My first trip to NYC was in 1978. I was 5.
That’s when it all started I guess.
NYC triggered my everlasting love for travelling. It set me off with the pure happiness of living differently. Speaking another language. Eating different food. Walking with a different pace. Watching around me with different eyes. Wide open!
I have very few memories from that first visit. But very vivid ones.
I went back to NYC in the early 1990s before turning 20. My living-at-home-student budget allowed me to save money quickly and travel to the U.S. a couple of times every year. I remember saying “if the devil wanted to trade my soul for a life in NYC, I’d say yes” back then…
My last visit as a young adult was in 1995. I spent a week there on my own. And it was perfect. I didn’t have to share the city with anyone. I was free to organize my days and enjoy the city as pleased me. I remember my first morning there was on a Sunday morning. I was slightly jet lagged and woke up quite early. I left my hotel at the crack of dawn. It was a very humid summer morning. I ventured to Times Square and it was blissfully quiet. I felt so grateful to start this solo trip in a this exclusive environment. NYC was huge and I felt absorbed in it.
Then, adult life started. There were other travels. Other adventures…
In 2014, we were invited to a wedding in Sept-Iles, a city hidden deep in Quebec, on the North Coast. It was just 1500 km (about 920 miles) away from NYC! The occasion was too good to miss and we planned a road trip.
And the city worked its magic again…
In 21 days, we’re going back for a whole week. I’m excited as if it were the first time.
We have a hotel reservation, 7 days and no plan in particular. Total freedom! Oh, I can’t wait!
“There is something in the New York air that makes sleep useless.” – Simone de Beauvoir
( Here are a few posts you might like to have a look at )…
NYC is my favorite get away. Love visiting a Broadway Show.
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Where do you live in the US? Is NYC from where you are?
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I live in Nova Scotia.Canada. Short flight to NYC.
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Goops sorry I took you for an American… Won’t happen again!🥴
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Have you ever considered moving there? I’ll happily check out those blogs 😊
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When I was a student, that’s all I dreamt of!!
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I’ve been in New York twice and it will always be my favorite US city… it’s so full of life, so big, so stunning!!!! There’s always something new to discover! I think I like it so much because it’s like the opposite to the places I’m used to live in… After Madrid, Stockholm, Dublin and now Zurich, I prefer small cities like Zurich, where you can find everything but still has the charm of a small town and it’s close to nature…
I love New York but just as a visitor!!! I would get crazy if I had to live in such a busy and big city! Hehehe
I hope you enjoy your week in the Big Apple!! And that you come home with lots of great memories and photos to show us! 🙂
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Thanks again for your feed back Mercedes. NYC is the sort of place which is so perfect for photographer too! everywhere you look, there”s a shot to take.
Big cities give me energy. It works like a pacemaker!
Be sure I’ll post plenty when I’ll be back. The winter break will give me material to write about because after NYC, I’ll spend a few days in Marseille and Nice.
Talk to you soon.
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Have a great time in New York
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Thank you very much.
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Ha. Quelle surprise… Thank you for the link. (Did I really say that?) 🙂
That tag on the wall is one of my favourite photos. And one of the few left of that last trip to NY
a few years ago. Lost almost all my NY pix in a computer mishap…
Thanks for the post and the memory.
Bon voyage
B.
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You’re welcome!
J’essaye de télécharger régulièrement mes photos sur mon drive google depuis 1 an pour éviter ce genre de soucis 😱.
A bientôt sur nos lignes…
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Je fais des back-ups régulièrement, mais ça c’etait sur Windows, avant que je ne passe tout sur Mac et Apple en général…
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