New York - a recap

On the flight back home to Europe Markus for some strange reason had time to review the past few days in one of (if not THE) the most exciting cities in the world. When he came to New York for the first time on business back in March this year he fell in love with the city in the very first moment. Back then though all Markus was able to see was the glimmering life in midtown Manhattan and all the touristy stuff. The decision to come back again and get to know the city better was taken back then already and so this trip was not really a spontaneous thing.

Most of the tourists buy and wear these kind of shirts. Markus did so too!

The Big Apple was different this time. Completely different actually. It was hot and humid, the subway became the alternative means of transportation to walking and Markus had all day long to dive into the city rather than spending most of the time in meetings and being kind of isolated. Markus obviously saw a lot of tourists again on his ventures (Italians were virtually everywhere), but he also went off the beaten track where he mainly saw New Yorkers (not necessarily Americans, but still people living in New York). The other New York did not disappoint Markus at all - rather the opposite: He fell in love with the city even more!

It's virtually impossible to name the most impressing thing as there were so many of them, but the view of midtown Manhattan from the north end of the Jacky Kennedy Onassis Reservoir in Central Park probably qualifies best for it. The fact that Markus enjoyed that view in March already and staying somewhere midtown makes this moment reachable on a daily basis makes this Markus’ New York moment and something one could get used to.

Jakob, Kerstin & Markus