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    • Day 4

      Brooklynn Bridge

      December 10, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      Bevor es heute nach Hause geht wollten wir es uns nicht nehmen lassen, die Brooklyn Bridge zu sehen. Also schnell mit der Subway Richtung Downtown, durch den City Hall Park geschlendert und da ist sie schon. Der Weg sieht nicht kurz aus, aber wir sind ja gestärkt vom Hot Dog.Read more

    • Day 9

      Farewell Celine

      September 24, 2022 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 20 °C

      After a loonnngg sleep in (according to me) we headed into town. We went to the 9.11 memorial and did some more shopping. We then went to little Italy where there was an Italian Festival happening with lots of yummy street foods. Then we strolled through the very trendy Soho. James also got to get his much awaited Knish (est 1910). We walked the Brooklyn Bridge at sunset and took lots of photos. It was then time to say goodbye to Celine so she can go back to Yale. James and I then went to Bring Me the Horizon where there was lots of head banging and black clothing. To finish off we went to the infamous Katz and got the best pastrami sandwich in the world. By then it was midnight and it took 2 hours to get nowhere and we gave up and got an uber home.Read more

    • Day 2

      Brooklyn Bridge 1.0

      December 29, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

      Wir fahren ganz in den Süden zur Brooklyn Bridge. Bei Sonnenuntergang wollen wir über die Brücke gehen und ein paar coole Fotos schiessen. Erstaunlicherweise haben zig andere Leute die gleiche Idee gehabt wie wir. Nach 5 Minuten stehen wir in einem Strom von Menschen fest und werden vorwärts gedrückt bis es nach einigen Minuten überhaupt nicht mehr weiter geht. Von allen Seiten wird gedrückt, geschoben und gedrängelt. Nach einer knappen Stunde motivieren uns Leute, welche von der anderen Seite kommen und schon über eine Stunde bis in die Mitte hatten, umzudrehen.

      Für coole Fotos und ein schönes Erlebnis hat es heute nicht gereich, vielleicht versuchen wirs ein zweites Mal zu einer anderen Tageszeit nochmals.

      Den heutigen Tag lassen wir im "the Rum House" ausklingen.
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    • Day 6

      Brooklyn & Manhattan Bridge

      March 15, 2023 in the United States

      After having another walk around the World Trade Centre site I walked to the Brooklyn and then walked over it. The views from the top of the bridge were absolutely fantastic, probably the best so far on my trip.

      After that I came off the bridge and went left down into Dumbo, this was something I found online and was an instagramers paradise.

      Also, a note on the weather it is absolutely beautiful today, the snow and rain has gone, but the wind has stayed. But in the sun it is really nice!
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    • Day 4

      Brooklyn Bridge

      January 21 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 0 °C

      Conquering the iconic Brooklyn Bridge one step at a time – where the skyline meets the river, and every stride is a cool adventure above the city buzz. 🌉🚶‍♂️ #BridgeExplorer #BrooklynBridgeVibes

    • Day 4

      Brooklyn Bridge

      July 2, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

      Dopo la solita colazione in albergo e caffè da Starbucks, con la metro siamo arrivati a City Hall Park per dirigerci al Ponte di Brooklyn.
      La metro di New York è molto più vecchia di quella di Milano, ma è molto veloce e ramificata. Alle fermate c’è un gran caldo, ma nei treni l’aria condizionata è al massimo: abbiamo continuato a coprirci salendo e scoprirci scendendo, mentre i newyorkesi non sembrano avere freddo.
      Pur essendo intenso il traffico automobilistico è sempre scorrevole perché sia le Avenue che le Street sono a senso unico, nonostante la loro larghezza.
      C’è sempre molto rumore di sottofondo sia per il traffico che per i condizionatori.
      I condizionatori oltre al rumore producono anche tanta umidità.
      Sull’East River i tre ponti più importanti sono: Brooklyn, Manhattan e Williamsburg (BMW). Il Ponte di Brooklyn è il più gettonato e spettacolare. Tre corsie per senso di marcia per le auto e, sopra, il passaggio pedonale, con tutti i tiranti, bancarelle di vario genere. Lo abbiamo percorso fino a circa metà, godendoci la vista di Manhattan da una parte e il quartiere di Brooklyn dall’altra.
      Al ritorno, abbiamo visitato Chinatown con una casa a forma di pagoda e una miriade di negozietti cinesi e Little Italy piena di ristoranti italiani.
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    • Day 2

      Brooklyn Bridge

      March 7, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      Die Brooklyn Bridge ist eine kombinierte Hänge- und Schrägseilbrücke und eine der ältesten Hängebrücken dieser Bauart in den USA. Sie überspannt den East River und verbindet die Stadtteile Manhattan und Brooklyn miteinander. Am Tag ihrer Eröffnung, dem 24. Mai 1883, überquerten bereits 1.800 Fahrzeuge und 150.300 Menschen die neue Brücke. Pro Fahrzeug mussten fünf Cent, pro Fußgänger ein Cent bezahlt werden.Um die skeptische New Yorker Bevölkerung von der Stabilität des Bauwerks zu überzeugen, soll zuvor der Zirkus Barnum, der sein Winterquartier in Brooklyn hatte, mit 21 Elefanten zur Belastungsprobe über die Brücke geschickt worden sein.Read more

    • Day 5

      Brooklyn Bridge & Coney Island

      August 5, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C

      Das Fotomotiv Nummer eins war am Vormittag die Brooklyn Bridge, welche wir zu Fuß überquerten. Danach saßen wir gemütlich im Brooklyn Bridge Park.

      Das Abenteuer schlechthin für die Kids war der Luna Park (großer Urfahraner Markt) am Strand von Coney Island im Süden Brooklyns. Ich bin beim Zuschauen schon gestorben – leichtsinnig wie ich bin, hab ich mich zu einer Karussell-Fahrt in schwindelnder Höhe hinreißen lassen. Ein Puls von annähernd 220 war die Folge!

      Zwischendurch sprangen wir bei 30 Grad ins kühle Meer. Am Spätnachmittag wagten wir noch einen Blick vom Top of the Rock (Rockefeller Center), auch die St. Patrick’s Church durfte nicht fehlen.
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    • Day 2

      Realisation

      May 3, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

      Day 2 - Realisation

      We started the day with some breakfast at a nearby place. My first impression of New York therefore was eating a bagel and sipping coffee while being able to watch a homeless man dancing in the middle of the street through the window. Matt informed me that I should get used to stuff like that since Brooklyn was kinda sketchy. The answer to my question whether there were any places in New York that he wouldn't consider to be shady was a simple 'nope.' So here I was, on another continent that I've never been to before, in a country that I've seen and heard so much about yet never experienced, in one of the most - if not THE most - famous cities in the world. With only a vague idea of the things I wanted to see and experience. I realised that I lacked cash, that I had no idea about the metro system, yet alone a map of either the metro or the city, that I needed a SIM card and had no idea where to get one and that I would have to navigate a place with as many inhabitants as my entire country has without a connection to the internet. It was a little scary, I'll admit, and Matt's constant warnings about me having to be careful here didn't exactly help with that, but mostly I was thrilled by all the new impressions rushing in on me. We took a walk through Prospect Park before heading back to his apartment so that I could download a map of the metro and get my Sightseeing Pass to save money on entry fees. I walked outside and all I knew was where the metro was and that I was supposed to get on one that would take me to Manhattan. I got off at a station called DeKalb Av and made my way to Brooklyn Bridge. There, I got my first view of Manhattan and damn, was it stunning. This was the moment I finally realised where I was and what I was doing, how crazy all of this actually was. Two weeks ago, I would have never seen myself going to the States any time soon. And I realised how I haven't been this excited and happy about doing anything as much as I was about this for a very long time. The land of the free. In my case, freedom from mundane everyday life and a break from my problems. A short escape. A bit of an adventure. And man, I was going to enjoy this and make the most out of it. After crossing into Manhattan, I was surrounded by skyscrapers. It caused a beautiful sensation of feeling awfully small and as just a tiny part of something way bigger. I headed to the One World Trade Center. After waiting in line for some time, I started talking to a guy at the security check. His name was Lukass, he's a 27 year old guy from Latvia who's staying with his boyfriend's brother in Jersey. We explored the observation tower together, with breathtaking views all around us, shared a beer, exchanged numbers and decided to spend the rest of the day together. After a short walk across Wall Street, we decided to go on a boat cruise together, however, fucking up the times the boats are leaving we found ourselves stranded on Times Square instead. From there, we explored the city to our foodie-heart's content, eating some hot dogs and burgers and ended up at an American bar that's almost so cliché you could film movie scenes there. We decided to go on a little bar hopping tour until Matt would be ready to walk the High Line Park with me, almost ended up buying weed because the entire city smells like it but decided against it. Lukass and I were getting along splendidly. We even share our birthday. Matt joined us eventually at a pub in Manhattan and we ended up playing Never Have I Ever. Since it was happy hour, we kinda stuck there though and never made it to High Line Park. We had typical drunk conversations about life that I won't go into detail here. Then we went to a beer store because Matt wanted to convince us two European people that Americans actually DO have good beer. It is yet to see whether they actually do. Short update: Yes, they actually do. As long as you know which ones to buy, at least. We ate some cheap but amazing Indian food in what looked like a small grocery store which Matt frequents relatively often. Next to it was a weed store and this time, we decided to go for it. We were there for like half an hour, discussing laws regarding drugs with the cashier of the store. I smoked some of my joint and to my surprise got high from just a few puffs, although very subtly so. Matt guided us to the metro where we had to say goodbye to Lukass and then made sure we'd make it home. We tried watching a movie again but this time both of us were too tired to even get it started.Read more

    • Day 12

      Sightseeing

      September 20, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

      Heute haben wir mit dem BigBus eine Stadtrundfahrt durch Manhatten gemacht. Eine richtig Touri tour😂
      Wir sind an allen wichtigen Sehenswürdigkeiten vorbei gefahren, resp. An den wichtigen Orten wie der Brooklyn Bridge oder der Freiheitsstatue sind wir ausgestiegen und auf Erkundungstour gegangen.
      Sehr spannende und abwechslungsreiche Stadt.
      Abendessen an der Restaurant Row. Ein Strassenblock mit Restaurant an Restaurant. Heute war ein italienisches Resti an der Reihe… Endlich gute Teigwaren🙈
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