The statue of Liberty, a present from France.

Brooklyn Bridge and the twin towers of the World Trade Center

The United Nations with the Chrysler (DaimlerChrysler?) building in the back.

The cloisters of the Metropolitan Museum. One of the Rockefellers bought this land and all the land opposite of it in New Jersey to maintain the view on the "Palisades" of the Hudson river. The cloisters exhibit European Middle Age artwork.

Times square

Downtown Manhattan

The famous Empire State Building, tallest building in the world for 40 years.

Of about twenty bridges we passed under, the grey one in the foreground was the only one which needed to open for us. It is used by Amtrak railroads. Notice how North Manhattan consists of forests.

The aircraft carrier Intrepid (a museum) and some of the many national flag sailing ships that have come to celebrate Independence Day in New York (they had the biggest firework in history). The "Gorch Fock", the navy training ship from Germany is also present.

New York architecture

From right to left: Jason, Sami, Geeta, Kaya, Sergio, Ashu, Martin, etc. - friends of Sami from M.I.T.