Day 12

My favorite pastime these days is taking a hike in Manhattan during my lunch-break. I figured this is the only way I would truly get to see the real New York city, the whole of it and not just the touristy places. The energy in New York is everything you hear about and more, charged, vibrant, uninterrupted.

It’s a shame I can’t carry my camera around!!!

The thing to appreciate the most about big cities in the West is that immigration has transformed them into microcosms of the world. The true meaning of “multi-cultural” is fathomed only on the streets of cities like New York and Toronto. One day I hope, Delhi, Mumbai and of course Bangalore would come somewhere close.

Possibly because New York is much more populated than other American cities, public utilities come at a relatively cheaper price. I found beauty salons to be much cheaper here, even when compared to a small, sleepy mid-western city. In fact, my discovery for the day is PINKY Beauty Parlor, just a stone’s throw away from my office. So, deliciously New Delhi like….

This just suits me fine…J

P.S:

Call it coincidence, but I just stumbled upon a blog that says this about New York.

It's possible to travel around the world in 24 hours in NY!!!

INDEED