New York, New York....At Last

I can not describe my feelings as we approached the city, they were just so intense! The anticipation was ridiculous and I felt like a dream was coming true, seeing this amazing city and the sights I'd read about for months. I was so excited I could hardly contain myself, I was jumping all over the place with video camera in one hand, and digital camera in the other! The first things I saw were new york style apartments, central park, the plaza, fifth ave and famous shops (bergdorf and goodman, apple, barneys, louis vitton). Then we drove into Times Square. The lights, the atmosphere, the advertisments, the shops - so overwhelming! But so awesome. As we walked to the centre to take photos, we had homeless men begging for money, crazy people trying to sell everything under the sun, and people with cameras and accents everywhere! It was surreal and just amazing! We continued a tour around the city, and eventually came to the Staten Island Ferry which we took past the Statue of Liberty. It was absolutely freezing and the wind was so crazy, cold, fast, strong it was unbelievable! We braved it for a few minutes to take some photos before racing back inside. As the ferry headed back to Manhatten, it got dark and the skyline was gorgeous. We were dropped off at the Empire State Building, which by the way, is very scary to look up at! Most of the girls got super sized mc donalds, while me & some others got traditional, yummy, new york cheese pizza! Then we all went a little souvenir crazy! I bought myself an I ♥ new york bag, tshirt, keyring, pencil and badge plus a few presents for my loved ones (if ur lucky that could be YOU :P) and lots of postcards (20 for $1!!!). The experience was unforgettable and I just can't wait to return!