Empire State Building, New York

Empire State of Mind It was back in 2005 that I finally made it to the top of the world, giving me something of a license to quote James Cagney in review titles. This is an updated review and one of the ones I'm fond of most. Even just reading through it again to iron out glitches and update prices brings a warm glow and please bear in mind that some of my observations will appear a little dated now. I'd like to think that the work going on within the building was completed some time ago and probably by workers who didn't need to sit on metal beams looking down on both metaphorical and real ... more

Empire State is probably THE most iconic building of New York City – when you think of New York City, the first thing that comes to mind is probably the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building. It really symbolises New York City and its lifestyle and is one of the most visited landmarks in the city – it receives around 4 million visitors each year and not only can the building be admired from outside against the New City skyline, but you can also appreciate it from inside in one of the two observatories open to the public all year round. Location The Empire State building is located ... more

Title When we were up there, we were lucky to have a pigeon sit right in front of us. I took some gorgeous pictures, one of which we're sending off to some photography comepetitions. The picture shows the 'Birds Eye View' of Manhattan. Literally . Empire State Building I think everyone has heard of the Empire State Building, it got its name because one of New York’s nicknames is ‘The Empire State’, and this building is pretty much the monument of New York. For over forty years it was the tallest building in the world, until the North Tower of the Trade Centre was built. It lost its title for ... more

~~~~~~A (Brief) Trip to New York~~~~~~ NY in 48 hours. If you need to know anything about New York, it should be that it’s monumental. This isn’t a Prague or a Vienna, it is a huge sprawling city going across more districts than I wish to name (or have the capacity to have remembered). Consulting our omnipresent Lonely Planet guidebook, I discovered that 48 hours was probably ample time – to explore the Metropolitan Museum of Art. As the plane rumbled off the tarmac at Heathrow, I began to wonder what I’d been let in for. To cut a long (and somewhat complicated) story short, I was travelling ... more

As some of you know I have just come back from New York & I have been having trouble on thinking of things to review & then it came to me why not review "The capital of the capital of the world!" The empire State Building. I visited the Empire State Building on New Years day so have quite up to date knowledge of the attraction. It is the sort of attraction you have to go & see. Even if it is the only one you do you should really go up if you have time. WHERE IS THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING? Yeah as if you don't know! Well for those of you that don't know where the Empire State building is I'll ... more