| ork is a city that vibrates with energy. It is one of the | | | | France in the year of 1886 to commemorate the |
| most dynamic cities, having a densely packed and | | | | alliance between the country of France and America. |
| multi-cultured population. You find colliding languages, | | | | You can climb its 354 steps to reach the crown of the |
| cultures and nuances here where you are stimulated | | | | statue where you get a panoramic view over the |
| all the 24 hours of a day with highs and lows of fun. | | | | New York harbor. The height here is equivalent to a |
| Wherever you go in New York, you will feel that you | | | | 22 story building. |
| have seen it all before. Be it the leafy Central Park, the | | | | The twin towers of the world trade center were |
| lady liberty or the French bistro in Soho as all this has | | | | destroyed with the blast of September 11, 2001, where |
| been shown in a movie or a television serial. However, | | | | about 3,000 people had lost their lives. A worldwide |
| there is something special in seeing these landmarks, | | | | competition was held in April 2003 to design a |
| and many more, of the ‘city that never | | | | memorial to the world trade center, where the |
| sleeps’. | | | | Reflecting Absence, created by Michael Arad and |
| You will find that New York consists of five boroughs; | | | | Peter Walker was chosen. The Empire State building is |
| the Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, Brooklyn and the | | | | another enduring symbol of New York. It is the |
| Manhattan. Those who visit Manhattan seldom leave it | | | | city’s tallest structure which is one of the most |
| as so much is packed here. You find the 24-hour | | | | impressive engineering feats. It was built in 410 days |
| pasta restaurants, sidewalks of Chinatown, the | | | | and has been immortalized in many films, like King |
| theaters of Broadway and the jazz clubs of | | | | Kong. You can get a beautiful view of the city from |
| Greenwich Village all merged in Manhattan. Moreover, | | | | the 86th and 102nd floors. |
| you also find the Statue of Liberty, Times Square and | | | | There are numerous museums it New York housing |
| the Empire State Building here. | | | | works of art from the masters of art. All lovers are |
| New York has often been called the best place to | | | | sure to enjoy a visit to anyone of these museums. |
| spend a three day holiday. You find beautiful museums, | | | | New York offers continental climate where you find |
| bars, clubs and galleries. You have a choice of | | | | cold winters and hot summers. Transportation is |
| spending your day in the National Park of Upstate | | | | convenient with a choice of buses, trains and cars. |
| New York, the leafy oasis of Central Park and the | | | | Access to New York is possible through the |
| beaches of Long Island. You get to be bewitched and | | | | numerous airports you have here. And for your |
| bewildered by the pulse of New York. | | | | communication sake, you can use any phone card or |
| The Statue of Liberty is the universal symbol of the | | | | calling card from the various phone booths found here. |
| country of New York. It was the first sight that 12 | | | | These cards are found practically everywhere, making |
| million immigrants passing through the Ellis Island | | | | it easy and convenient for you to make your phone |
| Immigration Center got to see when they came to | | | | calls. Several prepaid calling card and phone card |
| New York. The Statue of Liberty was sculptured by | | | | companies are available to call both to and from New |
| Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, and modeled on the | | | | York City. |
| Colossus of Rhodes. It was donated by the people of | | | | |