Hi all,
In case some of you didnt know, or perhaps wondered why I have not been on for a while, it is because I had the pleasure of spending the most of February in New York on a training course in preparation for my new Ticket Desk job at LHR!
I must apologise in advance because I did not do any spotting or photography of aircraft (even though our hotel was right next to Newark Airport!), as I decided to use my free time to explore New York City itself
However, I thought I would share a few photos that I took.
I must say that as it was my first time going to New York, it is a wonderful city, and I will definately be visiting again!
In no particular order…
The signpost at the intersection of 5th Ave and Broadway:
A black and white image of The Flatiron Building, just one of the many famous landmarks in NYC!:
Another image of The Flatiron Building:
The Brooklyn Bridge:
Whilst in NYC, we experienced the bitter cold winter…and some snow (5in in places!); this image was taken through the window of the training centre at Newark Airport:
View of downtown NYC from top of The Rockefeller Centre:
View of uptown NYC from top of The Rockefeller Centre:
A close-up image of Central Park from top of The Rockefeller Centre:
The Chrysler Building:
Inside Grand Central Station (what an amazing building!):
Times Square:
The Empire State Building:
The Empire State Building – again!:
The Supreme Court:
And a trip to New York would not be complete without seeing the Statue of Liberty (taken from the Staten Island Ferry!):
And finally, this image is of no particular importance, I just took it because I liked how the sun was reflecting off the glass:
Hope you liked them!
Any comments would be great!
By: clearedtoland - 12th March 2008 at 14:56
I recommend the Rockerfella over the Empire state as there is no queues at all.
By: Future Pilot - 10th March 2008 at 23:59
Amazing pictures, man I miss that place :(…..
By: cloud_9 - 10th March 2008 at 16:42
Very nice, joining CO I assume?
No I am not working for CO directly, I am in fact working for a ground handling company that will be handling CO when they begin their services out of LHR at the end of the month.
The photo of EWR was quite cool and i bet they did get planes out. If we would of had that at LHR it would of been Utter Chaos:rolleyes:
Indeed Jet22, that is what we were saying over there when we saw how bad it was, but the interesting thing is that unlike the UK, the Americans act as soon as they know the weather is going to be bad, so they were actually out on the ramp/apron gritting several days beforehand! And on the day the snow came, things just carried on as normally as they could. There were not that many cancellations, just long delays…
Just what the HELL is that ‘thing’ thats hanging off the 5th Ave sign in the first pic? It looks like a dead, decomposing rodent!
The honest answer to that that question is I dont know, and didnt even realise it was there until you mentioned it…lol. Answers on a postcard to…:D
By: adamdowley - 8th March 2008 at 20:10
New York?! For training?! For a job in London? Eh? Someone needs to explain that to me; and in some detail!
Excellent shots though, hehe. I spent quite some time looking at the pic of the Statue of Liberty, and made me realise that its perhaps one of most over-looked, under-stated ‘attractions’ in NY – people look at it, without really studying it and learning about what and why its there. It really is quite stunning, and I hope to see it myself in August!
Just what the HELL is that ‘thing’ thats hanging off the 5th Ave sign in the first pic? It looks like a dead, decomposing rodent!
By: Arabella-Cox - 8th March 2008 at 18:37
Crew Base: NYC
Nice Place to visit or layover; I wouldn’t want to be based or live there!! Unfortunately Eastern Airlines thought differently and I was based there 4 different times in my career. ARGGHH! 😮
By: Jet 22 - 8th March 2008 at 15:59
What a City that is. What a load of great picture with my fav looking up at Empire State buliding. The photo of EWR was quite cool and i bet they did get planes out. If we would of had that at LHR it would of been Utter Chaos:rolleyes:
Those pictures though make you want to go there or even live there I Wish 😀
By: Arabella-Cox - 8th March 2008 at 12:58
Brilliant pictures from the worlds greatest city!
By: bmi-star - 8th March 2008 at 12:37
Great shots, remeber it well following my trip there in September.
I have to say tho, its not my fave U.S City, that honour goes to Chicago. Now THAT’S a city! 😀
By: tomfellows - 8th March 2008 at 12:14
Ah good memories of my trip last year! It snowed then as well but not as much as in your pic:).
Great shots!
By: B77W - 8th March 2008 at 11:19
Lovely Shots,
But that last one is just superb!!
By: Whiskey Delta - 8th March 2008 at 02:18
Lucky you got to go to EWR for training
There isn’t anything lucky about going to EWR. They don’t call it Sewark for nothing. 😉
Looks like you had some great weather for your trip to NYC as well as some bad weather in NYC. It’s been 2 years since I’ve made it to Manhattan so your pictures have given me the bug to go back. Now if there was only some way to get there without needing to go through EWR or LGA. 😀
By: RIPConcorde - 7th March 2008 at 21:15
Very nice, joining CO I assume? Lucky you got to go to EWR for training, I’ve just been stuck with LGW on more than one occasion now.;)
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