Holidays in the Big Apple

"New York, New York, It's a hell of a town" or so themore popular shows sell out fast, so if you can
song says. New York is one of the mostpopulartimeyour trip right you may be able to book form
locations for holidays in America. This is mainly due tohome prior to your holiday to ensure you get to seethe
the sheer variety of activitiesand things to see and doshow of your choice.
when there. With over 1 million visitors between 1998It isn't uncommon for musical artists to perform shows
and 2006 comingfrom the UK alone that's only a smallin one of the city's many parks or even
fraction of the total visitors to New York, being 43.8Times Square itself, Ringo Starr and Shania Twain are
Million just in case you're wondering.two names that have performed for
New York has long been revered as the Greatestbreakfasttelevision shows that New Yorkers have
City in America: towering skyscrapers, the bestshops,been able to catch on their way to work.
theatres and museums are all big drawing factors forNew York is also home to the greatest stage in the
New York. With recent changes in thecurrencyworld, Madison Square Garden. The Garden
conversion market it has made places like New Yorkisrenowned as one of the grandest arenas in the
very popular for shopping and gettingmore value forworld with many concerts by the likes of Justin
your money. This past Christmas had seen the largestTimberlake, U2 and The Rolling Stones taking place
number of UK shoppers takingshort breaks in Newthere.
York to make the most of the favourable strength ofThe Garden is also home to a number of local sports
the pound. With flagshipstores for many brands liketeams, such as the New York Knicks Basketballteam
Virgin and Apple being situated on Manhatten Island it isand New York Rangers Ice Hockey team. If you can
ashopaholic's paradise.catch a game during your visit it is anexperience you
There's more to New York though, in the centre ofwon't forget, as well as events shown in the evening.
Manhatten is the world famous Central Park, ahugeDuring the day you can go onguided tours of the
843 acre oasis in the middle of a bustling city. Thehistoric arena, with tours running hourly you won't have
park, designed by Frederick Lawto wait long and getto see everything from the locker
Olmstead, took inspiration from Birkenhead Park of allroom to the VIP suites.
places. The park is an amazing sight tobehold, duringThere are plenty of iconic tourist spots such as the
the week business men can be seen reading a bookEmpire State building, Liberty Island and
on their lunch break and at theweekends many NewConey Island that offer great views and fun at the fair
Yorkers can be seen jogging or cycling through therespectively. The subway system makestraversing
park, it is so vast that ifyou are only a hundred metresthis enormous city effortless, and with cheap multi-day
into the park you'd be forgiven for forgetting you're inpasses it is much better thanwalking, especially in the
one of thebusiest cities in the world!summer months when the humidity and heat is
Another attraction for holidays in Newtrapped between thebuildings and can get pretty tiring.
York is the entertainment, it is after all the home ofOf course many tourists feel obliged to pay their
Broadway, and the theatre district is hometo therespects at the site of the World Trade Centre;this is
impressive Times Square. Times Square is one of thea sobering experience with many tributes still remaining
iconic scenes in New York that manypeople haveon the fences surrounding theconstruction work to this
seen in Movies, TV shows and possibly the New Yearday. It is also worth visiting the memorial in Battery
celebrations. Tickets for mostPark at thesouthern tip of the island where the Steel
Broadway shows can be bought at the "TKTS"Globe statue that used to reside between the two
tickets booth slap bang in the middle of Timestowersthat were destroyed now sits, battered, with a
Square,some advice on booking is that a lot of thetorch burning for the victims.