söndag 29 augusti 2010

New York

A couple of days ago, I arrived in NYC, and it was a perfect day.

Sure, there were moments when I was all in tears. That was to be expected, I guess. It is me and it is this trip, and I was biking towards the end of a journey I really didn't want to see the end of.

But the route was easy, the traffic made me focus, the temperature was really comfortable and also, it wasn't a very long day, so I had time to take everything in, and to talk to anyone who wanted to talk to me. Getting closer to the ferry, I started to smell the ocean (oh, Gothenburg!), and then I saw the Manhattan skyline, and the word emotional got a whole new meaning.

I cannot imagine a better first meeting with New York than by taking the ferry from Atlantinc Highlands in New Jersey. Since you approach the city from the waterside, you get a fantastic view of it. You see all the buildings and bridges, and the Statue of Liberty, while being in the sun on the water. It is SO beautiful!

But my luck didn't end there. Once off the boat, I had to find the bike path that would take me to my hosts place. I asked a guy on a funny looking scooter, and he seemed to think that going to Harlem with a Swedish bicyclist would make his day, because he decided to escort me all the way from the ferry to my hosts adress. And I am sure you agree with me, that this also must be the perfect ending to my trip, considering how it started out, some twelve weeks ago, with me being escorted through San Fransisco to the ferry that would take me to Vallejo.

The next day I spent in Central Park, watching funny looking scooter guy (his name is Glen) and his friends do their thing on roller skates (old school) and then I cycled all the way down 5th Avenue. That was almost as much fun as riding in the Ozarks! :-)

This city really appeals to me. It's like Amsterdam grown big!


























4 kommentarer:

Anonymous Anonym sa...

Vilken enorm prestation du har genomfört!
Grattis till den. Vi har läst och tittat på dina bilder vilket har varit trevligt.Har även skickat några kommentarer men endast en har kommit med.
Kram M&P

29 augusti 2010 kl. 12:21  
Anonymous Ida sa...

Men herreguuuud! Jag vill ju åka dit NU!! Har aldrig märkt av nåt NewYork-sug tidigare, men...vilka bilder, vilken historia! Ska inte förnekas att det kröp fram en tår eller två här också när jag läste om slutet på din resa. Vilken känsla! Lär ta ett tag att smälta allt, antar jag? Ha en fin fortsättning, så ses vi om ett tag. Stora grattiskramar!

30 augusti 2010 kl. 01:07  
Anonymous Anonym sa...

Helt fantastiskt, du är ju bara bäst. Grattis!Jag har allt följt din resa och vilka fina bilder du lagt upp. Kul att du snart kommer hem till Göteborg, det ska bli trevligt att träffas igen.
Kram Christina

30 augusti 2010 kl. 03:41  
Blogger Leopold sa...

Helt underbart att du kom hela vägen till min lilla barndomsby. Det är inte göteborg förstås men det får duga. Garagefest 2010 om två veckor. Du kan trampa förbi på din Surly och vi kan titta på kartan lite. En välförtjänt halvspecial väntar på dig.

Fam Werberg

3 september 2010 kl. 11:28  

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