| New York City, hailed as the city that never sleeps, | | | | doubt be found in New York City. If you’re |
| fondly known as the Big Apple, is home to | | | | fond of star-gazing and I’m not talking about |
| approximately eight million people and with the | | | | those that you can find in the sky, then definitely, |
| population still expected to rise in the years to come. | | | | New York City is the place to be. Go club hopping |
| And that isn’t an empty boast.New York City, | | | | and rub elbows with the rich and famous.Tourist |
| hailed as the city that never sleeps, fondly known as | | | | Spots : With so many points of interest to visit in |
| the Big Apple, is home to approximately eight million | | | | New York City, it’s sometimes quite difficult |
| people and with the population still expected to rise in | | | | to just know where to start. But of course, |
| the years to come. New York City is touted as the | | | | we’ll try our very best. A visit to New York |
| center of the world maybe because each part of the | | | | City wouldn’t be complete without touring the |
| globe has left an indelible mark in this place. From | | | | following sites:Empire State Building : Need I |
| food to works of art to culture exhibits to tourist | | | | explain?The Statue of Liberty : take a ferry ride to |
| spots, whatever it is you want your senses to take | | | | this gigantic statue, a gift to the United States from |
| pleasure in, New York City most probably has | | | | the French government some centuries ago.Madam |
| it.Hotels : This is one of the common problems that | | | | Tussaud’s Wax Museum : now, now, now, |
| travelers encounter when setting foot on foreign | | | | don’t you start believing that what you saw in |
| land. In New York City, however, you need not | | | | Paris Hilton’s House of Wax is based on a true |
| worry that you won’t be provided with the | | | | story. This particular site was even featured in |
| kind of services you expect to receive. If | | | | Ripley’s because of the uncanny resemblance |
| you’re the artsy type fond of bohemian living | | | | of itsÂ…errÂ…inhabitants.World Trade Center : Now, |
| then you’ll probably love to stay in New York | | | | I know that technically speaking, this isn’t a |
| City’s Greenwich Village or downtown Soho. If | | | | happy place but it would do all of us good to pay our |
| you’re a yuppy and you’re attached to | | | | respects to the victims of the September 11 |
| your PDA learning about the stock market, then | | | | bombing. This tragedy has at least proved that the |
| you’ll feel right at home in New York | | | | people of New York City wouldn’t let any |
| City’s famous Wall Street. If posh places | | | | terrorist attack faze them into cowering in terror. |
| however are what takes your fancy then take a ride | | | | Hail, hail New York City!Now, remember that New |
| to downtown Manhattan and see for yourself what | | | | York City, for all its bright lights, can’t be |
| the Hilton or the Four Seasons Hotel has to | | | | compared to a bed of roses. So take the necessary |
| offer.Dining : Whether it is sashimi, pesto pasta, | | | | precautions to avoid unnecessary accidents. |
| kimchi, shawarma or paella that you’re looking | | | | It’s also easy to get lost in NYC so be sure |
| for, trust me when I say that New York City has | | | | that you always have a map---and a cellphone |
| everything that your taste buds may want to | | | | preferably---handy, just in case. Happy sight-seeing! |
| savor.Nightlife : The hottest places in the U.S. can no | | | | |