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My first morning in the Big Apple was spent sleeping off a hang-over, not very exciting, but a necessity. But, from then on, things got much better during my weeks stay and I hardly saw my bed at one of the better New York small hotels. 
 
I got in quite a lot of culture, mostly Broadway shows, like ‘Billy Elliot’, ‘Hair’, ‘The Lion King’ and ‘Mary Poppins’. I wish I was here in the summertime so I could see ‘Shakespeare in the Park in Central Park. I’ve heard many wonderful things about it, I’m not a big Shakespeare fan, but I think seeing any of his plays performed by famous people would make me want to see more.
 
I went to the Comic Strip where I got to see Collin Quinn and Dane Cook, I never laughed so hard. Then another night I went to a concert at Lincoln Center and saw Marianne Faithfull. It’s the Centers 50 anniversary, so it was the best time to be there.
 
I took a trip to the Guggenheim and the Empire State Building, shopped at Macy’s and took a walking tour of Greenwich Village all in one day. All in another day, took a trip on the Staten Island Ferry, took a walk through Central Park, visited Harlem, then traveled down to Soho and on to the meat-packing district.
 
I love New York and I could easily live here. It’s so perfect for me, but so of it’s not so perfect, the cost of living here, way out of my league. However, I’m so glad I can afford to visit here an get my fill of culture.
 
My last day, I had a lovely lunch at the Madison Square Park and my last evening I clubbed it at the Pink Elephant, which on my flight back to the UK I was once again nursing a hang-over.

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