Coping with public and private transport since 2001
There always is a time of coming and a time of going. I have no idea whether there is a saying in English anything like that, but in Dutch there is. What I’m trying to say here, is that all good things come to an end, and so is our stay at Niagara Falls. This means we have to go
Continue readingBeing very close to the border of the USA, Niagara Falls and the Niagara River actually are the border between the two countries. this meant, we travelled on foot from Canada to the USA to go see the falls from the USA-side as we heard this was a nice view as well. And it was! It is safe to say
Continue readingToday was a particularly long day, which mostly consisted of waiting. And then some. First of all, we had to get from our hotel to 42nd street, where our bus to Newark Airport was destined to leave. This meant we had to travel with a subway train (6) to Grand Central Station. We got off the subway and waited a
Continue readingI never quite understood why New York city was called the Big Apple, and did not find out this trip either. Not in the last place because of the fact that I didn’t bother to go looking for the answer anyway. Oh well. The last full day. Only one more night of sleep and we’ll be heading to the airport
Continue readingAfter yet again a meal at our local SubWay, we started making our way up to Saint Patrick’s Cathedral to see for ourselves what my brother recommended us to go see. On the outside, it’s like a lot of buildings we’ve encountered here in New York: under construction. The entire façade of the building is wrapped up in fabric and
Continue readingThe second full day (or third day in the United States if you’re counting) in New York was all about the lower parts of Manhattan. To get there, we took the 6 downtown to Brooklyn Bridge only to get off and ride another train back up to Fulton Street. A slightly longer walk than expected led us to Pier 17
Continue readingAfter getting in pretty early yesterday, we were able to get a good night of sleep (10+ hours!) which meant today was going to be filled to the brim with new and exciting experiences. We started our day off with a short walk to the nearest SubWay, a tradition started two years ago during our previous trip to the United
Continue readingThis year is quite different from past years when it comes to holidays as we’ve actually gone pretty mad with the destinations. In addition to our trip in August/September we’ve also opted to take a two week leave to go back to the USA. To New York specifically. To make matters worse: we’ve also decided that, as we are in
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Very recently, I’ve acquired a new gadget. As some of you know I’m quite an avid photographer, and combined with my tendency for getting new gadgets it yields a combination which is deadly for my finances. A long story short: I bought the excellent Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM. Below are two of the pictures I took with
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