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New York: I had been there a few times professionally (but only saw the insides of the concert halls) but this time we went as tourists. You know, it is just like the films! you can just stand on any street corner and watch the pageant happening... I had 2 cameras with me, a new cute little canon powershot A700, and my trusty Canon 20d (best camera I ever had). Here is a picture of the typical bustle on 5th Avenue...
.. and here the obligatory Statue of Liberty. Taken on a nice cruise on a schooner. Perfect sailing weather, and free champagne and beer.
We went to the opening night at the Met Opera, there was a premiere of Madame Butterfly and all the world was there, from Donald Trump to Susan Sarandon to Salman Rushdie. We felt distinctly underdressed and financially underprivileged, but the music started and we were right at home again. The American custom of starting the opera with the national anthem shocked Judith, but then she is East German. Central Park is apparently twice as large as Monaco, has 1400 gardeners. It is absolutely splendid, and the weather was ideal.