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Statue of Liberty, located on the West side of the harbour. |
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One of the Brooklyn Bridge's pillars. |
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A close-up view of the other pillar. |
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What we normally see in many movies. |
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The Staten Island Ferry, free for pedestrians. |
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Verrazano-Narrows bridge. Once ships pass under it, they're officially at sea. |
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The Empire State Building. |
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Subway station with both local and express platforms. |
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Grill in retracted position. |
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Train pulling into South Ferry station. |
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Grill in extended position.. |
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Welcome to the Chelsea Star. |
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The front of the Madame Butterfly room. |
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Where did this stain come from? |
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Figurine painted on the wall next to the door. |
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Under the Buddha statuette. It hasn't been dusted in months. |
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The view from my window. That's an Irish Pub across the street. |
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The hallway and staircase. Notice the sheet metal floors. |
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The washroom. Notice the fogged-out shower partition. |
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A view of the terrace with the garbage cans visible at the rear. |
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The fire escape. Normally, none of these are painted in New York. |
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The dormitory rooms. The small window to the right is the washroom window. |
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Grand Central Station. It's truly as beautiful as it looks. |
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A man in uniform will always get the girl. |
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"- Pardon me boy, is this the Transylvania station?"
"- Ja! Ja! Track 29! Do you want a shine?" |
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One of the many rooms in the American Wing. The man in black is looking at... |
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General Washington crossing the Delaware. |
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One of the American Wing's many beautiful paintings. |
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The American Wing Courtyard. |
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This is not just a façade. There's an actual home behind it with fully decorated rooms. |
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For example, this dining room. |
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A conqueror and his conquest in the European Sculpture Court. |
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In prison and starving to death, this man's children are arguing over which will willingly sacrifice themself in order to feed and save their father. |
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The Temple of Dendure in the Egyptian Wing. |
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Statues keeping watch at the Temple of Dendur. |
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Home in the Astor Garden. Very symetrical. |
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Shrine in the Astor Garden. |
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The Greek Sculpture Court. |
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Knights in the Equestrian Court. |
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A modern exhibit. All this head does is speak gibberish. |
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This modern exhibit is a bit crowded. |
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Architect Frank Lloyd Wright's room. |
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The American Museum of Natural History. |
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The Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall. |
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This became very popular after the release of a particular movie. |
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Elephants in the wildlife exhibit. |
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Humpback whale suspended from the ceiling. |
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Can you look like a tourist any worse than this? |
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The Museum of Modern Art's main hall. |
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The Intrepid, Sea, Air and Space Museum. |
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This is only HALF of the space below deck! |
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The Intrepid's pilots briefing room. |
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One of the original Iwo Jima sculptures. |
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The aircraft elevator transformed into a terrace. |
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The Intrepid's bridge and air traffic control tower. |
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The Growler with its sea-to-air missle ready for takeoff. |
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One of many access hatches. And we all had to crawl though a few of them. |
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The mess hall. It's actually more roomy than it looks. |
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Close-up of the landing gear. |
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