Blue sky – a few white clouds and nice temperatures – finally off to Coney Island! Hmm i really do regret that i never made it out here before – at last before they removed the Thunderbolt roller coaster. Well it is like all these things – there is one day when it is too…
A lazy Saturday in New York City. Went to the Chinese bakery and got some Croissants and had breakfast with Micks room mate. We had a nice talk and you know it – boom it is midday before you know it. Yesterday i was in Coney Island – it was very different than i expected…
Walking the streets of New York or any other big city and doing what? Yes – looking up – most of the times. This is where things happen – not really – this is where things do not move to much but since things get added all the time and some other things get taken…
A photo walk from Wall Street down to the Staten Island Ferry – to Staten Island and back to Manhattan again. Before 9/11 the small streets in the financial district where crowded with cars. Now they are crowded with tourists.Did try to make a pictures with the famous bull – no way! To many tourists…
Battery Park at the southern tip of Manhattan Island is a great place to be in New York City. You have the water and the green park right at your doorstep. Still it is very close to the rest of Lower Manhattan. A few minutes to the mouth-watering restaurants of Chinatown, minutes away from Soho,…
After the long flight from Stuttgart over Atlanta to New York City I took a shuttle bus and a taxi to make it to Matt’s place in Battery Park – downtown Manhattan. He was still awake and we did chat for a while – but then my system did shut down and I had to…
Had a smooth flight from Stuttgart to Atlanta where the chaos did start. Some valve problem at one engine so we had to wait in the plane. Than – if you want to get off you can. So some people did go off again some did stay. Than everybody off the plane – you can…
Guess i was not there for 2 years – time to have a look again! Will fly to NYC at the 24th of July. Still looking for a couch – man that is difficult. I have one for 3 days so far. Steve is out of town, Sonia does not answer her mails and i…
Have my flight in the afternoon. Maria will bring me to the Blue Line – that saves me a long ride on the train down town. As i did book the flight less than 12 hours before take off i now have to stop one time in New York – to bad. The last few…
Even the boats sleep – lets have a coffee and croissant Nice you Germans of Chicago – Goethe – but why does he carry a big bird? back home he has a pen??
Every year the city of Chicago does host a the Chicago Air Show. It is the largest free show of its kind in the United States. Nice as well – you stand on the shore and most of the action is over the water. Here are a few pictures of the show. You should hear…
Have my flight tomorrow in the morning with Air France over Paris to Chicago. Will be back Friday. Still have a PBR 24 Oz – will drink it before i take the train to Frankfurt. Alex is once again here to rescue me – i can sleep at her place. Cheers!!! Looks like Grant and…