Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Are we really in New York?????

The Phantom of the Opera.A really great show.



Where is the statue of liberty?I think we need to get a little closer.










Times Square is there enough lights on?
New York the city that never sleeps.
An understatement for this city. If you have the stamina for this city all the power to you.after two days we are running on low. Too much to see,do and eat. The fact that you can lose yourself here in the mass of humanity and still be sane is really incredible. The people here are really friendly and helpful, which to me seems odd for a city that runs at a cutthroat speed.If slow down you will be run over,this doesn't seem to be the way things are.Because if you need to stop you can isolate yourself in the park or if you need people you walk a block in any direction. The city seems to feed you soul if it were. You need energy, stand in the street at night on Time Square and the mass of humanity that descends to see the sights will energize you,with the enthusiasm of the buskers and vendors to the awestruck tourist holding everything in unabandoned excitement. The park in the middle of the city strike me as oasis of calm and serenity in an jungle of humanity and concrete. Refreshing ones mind and body from the rigor of constantly moving, because stopping completely is not an option on the street. The draw to this city is very strong because there is no end to the happenings or things going to happen in this city. The thing I am learning from this city is enjoy this moment because you never know what is going to happen next. Till next time life is short live it well.

4 comments:

snowtoes said...

ha ha ha I like the first pic
I'm assuming you wrote this Kua Ben as the 'mass of humanity' phrase was used a couple of times! lol

sharK said...

So poetic, and you've only just begun! You guys are in my thoughts daily, as I expect your discovering all kinds of interesting things, while I fight with spreadsheet after spreadsheet :(

I'm so happy you love NY and I'm sorry I'll just miss you as I'm there next week for a couple of days...

where to next? London?

sending love..

Sharon

Sonny Cruz said...

I love this post!! Keep it coming, are u still in NYC? Where's the next stop?

todi said...

Hi Ben and Leah,

We always hear about rats in NY, but for some reason I didn't think you would come across anything to do with them. NY looks really exciting, are you going to post some new pics of Malta soon?