From the jungle into the jungle

My flight from Manaus to Miami was decent but rather short for a night flight. But even we came in early all other international flights from South America were faster and there was quite a line at immigration. So my hope for the 6am flight was destroyed and I had to leave Miami at 8:15 arriving in JFK at 11am.

I eventually arrived in Manhattan around 1pm due to break downs and delays of the subway. During the 40min ride I further had a guy with a crazy speech and a girl dancing. But beside of that the New York metro is old, drab and nothing special. There are third world countries having a better information system.

By leaving the Metro I passed Dunkin Donuts and Subway. So I already had decent US lunch. Right after leaving on 53rd and 5th I was able to enjoy a parade on 5th avenue. Of course the parade included some kind of miss waving down from a car.

Then I walked all the way down Madison Avenue going left and right for visiting time square, Rockefellers, the Empire State Building and Union Station. At Union Square I took a Metro bringing me to lower Manhattan for the 9/11 Memorial. Here it was really worth buying the ticket online a few months before. Same day queuing would take years! The memorial itself is impressive and should be definitely seen when visiting New York.

Last step was the walk over Brooklyn Bridge providing a great view over the sky line of New York. Then I continued to JFK and flew back to Switzerland. During my short time in the city the free guide app provided by Trip Advisor was a good help.

As always the vacation went by way to fast. But there were so many great experiences and I had a great time. So I’m all prepared to waste my relaxed mode while going back to work.

Brooklyn Bridge view, 9/11 Memorial, Number 1 World Trade Center, Time Square