New York welcomed us with a sunny blue sky the first day (Dec 22) we landed. As if the sun were brought with us from California, it disappeared the next days we were there. But the heat stayed on：）) New York turned out to be much warmer than we thought.
Our four days’ trip there was fully packed. We walked on an average of more than 20,000 steps, getting in and out of the old subways over a dozen times. We strolled along busily thronged streets, looking up at skyscrapers that look like clusters of shining jungles made by steel and glass. We visited museums and parks in the daytime, and watched glistering light shows at night. The famous Central Park impresses us with its sprawling open land. It must be a gem for Manhattaners, who work and live in high-rise buildings, dine in a tiny squeezed restaurant. This must be a place they could always retreat to breathe in fresh air and get away from the city’s hustle and bustle for a while.
To travelers like us, while the leafless trees under the sunny or gloomy skies are a true winter sight, the light show on Saks 5th Ave felt like a fantasy. It’s the best light show we‘ve ever seen, a lavish feast for eyes set to lively music. A bird’s view from the tram overlooking the city gives us a glimpse of the city intersected by the Hudson River, while the night at Times Square thrilled us with its overwhelmingly flaring billboards and its clamorous crowds. Jostling through them, we smelled the sweet food as well as the stirring wisps of marijuana.
On the train, we met a blue-collar worker sitting with a cart by his side, who in his broken English told us that he is from Mexico and has lived in New York for twenty years. We came across a white guy at Little Island, who stopped to talk to us in Chinese, telling us that he has been to China more than twenty times. His first visit was made in 1973, and he knew of Premier Zhou and Chairman Mao. At Manhattan, we invited a girl to dinner, listening to her stories at Columbia. On the day of our departure, we had lunch with old friends, who came from Northern CA to see their daughter in New York. Our trip to New York is enriched by these encounters.
From the boisterous crowds who cheerfully wriggle to the music beat, to an Indian playing sad flute music at the Central, to the filthy homeless people who sleep on the cold subway ground, New York may have many untold stories.
New York is a metropolis that appeals to young people around the globe. People with dreams come here in an attempt to find their places. New York welcomes and accomodates them, rich or poor. It's a vibrant city that beams with a beconing light.
在2024的云端，听着远方有你，看暖mm穿梭在纽约的大街小巷，不由再一次怦然心动。感谢时光的善待，让我们在2023的年尾有过这么一场相拥相逢和相遇相知。暖mm，好喜欢你这篇，一字一句都动人心弦。也超喜欢你拍的照片，这些画面虽然无数次从我眼前掠过，但你拍摄的视角给人一种全新的震撼。昨晚看着Empire State Building的红配绿和灯火辉煌的Brooklyn大桥上络绎不绝的人流，还在想不知你有没有都上去走一回。想说的话很多，语短情长，暖mm，我们云端有约！
一千人就有一千真相， 一千个人眼中就有一千个纽约。 暖冬来旅游的时间不长，但是看了这个城市的经典。 照片拍得都非常漂亮。 “People with dreams come here in an attempt to find their places. New York welcomes and accomodates them, rich or poor.”， “一座比万花筒还迷幻多彩的城市，也让我们看到它的破落和生活其中的艰辛”。 暖冬眼中、笔下和镜头里的纽约， 何其梦幻又真实， 何其华彩又沉重。 谢谢你的好文。
喜欢你的这篇博文，写的感情充沛，画面感很强，也很感人。喜欢你拍的所有的照片，每一张都好，水平不一般，景点选的好，视角也不错。特喜欢第一张，想象力丰富，不乏幽默感，对现实的忧虑和恐惧也快要溢出画面来，一切尽在不言中，满满的艺术感。A picture is worth a thousand words. 继续节日快乐！
