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Location : Seaport District For all the times I've been to New York, I've always walked past the seaport district in a haste to my destinations.  This time around, my job got me a hotel right by the waterfront and I was able to take a nice walk at the pier. Here are some scenes from my walk. It was the perfect day, perfect weather for a walk. This is what I love about this city. In the middle of all the concrete jungles there are many oasis of natures in the form of parks and waterfront jogging routes.

Every time the topic of New York and the bombing of the world trade center comes up, it takes me back to when I first moved to America. I came with my brothers , post September  11 , in the middle of all that chaos, travelling alone as unaccompanied minors, ten days after the terrorist attacks. There was so much tension and chaos everywhere. That is what I remember every time I come to New York and see the One World Observatory and other memorials in honor of all the victims of the attack. Even if am just walking by on my way to work, I still get the flash backs to those days right after the attacks. My family back in Africa was obviously very scared to be shipping us to a country that had just been recently attacked. There was talks about us not travelling at all because it wasn't safe but am thankful we found the courage to stick to the original plans and just come. The One world observatory does an amazing job of honoring the victi...