| ork, New York – so good they named it twice | | | | for its wide selection of foreign restaurants. |
| – is one of the most fascinating, exciting and | | | | Shopping in New York is equally satisfying, offering |
| cultural cities in the world. Within the 20 square miles | | | | world class department stores with such famous |
| that comprise Manhattan can be found some of the | | | | names as Bergdorf Goodman and Bloomingdales. At |
| world’s greatest museums, shops and | | | | the other end of the shopping spectrum are street |
| restaurants, as well as a spectacular skyline | | | | markets, designer boutiques and specialty stores. |
| that’s known the world over. | | | | New York has some of the greatest museums in the |
| You could spend a lifetime in New York without | | | | world – several conveniently located together at |
| experiencing everything fully. Some of the sights that | | | | the edge of Central Park. The Metropolitan Museum of |
| any first time visitor to New York must see include the | | | | Art attracts more visitors than any other place in the |
| Empire State Building - for many years the | | | | city and offers everything from Egyptian mummies to |
| world’s tallest building - the immigration museum | | | | 20th century masterpieces. |
| at Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, Times Square and | | | | On the other hand the city has over 50 smaller but |
| the United Nations Building. | | | | fascinating museums dedicated to such diverse |
| One of the joys of visiting the city is simply to wander | | | | subjects as firefighting, tenement living and the history |
| through the different and varied neighborhoods – | | | | of finance. Children are not forgotten – there are |
| Greenwich Village, Chinatown, the Theater District, | | | | several museums aimed at children as well as the |
| Harlem and Little Italy. The outlying borough of Brooklyn | | | | ever popular Bronx Zoo with its more than 4,000 |
| has several attractions including the botanical gardens | | | | animals. |
| and the famous amusement park at Coney Island. | | | | Since the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, |
| One of the biggest attractions is the city’s | | | | one of New York’s biggest attractions has |
| diversity - in New York you can hear virtually any | | | | been the remains of the World Trade Center in Lower |
| language spoken and dine in a different ethnic | | | | Manhattan. More than a tourist attraction, to many |
| restaurant every night for a month. Apart from | | | | it’s a site of pilgrimage and a poignant reminder |
| Manhattan, the borough of Queens is also well known | | | | of the events of that day. |