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“Liberty Enlightening the World (French: La liberté éclairant le monde), commonly known as the Statue of Liberty (French: Statue de la Liberté), was presented to the United States by the people of France in 1886. Standing on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, it welcomes visitors, immigrants, and returning Americans traveling by ship.[5] The copper-clad […]
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Tags: New York City · patriotic
September 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
INKWATU PHOTO: New York Tugboat
Harbor Tours
It used to be that I always poo-pooed guided tours. But at some point—maybe about the time I started getting tired of hoofing it around, lost, on my own—my attitude changed. What changed my mind was a horse and buggy tour in Key West I took only because I had […]
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Tags: New York City · boats · lighthouses
September 6th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Street Food
Street food has an indelible emotional impact on our memories. I shared some photos of my recent trip to New York, in particular photos of street food vendors (some of which are included in this post) with family and friends. I got several nice notes back in which they recounted early memories of street […]
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Tags: International · New York City · food