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