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