I had good weather Karma with me…the sky was blue and the temperature in the 60’s. If you’ve been following along, you’ll remember I started my day with a view of the almost completed One World Trade Center. You can read about it here.

When I first saw Little Italy, I thought it was very colorful and there were workers in front of their respective restaurants trying to tempt passerby’s with their menus.

Luckily, I turned around and saw this amazing street art on one of the buildings! Is it a miniature “Hulk”?

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On the Way to the One World Trade Center aka Freedom Tower

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Travel Spirit

My second day in New York City began with a train ride from Brooklyn to Manhattan on the D line, exiting near City Hall, with a loose itinerary of walking to the One World Trade Center — Little Italy — Chinatown — then taking a train up to Rockefeller Center – St. Patrick’s Cathedral – Central Park.

This is what I saw on the way to the One World Trade Center. Flower pots overflowing with beautiful tulips and a small cafe…

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Bryant Park and New York City Public Library

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Travel Spirit

Bryant Park which is located behind the New York City Public Library is my favorite urban park within New York City! Although it had started lightly raining while I was exploring the area a couple of weeks ago, I enjoyed taking a few photos of the area…

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Molly took me to Gantry State Park

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Travel Spirit

Meet Molly! She’s a fellow travel blogger and had recently moved back to New York City after returning from a year of traveling the world with her husband. You can read more about her here!

She’s one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. Very generous, sweet, intelligent and pretty (inside and out)!

We originally connected online when she gave me some advice for my 35 day overland truck adventure through six countries in Africa based on her own experiences. My first day in New York, I took the train from the Times Square area over to Long Island City (In Queens across from Manhattan) so that we could meet, and she took me to Gantry State Park and her apartment, which is located nearby.

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New York City Times Square

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Travel Spirit

After coming out from the Subway, I started walking towards Times Square and didn’t really know what to expect. I knew there would be lots of lights, people and action. I thought it was one area…like a square…but as I approached the area…I realized it encompassed a few blocks.

Although I’ve been to Las Vegas…initially I was like…”Wow”! So many things to look at!