NEW YORK CITY
Sighs of both relief and excitement could be heard throughout the airport. After nearly a whole 24 hours of travelling, no one ceased to be amazed by every single thing that vaguely reminded them of the fact that we were actually in New York, even down to the tiny souvenirs such as a coffee from the Starbucks store in JFK airport. Although we were all struggling to maintain keeping our eyes from closing, these small things thrilled us to our cores knowing we were finally here after all the time we had spent travelling.
As we stepped out of the air-fogged, automatic doors of the airport, the iciness and bitterness of the air sank into our lungs, causing us all take a prolonged, deep breath to restore normality to our usually warm bodies which were now full with icy cold air. It was winter time in New York so it was like this like this for the majority of the time we there. We did not get used to it, we just simply learnt to wear more layers to protect ourselves from the fierce cold. Later, arrived a blue taxi (not the stereotypical yellow taxi you normally associate with New York) with only enough seats for half of us. Some people fought to get into the taxi to hide away from the cold whilst others were happy to stay and wait for the next taxi, whilst they would remain outside JFK airport still trying to contain their joy over the fact they were in New York.
After the squabbles of who got to get in the first taxi were over, we all arrived to our rooms and almost immediately passed out on our beds. After our short power naps, we were rushed straight back out the door again to endeavor on an adventure in Times Square, which was even more amazing when lit up at night. Everybody's necks became stiff after spending the entire time looking up at the ridiculously large buildings that populate the whole of New York. In specific, there was one building which was highlighted in the centre of time square, surrounded by shorter, yet still abnormally tall, buildings, stood a thin building that almost disappeared into the vast, midnight blue sky. It was impossible to see where it ended.
Later on in the week, we took a leisurely stroll through central park where we could over see the solid, ice-covered lake which looked as if even a penny dropping would be enough to send the whole cover of ice to go smashing through, and for the water of central park lake to be exposed again. You wouldn't want to be the person stood near to the lake when the ice went plummeting through. As well as the lake now being a temporary ice rink, the whole of central park seemed to have transformed into a sight you'd only expect to see at the North Pole. Metres of snow covered every inch of the park, creating a bliss, white scenery. After becoming soaked with snow balls from our heads to our socks, we returned to the main streets which were significantly easier to walk on than heaps of snow in the park.
Our next and one of our final visits was to Rockefeller centre. The sheer height of the building seems to magnify everything beneath, even though in reality it's the size of an ant compared to an human. Going to the Rockefeller centre so close to the end of our trip after seeing all of these spectacular sights was definitely a good choice. From the top of the centre, we could point out all the different places we had visited. We could even point out the hotel we were staying out.
Overall, the trip to New York was remarkable and I would go back in a heart beat! It's definitely a place everyone should visit in their lifetimes.
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