New York, New York
Well, I’m off to New York in a few days and I just spent about 4 hours today finishing off my itinerary. Needless to say, I am very detail-oriented. The hardest part about planning a trip to a place like New York is figuring out how to get to all of the destinations. I mean, I could easily just list out everywhere I want to go and leave it at that, but no one really wants to waste precious time in a foreign city, lost.
The biggest challenge is “deciphering” New York’s subway system. I know how it works and everything, but trying to figure out how to get from one place to another can be quite a pain. It’s a good thing there’s Google Maps. Google Maps has been a god.
In any case, I have not started packing yet. But I’ll get to it tomorrow morning. Before I go to school. For the final time.
Now, I discovered something pretty cool a few years ago. I took a gazillion shots of the Brooklyn Bridge the last time I was in New York and one was actually pretty neat that I developed and have hanging up in my room. I also have a 2007 New York calendar from the Empire State Building and one of the photos was surprisingly similar to the shot that I took. Check it out.
Taken July 15, 2006 @ 8:44am NY time. I just grayscaled the photo.
This is the April 2007 photo from the NY calendar that I have. Sky is obviously photoshopped?
I just found that pretty interesting. 
And I’ll be there again in no time!
June 24th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
Oh You already went to NY before? That’s neat! I’m wondering if NY’s subway is a labyrinth as Paris’ one. When I was in Paris before, I found it really easy to be lost in the Subway, even with all the maps displayed. But I found Tokyo’s underground even more difficult… How about NY’s one?
June 24th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Yes, I’ve been to New York before. Back in 2006. New York’s subway is supposed to be the absolute most massive in the world as it stretches to infinity and beyond haha.
I just took a look @ the Paris subway map and it’s definitely more like a maze than New York’s. There just aren’t as many subway lines.
I’ve never gotten lost on the subway in New York before (not that I can remember) but that’s probably due to my extensive research. I write down how to get absolutely everywhere because there is no way I’d wanna get lost in New York.
June 28th, 2009 at 2:33 am
Well, the NY’s subway sounds easier to understand how to get from one place to another. In Paris, it was much like, Where am I? Where this train is going to? Which way should I take to not mistake destination etc… But I guess it was become I didn’t get ready anything lol. In the Tokyo’s case, It wasn’t that difficult except that it’s sooo much crowded that you sometimes loose yourself in the mass of people!!
June 28th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
Yeah, the Paris subway system looks extremely confusing. I actually sorta somewhat know my way here now. The signs are really good so I don’t get that lost although sometimes for whatever strange reason I misread subway numbers and letters and think I’m supposed to go to one line but instead am actually supposed to go to another…
New York can have massive amounts of people here during rush hour too. I haven’t experienced that this time around yet since I got here @ 2am Saturday. But tomorrow should be… fairly crush-worthy.
June 28th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
I love new york york and you will to.
June 29th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Yes, Bradley, the slogan I love New York holds true for most people, including me.
July 2nd, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Amazing shots of the brooklyn bridge. I miss NYC…and the great shopping there! It’s unbelieveable how much cheaper everything is there even with the exchange rates. The chinatown dealers also make me laugh, when you walk by and they whisper, “Gucci, Prada, Louis.”
July 3rd, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Thanks Lucy! It’s actually just the top photo that I took. The bottom was from a 2007 NY calendar. I’m in New York right now, actually. Heading back home tomorrow morning. I spent SO MUCH here. The shopping is insanely better than in Canada.
I went to Chinatown the last time I was here but not this time. I do see other knock-off purses and whatnot too in other areas.
December 16th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
That’s a fly photo. The calender’s image has such an epic use of HDR. Nice snap!
July 8th, 2011 at 12:42 am
Life is short, and this atcrlie saved valuable time on this Earth.