MarkM
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
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It was good...
Went to:
- Empire State Building (went to top - silly how high it is)
- Madison Square Garden to watch a basketball game (Good atmosphere but very stop start - whoever invented Time outs wants shooting)
- Grand Central Station (Huge..)
- Macy's (Department Store bit of a let down but spent a bit in there)
- Central Park (Has squirells in and everything)
- Century21 (Department Store - Spent most in here)
- Statue of Liberty (Smaller than I expected)
- South Island Ferry (Free Boat Trip)
- Ground Zero (Eerie place - Plaque on site of who died etc)
- Chrysler Building
- Chinatown (Most restaurants shut before 10pm!!! )
- Little Italy (Is only one street now as the chinese keep buying them out)
- Flatiron Building (Where Veronica's Kitchen?? is set)
- Yankee Stadium (Amazing - loved it!)
- US Court House + New York County Court House (Personal interest)
- Times Square (Like a glorified Blackpool)
- Rockefeller Centre (Amazing place had a meal in Josephs and in the Rainbow Room)
- New York Library
- Bar89 (Nice bar)
- Pacha NYC (Brilliant - Was on Concierge guestlist so had access to all areas and a VIP table in the club. Music was spot on and the club looks amazing - Erick did design it!!)
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phil_mcrakkin
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Registered: 2nd Apr 06
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did you see the red lobster, as mentioned on happygilmore lol and the HUGE toy 'r' us just off times square?
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MarkM
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I think I seen the lobster yeah haha....
Had a quick look in the Toys R us...
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
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You didnt go in Swarz's where the 'BIG' step on piano is 
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Paul H
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Registered: 11th Aug 03
Location: Lincoln.
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mad city.i had the privalage of going on the viewing platform on the twin towers before it got flattened.now that was high
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
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Isn't Times Square more of a glorified Piccadilly Circus?
Sounds like an action packed trip 
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MarkM
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Location: Liverpool
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Yes was non stop....up most mornings at 8am...
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Carl
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Registered: 9th May 04
Location: Jimmy Bennett's la la land.
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Missed out on this at pacha NYC, This Friday April 7
Pacha & Robpromotions
in association with Subliminal Records present a special event...
ERICK MORILLO
BIRTHDAY MARATHON!
[ 12 HOUR SET ]
12 hours 
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MarkM
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I know...was disapointing...
But still got to experience the house that Erick built...
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Carl
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quote:
Originally posted by MarkM
I know...was disapointing...
But still got to experience the house that Erick built...
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MarkM
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No really he helped design the club...
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stubbsy
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Registered: 5th Jun 01
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new york is an amazing place, i lived there for 10 weeks last summer. most of the clubs are amazing, was on the guest list at 40/40 (jay z's club) which was one of the best nights ever!
and then 24hr mcdonalds at 6 in the morning lol!!!
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Kathryn W
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Registered: 12th Oct 03
Location: Widnes, Cheshire
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did ya get any good pictures?
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Carl
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quote:
Originally posted by MarkM
No really he helped design the club...
I know just made me laugh, Jack/erick built, house, reminded me of an the numerous accapelas there is on about jack building house etc.
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K17STY
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Registered: 13th Dec 02
Location: West Lothian
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i thought the toys r us was shoot
swartz was cool tho, guys were doing chop sticks on thee piano 
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Mav 3000
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Registered: 16th Aug 01
Location: Leicestershire
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I'm off there next Saturday! How long did you go for?
How long did it take to go to Liberty Island? What time did you get to the ferry and how long did it take to do etc before you were back in Manhatten? Did you stop at ellis Island?
Sorry for all the questions but I've got a vested interest 
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phil_mcrakkin
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i went to ellis island and liberty island, doesnt take that long to get to them, on ellis island its worth getting the free tour from this park ranger guy, you dont need to spend that much time on liberty island though. we went at about 11 in the morning and i went for 5 days. going back again in summer, cant wait
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Mav 3000
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I read reports that it takes ages to get tickets to Liberty Island and that the queing makes it take a long time before you get back from Ellis Island.
I'm going for 4 nights so will be cramming in as much as possible!
I heard Little Italy is just Mulberry Street, but plan to visit it, Chinatown and Greenwich Village for suburbs, then the sights at the south end and midtown areas.
Did you go to Top of the Rock?
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phil_mcrakkin
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Registered: 2nd Apr 06
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little italyis ok but our food wasnt taht good, youe should viist ground zero and go up the empire state building, less queues at night but just as good. my dad got the tickets for the boat to ellis island onthe net i think and just took a printed off receipt to a ticket office. grand central station is wortha visit aswell
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stubbsy
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word of advice for when you go, dont get stuck in coney island, harlem or the bronx at night especcially. they are bad enough in the day. we got lost in coney island at night once and it wasnt a very pleasent experience
for clubs at night go to an area called the meatpacking district (its not a gay area) and i highly recomend 2 clubs called hogs and heiffers and lotus! absolutely awesome places!
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Ojc
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Why do us British people feel the need to visit the USA? They fcuking hate us? They kicked us out 200 years ago and celebrate this fact every 4th July, fcuking idiots.
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Steve
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i can think of nothing worse than visiting the states
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gianluigi
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Why do us British people feel the need to visit the USA? They fcuking hate us? They kicked us out 200 years ago and celebrate this fact every 4th July, fcuking idiots.
You're views open up new windows. I will use this for debating purposes 
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Edd
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Why do us British people feel the need to visit the USA? They fcuking hate us? They kicked us out 200 years ago and celebrate this fact every 4th July, fcuking idiots.
i have family heirlooms older than the United states
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Mav 3000
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Registered: 16th Aug 01
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Its a nice place to visit and experience, but I wouldn't like to live there. Americans have their own culture like other places.
The majority of them may be a bunch of God-fearing self-loving arrogant ass holes, but not all of them are.
I plan to visit as many places in the world as possible. the USA offers places totally different to the UK, but they (roughly) speak the same language, have cash points, good shopping, they do tourism extremely well and its a fun place to visit.
You can't dismiss the place based on a stereotype!
Give me Las Vegas over Blackpool any day and Disney World over Frances Euro Disney everytime
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