New Year's Eve trip to New York City - VCheng

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memad (memad) 2012-01-04 13:36:47 +0500 #321

Is this the place where AA plane crashed?

VCheng (VCheng) 2012-01-04 14:01:15 +0500 #322

That is a few miles downstream of here; I will put up a picture of that place too, later.

VCheng (VCheng) 2012-01-04 14:12:45 +0500 #323

On the western banks are the cliffs of the Palisades in New Jersey:

New Year's Eve Circle Line Cruise NYC-397 by vcheng552000, on Flickr

VCheng (VCheng) 2012-01-04 14:13:00 +0500 #324

Looking downstream towards the George Washington Bridge:

New Year's Eve Circle Line Cruise NYC-398 by vcheng552000, on Flickr

(The AA plane cleared this bridge by only 200 feet as it glided down to its water landing.)

VCheng (VCheng) 2012-01-04 14:16:55 +0500 #325

The trestle is closing:

New Year's Eve Circle Line Cruise NYC-400 by vcheng552000, on Flickr

New Year's Eve Circle Line Cruise NYC-402 by vcheng552000, on Flickr

New Year's Eve Circle Line Cruise NYC-404 by vcheng552000, on Flickr

VCheng (VCheng) 2012-01-04 14:17:10 +0500 #326

The skyline in the distance:

New Year's Eve Circle Line Cruise NYC-405 by vcheng552000, on Flickr

VCheng (VCheng) 2012-01-04 14:19:19 +0500 #327

The Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University complex:

New Year's Eve Circle Line Cruise NYC-406 by vcheng552000, on Flickr

VCheng (VCheng) 2012-01-04 14:19:51 +0500 #328

New Year's Eve Circle Line Cruise NYC-409 by vcheng552000, on Flickr

VCheng (VCheng) 2012-01-04 14:20:38 +0500 #329

Looking back upstream at the GWB:

New Year's Eve Circle Line Cruise NYC-410 by vcheng552000, on Flickr

VCheng (VCheng) 2012-01-04 14:21:05 +0500 #330

New Year's Eve Circle Line Cruise NYC-411 by vcheng552000, on Flickr

VCheng (VCheng) 2012-01-04 14:23:20 +0500 #331

Lots of barges on the river:

New Year's Eve Circle Line Cruise NYC-415 by vcheng552000, on Flickr

VCheng (VCheng) 2012-01-04 14:23:41 +0500 #332

New Year's Eve Circle Line Cruise NYC-416 by vcheng552000, on Flickr

speedster_101 2012-01-04 14:25:44 +0500 #333

Nice photography.
The trip to New York city was made from which city?

VCheng (VCheng) 2012-01-04 14:25:52 +0500 #334

New Year's Eve Circle Line Cruise NYC-418 by vcheng552000, on Flickr

VCheng (VCheng) 2012-01-04 14:26:11 +0500 #335

New Year's Eve Circle Line Cruise NYC-419 by vcheng552000, on Flickr

VCheng (VCheng) 2012-01-04 14:27:16 +0500 #336

The General Grant National Memorial:

New Year's Eve Circle Line Cruise NYC-420 by vcheng552000, on Flickr

VCheng (VCheng) 2012-01-04 14:28:57 +0500 #337

The NYC Yacht Cub:

New Year's Eve Circle Line Cruise NYC-425 by vcheng552000, on Flickr

VCheng (VCheng) 2012-01-04 14:29:12 +0500 #338

Donald Trump made his fortune in building lots of these towers full of luxury apartments. Prices start at over a million for a tny one bedroom place and go sky high from there.

New Year's Eve Circle Line Cruise NYC-426 by vcheng552000, on Flickr

VCheng (VCheng) 2012-01-04 14:33:03 +0500 #339

New Year's Eve Circle Line Cruise NYC-431 by vcheng552000, on Flickr

VCheng (VCheng) 2012-01-04 14:34:04 +0500 #340

The NYC Yacht Club, with a closeup of the three round windowed restaurant that also has full service for pets:

New Year's Eve Circle Line Cruise NYC-429 by vcheng552000, on Flickr

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