To the dismay of many, Brooklyn is often overshadowed by it’s sister borough of Manhattan. Let’s not forget that it is probably the second most popular borough – and you will hear arguments against this but ignore them – to explore. It is a hub of restaurants, museums, and off-beat culture, and most of its tourist-friendly sites act as fly paper for visitors.
Revealing summer solstice traditions from the past and present. Get out those sunnies, cause the solstice is almost upon us. This year summer solstice falls on June 21, 2015 and is the official start of summer. It’s appropriate, considering the word “solstice” is derived from the Latin term “solstitium,” meaning “sun stands still.” You may have big plans to celebrate this year, but will they compare to what went down on previous summer solstices?
New York is the state of America. It is popular for its huge buildings, shopping malls, architecture, museums, harbors and most of the all popular for the Statue of Liberty.
The Peninsula New York is ideally located on Fifth Avenue and 55th Street, in the heart of New York City’s most prestigious shopping, cultural, and business neighborhood, in Mid-town Manhattan. A 23-story, 1905 landmark building, many of the hotel’s original Beaux Arts architectural features, designed by Hiss and Weekes, have been retained throughout The Peninsula New York. The result is one of modern accents on old-world elegance.
Once upon a time, the island of Manhattan and Brooklyn were two distinct cities, Manhattan a bustling commercial metropolis, Brooklyn a mostly rural place separated from its neighbour by the turbulent, mile-wide expanse of the East River
