Columbus Day

I had the day off work today (Monday October 9th) for Columbus Day and decided to take a tour round the United Nations HQ, which is located on First Avenue between 42nd and 48th Streets in Manhattan. This area is, by agreement between the UN and the US, international territory and is officially like stepping into 192 countries at exactly the same time!

When I had finished the tour I decided to take advantage of the 25 degree (76 fahrenheit!) October heat and headed to Brooklyn where I happened upon a statue of the gentleman who had entitled me to the day off work....thanks Christopher! I walked back across to Manhattan over the Brooklyn Bridge and took a few photos. I hope you enjoy these and hopefully I'll be able to catch you up on what I've been doing during my first month in New York soon.

Bye for now!!!