Veteran's Day

Hi!

Thanks to another American holiday and my wonderful government job I had the day off last Friday. So armed with my new camera I took the number 7 subway train, which bizarrely runs above ground in certain places, and went exploring in Queens.

First stop was in Flushing, which is Queens' own Chinatown, for some lunch - noodle soup!

Just round one stop away from that is Flushing Meadows Corona Park. It's probably best known to tennis fans as the place where the US Open championship that takes place. The courts and Arthur Ashe stadium are located in the park but they don't quite stand out as much as the unisphere you can see in the picture below. This was constructed in the 1960's (I think) as part of the World Fair that was held in the park.

It was a really chilled out day and nice to get away from the rat race of everyday NYC. The autumn leaves of the park were fantastic and when I'd had be fill out chilling I went back to my roots - the NY Hall of Science. I was particularly excited by the mathematics exhibit - I do miss it! I can't wait for the next public holiday and the chance to explore New York even more.