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| Teango Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member United States teango.wordpress.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5556 days ago 2210 posts - 3734 votes  Speaks: English*, German, Russian Studies: Hawaiian, French, Toki Pona | Message 1 of 13 21 July 2012 at 12:44pm | IP Logged | ||
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A quick question to anyone who's ever visited or lived in New York...
I'll be moving to Hawai'i in a little over a month's time and will stop over in New York for a day between flights (which I'm already getting excited about!). I know there's not much time at all to take in the sights but I was wondering what you'd put on your "must see" list given only 24 hours? Any suggestions welcome. :) Edited by Teango on 21 July 2012 at 12:45pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| espejismo Diglot Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 5051 days ago 498 posts - 905 votes Speaks: Russian*, English Studies: Spanish, Greek, Azerbaijani | Message 2 of 13 21 July 2012 at 2:32pm | IP Logged | ||
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Since you have recently added Ancient Egyptian to your list of languages, it might be a good idea to take a look at "The Dawn of Egyptian Art" exhibition at the Met. I don't know what kind of art you like, but the Met is definitely a good place to start your sight-seeing. I would then stroll through Central Park down to 59th street (unless you want to take a detour to the Upper West Side/Lincoln Center/Strawberry Fields memorial, etc.), and then... well, it really depends on what other museums/ladnmarks/streets you absolutely want to see! Edited by espejismo on 21 July 2012 at 2:35pm 4 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| frenkeld Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 6943 days ago 2042 posts - 2719 votes Speaks: Russian*, English Studies: German | Message 3 of 13 21 July 2012 at 9:20pm | IP Logged | ||
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If you like museums, like espejismo said, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is world-class. If you prefer relatively small but still top-notch collections, The Frick Collection comes to mind. Setting the art aside, the Museum of Natural History is very good. There are many other museums of all sorts - look through a list for any more specialized ones that may interest you.
If you prefer taking in the sights and sounds, as well as doing some people-watching, Central Park is certainly a good recommendation. You can rent a rowboat on a little lake there as well if you want to relax. If you prefer city streets, when I was a student, I enjoyed starting out near Columbia University on Broadway & 116th street in Manhattan and walking down Broadway towards Greenwich Village in the Southern part of the island, sometimes alone, sometimes with friends. This is about 1/2 to 2/3 of the length of Manhattan, so you have to like this kind of wandering. I always found it to be great fun. One can devise many other walking tours, of course. You can take a bus tour to give you a bit of the flavor of the city. Finally, you can take a boat tour around Manhattan. I think it lasts about 3 hours, and it's fun, but for a first-timer I suspect not as much fun as being in the city. You may want to indicate your interests and preferences for more targeted suggestions. Edited by frenkeld on 21 July 2012 at 10:16pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Teango Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member United States teango.wordpress.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5556 days ago 2210 posts - 3734 votes Speaks: English*, German, Russian Studies: Hawaiian, French, Toki Pona | Message 4 of 13 21 July 2012 at 10:39pm | IP Logged | ||
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@espejismo
Thanks for the tips about Central Park and 59th Street! I don't think we'll have enough time to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art along with everything else unfortunately, especially as we fancy walking around the city a bit more and taking in the sights, but I'll certainly check it out. Edited by Teango on 21 July 2012 at 10:39pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Teango Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member United States teango.wordpress.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5556 days ago 2210 posts - 3734 votes Speaks: English*, German, Russian Studies: Hawaiian, French, Toki Pona | Message 5 of 13 21 July 2012 at 10:47pm | IP Logged | ||
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@frenkeld
I love the idea of wandering around Manhattan and Broadway (although I probably won't be engaged in quite as much monologue as Woody Allen). Great idea! :) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
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You could always try this place! When walking around you will hear a lot of different languages. I always like that. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6597 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 7 of 13 22 July 2012 at 12:04am | IP Logged | ||
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Russians giving advice about New York :)))))
I've never been to New York but I have this saved in my memories for when I go there one day: While in NYC, be sure to take a ride on the Staten Island Ferry. http://www.siferry.com/SIFerry_Schedules.aspx To avoid crowds, take the trip after "rush hour." Just go and then take the next ferry back to Manhattan. You will get an amazing view of the NYC skyline and pass right by the Statue of Liberty. The skyline is particularly impressive at night -- but not too late because then the lights in the office buildings will have been turned off. lasting just 25 mins (one way), this seems like a nice alternative to the 3h boat tour:) Edited by Serpent on 22 July 2012 at 12:07am 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| espejismo Diglot Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 5051 days ago 498 posts - 905 votes Speaks: Russian*, English Studies: Spanish, Greek, Azerbaijani | Message 8 of 13 22 July 2012 at 12:18am | IP Logged | ||
Hey, there's lots of us in NY. ;) It had never occurred to me to take the ferry for fun, probably because I heard so many horror stories from my high school classmates who were commuting to Manhattan from Staten Island. I would imagine it's also nice to view the city from the Brooklyn Bridge at sunset. Edited by espejismo on 22 July 2012 at 12:32am 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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