I stayed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, before and after the cruise.

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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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Mexico City metropolitan area has over 20 million inhabitants, and the smog that goes with that.

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Centro is the historic center of Mexico City.

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Zona Rosa, just west of the historic center, is known for shopping, nightlife and gay community.

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Lomas de Chapultepec is home to some of the biggest mansions and wealthiest people in Mexico.

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Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca site located 2,430 metres (7,970 ft) above sea level. It was unknown to the outside world until 1911, and is now considered to be one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

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La Paz is the highest capital in the world. The elevation is between 3,000 and 4,100 meters over sea level.

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About 10 kilometers from downtown La Paz is a valley where over the centuries the elements have created a somewhat odd work of art.

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The Panama Canal is a 77 kilometer long canal connecting the Pacific with the Atlantic ocean.

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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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Oslo is the capital and largest city in Norway. I was there for Constitution Day, May 17. The Norwegian constitution dates from 1814, and it is celebrated with children's parades all over the country.

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