{"id":3132,"date":"2011-01-26T12:53:06","date_gmt":"2011-01-26T17:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/?p=3132"},"modified":"2011-01-26T12:53:06","modified_gmt":"2011-01-26T17:53:06","slug":"what-we-saw-in-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/26\/what-we-saw-in-new-york-city\/","title":{"rendered":"What we saw in New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; was a lot! I literally have thousands of click and finding it difficult to blog about EVERYTHING. So please expect another one of two more post on NYC &amp; Washington DC.<\/p>\n<p>And oh, if you want to read our <em><strong>FOODIE<\/strong><\/em> adventures click <a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food<\/a> and for <em><strong>PHOTOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/em> click <a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/lens\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/lens<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"drop_cap\">I<\/span> almost went with a <em>Wordless Wednesday<\/em> route today but scrapped it as I knew these photos from <a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/18\/celebration\/\" target=\"_blank\">our recent vacation<\/a> needs some captioning.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0061.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3134\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/26\/what-we-saw-in-new-york-city\/dsc_0061\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0061.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"680,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293628598&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0061\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0061-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0061.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3134\" title=\"DSC_0061\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0061.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0061.jpg 680w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0061-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a>So, the Hubs has since lost any tolerance for heavy bumper-to-bumper traffic. But patience is virtue when one is driving on chaotic and busy New Jersey turnpike, to get into Holland Tunnel and eventually, into NYC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0086.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3135\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/26\/what-we-saw-in-new-york-city\/dsc_0086\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0086.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293628804&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0086\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0086-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0086.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3135\" title=\"DSC_0086\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0086.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0086.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0086-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a>This NYC skyline photo was taken from a moving car! Amazing \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0093.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3136\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/26\/what-we-saw-in-new-york-city\/dsc_0093\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0093.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293629263&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0093\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0093-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0093.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3136\" title=\"DSC_0093\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0093.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0093.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0093-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a>From our numerous experience, this scene is so unlike at Holland Tunnel. Usually, it&#8217;s jammed with vehicles from everywhere. You are almost sandwiched in between so many cars. But amazingly, that particular day was a blessing in disguise. Which is the least I can say for the car ahead of us, that had a nasty dent in the rear. It was not us. PROMISE \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3137\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/26\/what-we-saw-in-new-york-city\/dsc_0140-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0140.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293629984&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0140\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0140-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0140.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3137\" title=\"DSC_0140\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0140.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0140.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0140-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0153.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3138\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/26\/what-we-saw-in-new-york-city\/dsc_0153\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0153.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293630733&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0153\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0153-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0153.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3138\" title=\"DSC_0153\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0153.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0153.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0153-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a>Lovely Nativity scene.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0159.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3139\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/26\/what-we-saw-in-new-york-city\/dsc_0159-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0159.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"680,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293630763&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0159\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0159-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0159.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3139\" title=\"DSC_0159\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0159.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0159.jpg 680w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0159-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a>I love taking random photos just to see what develops. And I like playing up with angles.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3140\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 553px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0189.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3140\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/26\/what-we-saw-in-new-york-city\/dsc_0189\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0189.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293632494&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;36&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0189\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0189-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0189.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3140\" title=\"DSC_0189\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0189.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0189-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brooklyn Bridge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_3141\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 544px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0220.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3141\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/26\/what-we-saw-in-new-york-city\/dsc_0220\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0220.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"680,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293632640&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0220\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0220-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0220.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3141\" title=\"DSC_0220\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0220.jpg 680w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0220-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brooklyn Bridge, yet again \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Isn&#8217;t it apparent enough that I love taking photos of bridges. And architectures. I&#8217;m so much into abstract and landscape photography these days. Another reason to love New York City!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3142\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 553px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0249.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3142\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/26\/what-we-saw-in-new-york-city\/dsc_0249\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0249.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293633861&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0249\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0249-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0249.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3142\" title=\"DSC_0249\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0249.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0249.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0249-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manhattan Bridge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3143\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 544px\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0359.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3143\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/26\/what-we-saw-in-new-york-city\/dsc_0359\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0359.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"680,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293645457&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0769230769231&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0359\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0359-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0359.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3143 \" title=\"DSC_0359\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0359.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0359.jpg 680w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0359-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">China-Town, Manhattan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hard to believe this is what China-Town looks like. We were so impressed and hungry. We gobbled up some delicious <a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/2011\/01\/05\/malaysian-street-food\/\" target=\"_blank\">Malaysian food<\/a> before heading to Macy&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0381.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3144\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/26\/what-we-saw-in-new-york-city\/dsc_0381\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0381.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"680,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293650440&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0381\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0381-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0381.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3144\" title=\"DSC_0381\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0381.jpg 680w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0381-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0405.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3145\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/26\/what-we-saw-in-new-york-city\/dsc_0405\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0405.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"680,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293651172&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0405\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0405-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0405.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3145\" title=\"DSC_0405\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0405.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0405.jpg 680w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0405-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a>Nicely decorated, but couldn&#8217;t beat Disney&#8217;s decoration for sure \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0421.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3146\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/26\/what-we-saw-in-new-york-city\/dsc_0421\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0421.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"680,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293651412&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;30&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0421\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0421-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0421.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3146\" title=\"DSC_0421\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0421.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0421.jpg 680w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0421-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0423.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3147\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/26\/what-we-saw-in-new-york-city\/dsc_0423\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0423.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293651437&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;34&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0423\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0423-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0423.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3147\" title=\"DSC_0423\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0423.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0423.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0423-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0433.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3148\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/26\/what-we-saw-in-new-york-city\/dsc_0433\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0433.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"680,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293651987&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0433\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0433-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0433.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3148\" title=\"DSC_0433\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0433.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0433.jpg 680w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0433-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a>Left an <a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/tag\/operation-beautiful\/\" target=\"_blank\">Operation Beautiful<\/a> note in Macy&#8217;s cafeteria that carries a grammar mistake! Yikes! But I hope it made you smile \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0437.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3149\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/26\/what-we-saw-in-new-york-city\/dsc_0437\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0437.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1293653345&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0437\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0437-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0437.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3149\" title=\"DSC_0437\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0437.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0437.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/DSC_0437-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A random thought: <strong><em>Do you believe in fairy tales?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; was a lot! I literally have thousands of click and finding it difficult to blog about EVERYTHING. So please expect another one of two more post on NYC &amp; Washington DC. And oh, if you want to read our FOODIE adventures click http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food and for PHOTOGRAPHY click http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/lens. 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