We all were very excited and pumped up to see New York that we barely slept a wink last night! We stayed at the hotel at Hartford overnight and ate breakfast in the morning and then left the hotel at 8:30. We drove for 2 hours and reached Yale University where we saw the beautiful campus! We saw the basketball court too which was really cool and saw the amazing basketball players play! We shopped in the gift shop for some time and then departed to see the city which we all were waiting to see since the beginning of the trip- 'The Big Apple'- New York!!Entering New York we saw the gorgeous skyline. We then went to the Grand Central station which was grand indeed! The hustle and bustle made us all baffle up! It looked more like a museum or palace than a normal station! We couldn't believe that it was a station! We all were amazed!We then went to eat at the lower floor at the 'Shake Shack' which was famous for it's sandwiches! Then we walked towards the United Nations building! On the way we all saw flags of our countries and we all got really excited by that!
On going inside we went to the gift shop and bought different things of UN and of different countries across the globe! Then we split up in two groups and went for a guided tour. They told us about the role of the Secretary General and about the different organs of the UN. We then went inside the Security Council meeting room and the General Assembly room. We were lucky enough to even witness a convention about India and how it was promoting the advantages of Yoga for world benefit. We then saw the disarmament and human rights protection exhibitions! The UN building was really pretty and was one of the coolest things! We then got our passports stamped in the building which was awesome! Then we left the UN building and walked towards Central Park. We rented bikes and biked all through Central Park which was so much fun!! There was a lot of greenery and fresh air there! We stopped to see three places on the way- a beautiful fountain; a lake which gave us the view of the beautiful skyline and the memorial of John Lennon. Central Park was a lot of fun ridding on bikes, seeing people run, skateboard and have a good time! Then we went to Columbus Circle which was a circle surrounded by tall buildings! On our way we saw the busy streets of New York amidst the breathtaking sunset. We ate dinner inside shopping plaza and shopped for a little while. After dinner we took the bus and drove through the Times Square which was unbelievable and beautiful , filled with people and glimmering lights everywhere! It was breathtaking! We then arrived at our hotels!
The day was a blast and we all couldn't believe that we were in Manhattan in New York! The place we had all dreamt to visit! I lack adjectives to describe it's grandiose and magnificence! Today was the first among the three amazing days we are going to spend at New York and it's going to be awesome!
Mrunmayi and Sana
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