Albums from the USA

Grand Central Terminal is the largest train station in the world in terms of number of platforms

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I work at 515 Fifth Avenue, across the street from the New York Public Library and Bryant Park.

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USS Intrepid is the main attraction at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum along the Hudson river.

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Bull Hill, also known as Mount Taurus, is a perfect place for a day trip from New York City. It is located near Cold Spring, about an hour train ride from the big city.

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Estonian composer Arvo Pärt and U.S. and Norway–based architecture firm Snøhetta collaborated in September to create urban soundscapes that explored the relationship between space and sound.

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The 10 year anniversary of the attacks against the World Trade Center was marked several places in the city, including at Ground Zero.

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After sweeping through the Caribbean, Hurricane Irene made a direct hit on New York City on August 28th. But it was downgraded to a tropical storm just before reaching the city.

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Twice a year, the setting sun aligns with the east–west streets of the main street grid of Manhattan. This is referred to as Manhattanhenge, or Manhattan Solstice.

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I watched the 4th of July fireworks from my windows.

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I invited my relatives to celebrate my 40th birthday in New York.

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All three of Cunard Line's luxury ocean liners were gathered in New York on January 13th.

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Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania, and the second largest city on the US east coast. It is known as the birthplace of the USA, as the Declaration of Independence was signed here.

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Eastern State Penitentiary was based on the principles of reform rather than punishment. When the building was erected in 1829 it was the largest and most expensive public structure ever constructed in the United States. The prison was a big tourist attraction, and bacame a prototype for more than 300 prisons worldwide.

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Lancaster was the capital of the United States for one day, September 27, 1777. The Second Continental Congress met here while fleeing the British who had captured Philadelphia.

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I spent the 4th of July weekend in Chicago, birthplace of the skyscraper.

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Fire Island is a long and narrow island off the coast of Long Island, facing the Atlantic. I spent a weekend there in August.

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I spent two days in San Diego after my cruise to Mexico in October.

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The High Line was built as an elevated freight railroad on the western side of Manhattan. The tracks have not been used since 1980, and have now been turned into a park.

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Downtown is the area on the southern tip of Manhattan. Wall Street, Brooklyn Bridge, Chinatown and World Trade Center are some of the attractions.

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A chilly, but sunny, December day in Central Park.

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New York has one of the busiest harbors in the USA.

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In august 2008, I moved into an apartment in the building called Olivia, next to Madison Square Garden. From there, there is a fabulous view towards Downtown and Jersey City.

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is only an 80 minutes train ride from Manhattan. We spent a weekend there in May.

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San Francisco is one of the most beautiful cities in the USA. We started and ended our tour of the southwestern states in this city.

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We drove from San Francisco to Los Angeles, and on the way we visited Hearst Castle, Solvang, Santa Monica and Santa Barbara.

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In Los Angeles, California, we stayed at Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, and visited the famous Hollywood sign, Hollywood Boulevard, Beverly Hills and downtown.

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Las Vegas is the gambling capital of America. The city is in the middle of the Nevada desert.

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Grand Canyon in Arizona is one of the natural wonders of the world. Every year, 5 million people come here to see with their own eyes what a photo can never fully express.

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Death Valley, in the Mojave Desert in California, has the lowest elevation on the western hemisphere - 86 meters below sea level. It is also one of the warmest spots on the planet.

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Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevadas, California, covers an area of over 3000 square kilometer (1200 sq miles). The park draws over 3 million visitors each year.

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Bronx Zoo is the largest metropolitan zoo in the USA.

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The Statue of Liberty is located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. Next to Liberty Island is Ellis Island, which was the first stop in America for million of immigrants.

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As New York City is spread over several islands, Manhattan, Long Island (Brooklyn and Queens) and Staten Island as well as the mainland (Bronx), there are many bridges to tie it all together.

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