New York

New York
JULY 3-6, 2017

East River, NY

Meeting Jud after 11 Months
This picture was taken on July 03, 2017. Tracy and Ebi had just
arrived in NY after 24 hour flight from Bangkok.

Manhattan, NY

United Nations Head Quarters
UNHQ has served as the official
headquarters of the United
Nations since its completion in
1952. It is located in the Turtle
Bay neighborhood of the
borough of Manhattan, on
spacious grounds overlooking
the East River.

Manhattanhenge
Manhattanhenge, also called the
Manhattan Solstice, is an event
during which the setting sun or
the sunrise is aligned with the
east–west streets of the main
street grid of Manhattan, New
York City.

Manhattanhenge

Time Square

BUS TOUR

Manhattan

New York Skyline

Statue of
A BRIEF HISTORY
It was designed by French sculptor Frederic Bartholdi. She
holds a torch and a tabula ansata (tablet) with Declaration of
Independence inscribed in it (July 4, 1776). A broken chain
also lies at the feet of the statue which is hard to see from the
ground. The official name of the Statue of Liberty is ‘Liberty
Enlightening the World’. The Statue of Liberty stands 151
feet (46 metres) in height, and 305 feet (93 metres) from the
ground to the torch.Liberty Island was previously called
Bledloe's Island.

Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty is located on
Liberty Island, in the New York
harbor, USA. The Statue of Liberty
commemorates the American
Declaration of Independence and
was a gift from the people of
France. The statue was assembled
on its pedestal after being
constructed in France and sent to
the US in crates. It was dedicated
on October 28, 1886.

Ground Zero
On the morning of September 11,
2001, two airplanes were captured
by terrorists and crashed into the
Twin Towers, the After the
attacks, hospital workers and
police offers began calling the site
"Ground Zero".

Macy’s fireworks July 4, 2017
Many believe that the 4th of July
fireworks display sponsored by
Macy’s is one of the biggest and
best in the U.S. The East River
was the venue for 2017.