The last day here in NY.
Packed my suitcase and my hand luggage and I'm ready to go back. HOLLA(ND) !
New York JFK "departure 20:50" (local time) --Swiss air---to> Zurich Switserland "arrival 10:55" (local time)
TRANSFER, waitin' blabla bein' bored xD
Zurich Switserland "departure 12:35" ---Swiss air---to> Amsterdam Schiphol "arrival 14:10" (local time)
dinsdag 25 augustus 2009
maandag 24 augustus 2009
NY'09 Day 13, ,monday august 24
Today I slept out again (yes I know again, but it is a holiday, nah' saying').
And went for our last shoppingtrip to Jamaica Av. again (yes again, blabla, I don't give a F).
After shopping we grabbed some food @ Taco Bell. I'd never eaten at Taco Bell before so I didn't really know what to expect, except taco's I guess xD.
They had 3 Types of sauce's I put them all on my nachos and burrito, but the fire thing wasn't even that hot, but It did let my ass on faya ! :o damzz, my ass was trippin'...DON'T MESS WITH TACO BELL SAUCE HOMBRE, I'M NOT KIDDING AMIGO !!!
My mum and sis' ordered kids menu's. But instead of french fries they got cinnamon twists with it ! (cinnamon="kaneel", for all your Dutchies) It was good though.
I youtube'd taco bell and they've even got their own youtube channel, crazy. Check out this taco bell music videoclip:
It's all about the Roosevelt's baby, whehe xD
When we were eatin' at Taco Bell we saw our uncle walking outside. He was lookin' for us 'cause Sean Paul and The Mighty Sparrow's would have a concert in Brooklyn. So we rushed, took a cab (taxi)back to our house. Cause a friend of us was waitin' at our place to take us to BK (Brooklyn) by car.
The cab+cabdriver. The guy was really nice, I asked him for how long he has been a taxi driver, and he told me that he was a teacher at an University in the Bronx and just is a cab driver in his spare time, just 'cause he likes it. Nice dude!
But let me continue my story. When we came in BK to go to the Sean Paul & Might Sparrow's performance. There were a lot of cops and fences. The park was closed ! The park was already full! Nobody was alowed to get in, unless you got a vip-pass or you life around the area. Damzz...
AND, Sean Paul canceled his performance. A throat problem has forced him to cancel his performance. Soca King Machel Montano replaced him as the headliner...
But here is a Mighty Sparrow song:
And went for our last shoppingtrip to Jamaica Av. again (yes again, blabla, I don't give a F).
After shopping we grabbed some food @ Taco Bell. I'd never eaten at Taco Bell before so I didn't really know what to expect, except taco's I guess xD.
They had 3 Types of sauce's I put them all on my nachos and burrito, but the fire thing wasn't even that hot, but It did let my ass on faya ! :o damzz, my ass was trippin'...DON'T MESS WITH TACO BELL SAUCE HOMBRE, I'M NOT KIDDING AMIGO !!!
My mum and sis' ordered kids menu's. But instead of french fries they got cinnamon twists with it ! (cinnamon="kaneel", for all your Dutchies) It was good though.
I youtube'd taco bell and they've even got their own youtube channel, crazy. Check out this taco bell music videoclip:
It's all about the Roosevelt's baby, whehe xD
When we were eatin' at Taco Bell we saw our uncle walking outside. He was lookin' for us 'cause Sean Paul and The Mighty Sparrow's would have a concert in Brooklyn. So we rushed, took a cab (taxi)back to our house. Cause a friend of us was waitin' at our place to take us to BK (Brooklyn) by car.
The cab+cabdriver. The guy was really nice, I asked him for how long he has been a taxi driver, and he told me that he was a teacher at an University in the Bronx and just is a cab driver in his spare time, just 'cause he likes it. Nice dude!
But let me continue my story. When we came in BK to go to the Sean Paul & Might Sparrow's performance. There were a lot of cops and fences. The park was closed ! The park was already full! Nobody was alowed to get in, unless you got a vip-pass or you life around the area. Damzz...
AND, Sean Paul canceled his performance. A throat problem has forced him to cancel his performance. Soca King Machel Montano replaced him as the headliner...
But here is a Mighty Sparrow song:
zondag 23 augustus 2009
NY'09 Day 12, sunday august 23
Today I slept out. I was kinda tired from the party so...
In the late afternoon we took the bus to Green Acres Mall, that's also in Queens.
Where we did some shopping again' ^^.
And ended our shopping with some food @ Wendy's.
The food was better then I expected, especially for the price (1 dollar for a crispy chicken burger), damnn son. It was like Fingerlickin', whehe...
Check out this sort of funny Wendy's commercial:
When we were in the bus we saw some party tents along the road, where people had church and were singing and dancin'. Sunday->Church day...
In the late afternoon we took the bus to Green Acres Mall, that's also in Queens.
Where we did some shopping again' ^^.
And ended our shopping with some food @ Wendy's.
The food was better then I expected, especially for the price (1 dollar for a crispy chicken burger), damnn son. It was like Fingerlickin', whehe...
Check out this sort of funny Wendy's commercial:
When we were in the bus we saw some party tents along the road, where people had church and were singing and dancin'. Sunday->Church day...
zaterdag 22 augustus 2009
NY'09 Day 11, saturday august 22
August 22, a.k.a. my lil sisters' Bday.
Meanwhile this digger wasp, was diggin' his/her hole...
Meanwhile this digger wasp, was diggin' his/her hole...
vrijdag 21 augustus 2009
NY'09 Day 10, friday august 21 + Sight seeing
Today we first went to Coney Island (all the way in the south of NY ).
We had some expectations of how it would might be, but to be honest it was just a beach with a boulevard with a carnival and some small shops.
Scheveningen (in Holland/The Netherlands) is way better!!
,Coney Island Boulevard
DID YOU KNOW:
The Dutch name for the island was Conyne Eylandt ("Konijn Eiland" in modern Dutch spelling), meaning Rabbit Island. This name is found on the New Netherland map of 1639 by Johannes Vingboon. (New York State and New York City were originally a Dutch colony and settlement, named Nieuw Nederlandt and Nieuw Amsterdam.) As on other Long Island barrier islands, Coney Island had many and diverse rabbits and rabbit hunting prospered until resort development eliminated their habitat...
KNOW YOU KNOW...
Some educational graffiti @ Coney Island Boulevard
Think you can beat the hotdog eating record !? @ Coney Island
To bad it was closed, maybe the kid grew up, lost his second head or something :p...@ Coney Island
Guy with his pimped bicycle @ Coney Island
It's the magic schoolbus xD...@ Coney Island
After we had lunch @ Subway we took the Subway all the way to the north of the city, the Bronx. Where we did some shopping (again).
Some street in the Bronx from above @ Subway
Subway depot and railways @ Bronx
We had some expectations of how it would might be, but to be honest it was just a beach with a boulevard with a carnival and some small shops.
Scheveningen (in Holland/The Netherlands) is way better!!
,Coney Island Boulevard
DID YOU KNOW:
The Dutch name for the island was Conyne Eylandt ("Konijn Eiland" in modern Dutch spelling), meaning Rabbit Island. This name is found on the New Netherland map of 1639 by Johannes Vingboon. (New York State and New York City were originally a Dutch colony and settlement, named Nieuw Nederlandt and Nieuw Amsterdam.) As on other Long Island barrier islands, Coney Island had many and diverse rabbits and rabbit hunting prospered until resort development eliminated their habitat...
KNOW YOU KNOW...
Some educational graffiti @ Coney Island Boulevard
Think you can beat the hotdog eating record !? @ Coney Island
To bad it was closed, maybe the kid grew up, lost his second head or something :p...@ Coney Island
Guy with his pimped bicycle @ Coney Island
It's the magic schoolbus xD...@ Coney Island
After we had lunch @ Subway we took the Subway all the way to the north of the city, the Bronx. Where we did some shopping (again).
Some street in the Bronx from above @ Subway
Subway depot and railways @ Bronx
donderdag 20 augustus 2009
NY'09 Day 9, thursday august 20 + Sight seeing
Today I first chilled the whole afternoon in the house.
When I was in the kitchen all of a sudden we saw Mr. Squirrel just chillin' in front of our kitchenwindow in search for food.
Talkin' about squirrels, this Squirrel Rips:
In the evening we went to another performance. This time we went to the "The Persuasions" at the Rochdale Park in Queens. The had a free concert over there.
The Persuasions are an a cappella group which began singing together in Brooklyn, New York in the early 1960s and have gone on to produce many albums covering a wide range of musical genres, yet all filtered through their own four-to-six-part a cappella doo-wop sensibilities.
You might never heard of them before, but maybe you have heard of them before. sampled by the Wu Tang Clan in the song Campfire
The original version by The Persuasions - Gypsy Woman:
We ended our day evening with some pizza. A lot of the stores that had Pizza written on their window only had frozen pizza. But we wanted fresh Pizza from the oven. So effentialy we found one. Pizza Pancho @ Parsons Blvd Jamaica
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO SAVE SOMEBODY FROM CHOCKING:
NOW YOU KNOW...
When I was in the kitchen all of a sudden we saw Mr. Squirrel just chillin' in front of our kitchenwindow in search for food.
Talkin' about squirrels, this Squirrel Rips:
In the evening we went to another performance. This time we went to the "The Persuasions" at the Rochdale Park in Queens. The had a free concert over there.
The Persuasions are an a cappella group which began singing together in Brooklyn, New York in the early 1960s and have gone on to produce many albums covering a wide range of musical genres, yet all filtered through their own four-to-six-part a cappella doo-wop sensibilities.
You might never heard of them before, but maybe you have heard of them before. sampled by the Wu Tang Clan in the song Campfire
The original version by The Persuasions - Gypsy Woman:
We ended our day evening with some pizza. A lot of the stores that had Pizza written on their window only had frozen pizza. But we wanted fresh Pizza from the oven. So effentialy we found one. Pizza Pancho @ Parsons Blvd Jamaica
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO SAVE SOMEBODY FROM CHOCKING:
NOW YOU KNOW...
woensdag 19 augustus 2009
NY'09 Day 8, wednesday august 19 + Sight seeing
Today we went to Manhattan again. We went to SoHo and Chinatown.
The oldest Chinatown of NY @ Mott St. Manhattan
Some Chinese architecture building.
After we ate some Chinese (Wonton Soup was real good ^^), we took the subway to Central Park.
The park is huge and you got a lot of things that you can do over there besides just hanging out. For example, there was a carnival.
You might remember this place from the movie "Home alone 2"...
It's Bethesda Terrace with the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park.
DID YOU KNOW: The fountain sculpture was designed by Emma Stebbins in 1868 and unveiled in 1873. Mrs. Stebbins was the first woman to receive a public commission for a major work of art in New York City.
Youngman husslin' bubbles, he was cool tough, just listenin' to his music and playin' with the kids.
People having fun on the water.
Street artists under the terrace. Crazy performance!
Mr. Squirrel
There were a lot of these riksja's
And a lot of these horses with lil' carriage's
Pigeons chillin' at the traffic light with the infamous Plaza Hotel on the right (also from "Home Alone 2")
Golden statue next to Central Park and the Plaza Hotel
LEFT WORLDWIDE ! (www.left.nl) @ SoHo NY
Penguins @ Subway
Talkin' about penguins:
John Lennon R.I.P. (he was an English rock musician, singer, songwriter, author, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles)
DID YOU KNOW:
That he was murdered on the night of 8 December 1980, at around 10:50 pm. Mark David Chapman (who had been stalking Lennon since October) shot Lennon in the back four times in the entrance of the Dakota apartment building. Earlier that evening, Lennon had autographed a copy of Double Fantasy (one of Lennon's books) for Chapman.
Jerry Levitan interviewed John Lennon in 1969 when he was 14. Director Josh Raskin and illustrator James Braithwaite have collaborated to create an animated short film using the original interview recording as the soundtrack...
The oldest Chinatown of NY @ Mott St. Manhattan
Some Chinese architecture building.After we ate some Chinese (Wonton Soup was real good ^^), we took the subway to Central Park.
The park is huge and you got a lot of things that you can do over there besides just hanging out. For example, there was a carnival.
You might remember this place from the movie "Home alone 2"...
It's Bethesda Terrace with the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park.
DID YOU KNOW: The fountain sculpture was designed by Emma Stebbins in 1868 and unveiled in 1873. Mrs. Stebbins was the first woman to receive a public commission for a major work of art in New York City.
Youngman husslin' bubbles, he was cool tough, just listenin' to his music and playin' with the kids.
People having fun on the water.
Street artists under the terrace. Crazy performance!
Mr. Squirrel
There were a lot of these riksja's
And a lot of these horses with lil' carriage's
Pigeons chillin' at the traffic light with the infamous Plaza Hotel on the right (also from "Home Alone 2")
Golden statue next to Central Park and the Plaza Hotel
LEFT WORLDWIDE ! (www.left.nl) @ SoHo NY
Penguins @ Subway
Talkin' about penguins:
John Lennon R.I.P. (he was an English rock musician, singer, songwriter, author, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles)
DID YOU KNOW:
That he was murdered on the night of 8 December 1980, at around 10:50 pm. Mark David Chapman (who had been stalking Lennon since October) shot Lennon in the back four times in the entrance of the Dakota apartment building. Earlier that evening, Lennon had autographed a copy of Double Fantasy (one of Lennon's books) for Chapman.
Jerry Levitan interviewed John Lennon in 1969 when he was 14. Director Josh Raskin and illustrator James Braithwaite have collaborated to create an animated short film using the original interview recording as the soundtrack...
dinsdag 18 augustus 2009
NY'09 Day 7, tuesday august 18 + Sight seeing
It was freekin' hot outside today. So I just chilled behind the Laptop with the fan blowing air at me in the afternoon.
'Round five 'o clock we took the subway to Brooklyn.
This time our subway also went overground not only underground, so I had the change to see some graffiti( New York is also famous for its graffiti) and the city from above.
When we arrived @ Brooklyn, we went to see Dj premier (famous hip-hop producer !! ) & Dj Scratch (known for his powerful cutting and scratching techniques that are heard on various tracks etc.)@ the Red Hook Park, hosted by Danny Castro of Lyricist Lounge. Cause they were having a free performance over there.
Youtube, google or wikipedia them if you don't know them.
Check out this clip from Lyricist Lounge, when it was still broadcasted by mtv. (The big guy that you see in the clip is Cee-lo, but you might know him as the member of the band Gnarls Barkley (yeah that's right)
The performance was sick ! The whole crowd enjoyed the music and all the songs & mixes were sick !
Stars & Stripes graffity@ Brooklyn NY
In the subway we saw this big cemetery (Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn).
By the way the cemetery was the first nonsectarian cemetery corporation organized in the Brooklyn/Queens area of New York City!
Some church towers I saw when I was in the subway, don't know wich church it exactly was.
Fire Department @ Brooklyn
R.I.P.
'Round five 'o clock we took the subway to Brooklyn.
This time our subway also went overground not only underground, so I had the change to see some graffiti( New York is also famous for its graffiti) and the city from above.
When we arrived @ Brooklyn, we went to see Dj premier (famous hip-hop producer !! ) & Dj Scratch (known for his powerful cutting and scratching techniques that are heard on various tracks etc.)@ the Red Hook Park, hosted by Danny Castro of Lyricist Lounge. Cause they were having a free performance over there.
Youtube, google or wikipedia them if you don't know them.
Check out this clip from Lyricist Lounge, when it was still broadcasted by mtv. (The big guy that you see in the clip is Cee-lo, but you might know him as the member of the band Gnarls Barkley (yeah that's right)
The performance was sick ! The whole crowd enjoyed the music and all the songs & mixes were sick !
Stars & Stripes graffity@ Brooklyn NY
In the subway we saw this big cemetery (Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn).
By the way the cemetery was the first nonsectarian cemetery corporation organized in the Brooklyn/Queens area of New York City!
Some church towers I saw when I was in the subway, don't know wich church it exactly was.
Fire Department @ Brooklyn
R.I.P.
maandag 17 augustus 2009
NY'09 Day 6, monday august 17 + Sight seeing
Today we went to Queens Boulevard Mall.
Nothing special or spectacular happend. So, ehh...Imma just upload these photo's that I made today.
NYC city council elections coming up.
This poster is for mr. Vanel. Sounds like Chanel xD. He kinda reminds me of Vin Diesel with his bald head. {Diesel -> clothing brand -> Vanel-Chanel -> both bald 8-) } @ Right around the corner of the bus stop near our house
There are some flowers at the bus stop and one had a bee in it. So I took a picture of this bee husslin' his pollen. My first nature picture.
Bees -> Killa Bees -> Wu Tang Killa Beez a.k.a. WU TANG CLAN.They are a New York City-based hip hop group (what a coincidence I'm in NY :p).They were formed in (and are generally associated with) the New York City borough of Staten Island (referred to by members as "Shaolin"), though some of its members originate from Brooklyn.
Oldskool train rails sighting @ Queens NY
DID YOU KNOW:
So...now you know =p! @ in a subway (the old ones)
Some artsy-fartsy poles @ a subway station
The food I ate at the mall (Largest size of sandwich I could get. And that's like really large for us Europeans, they even had to cut the sandwich in half. "Triple cheese bacon" thingy with lettuce and mayo + french fries with cheese & bacon & some nice apple juice).
After this meal I felt like I was gonna explode or something. I thought I was a good eater and could eat a lot, but I guess my stomach isn't used to the American junkfood and the large portion you get over here.
I THOUGHT I WOULD END UP LIKE THIS GUY
(it's the infamous oldskool super nintendo yoshi island commercial btw)
Nothing special or spectacular happend. So, ehh...Imma just upload these photo's that I made today.
NYC city council elections coming up.
This poster is for mr. Vanel. Sounds like Chanel xD. He kinda reminds me of Vin Diesel with his bald head. {Diesel -> clothing brand -> Vanel-Chanel -> both bald 8-) } @ Right around the corner of the bus stop near our house
There are some flowers at the bus stop and one had a bee in it. So I took a picture of this bee husslin' his pollen. My first nature picture.
Bees -> Killa Bees -> Wu Tang Killa Beez a.k.a. WU TANG CLAN.They are a New York City-based hip hop group (what a coincidence I'm in NY :p).They were formed in (and are generally associated with) the New York City borough of Staten Island (referred to by members as "Shaolin"), though some of its members originate from Brooklyn.
Oldskool train rails sighting @ Queens NY
DID YOU KNOW:
So...now you know =p! @ in a subway (the old ones)
Some artsy-fartsy poles @ a subway station
The food I ate at the mall (Largest size of sandwich I could get. And that's like really large for us Europeans, they even had to cut the sandwich in half. "Triple cheese bacon" thingy with lettuce and mayo + french fries with cheese & bacon & some nice apple juice).
After this meal I felt like I was gonna explode or something. I thought I was a good eater and could eat a lot, but I guess my stomach isn't used to the American junkfood and the large portion you get over here.
I THOUGHT I WOULD END UP LIKE THIS GUY
(it's the infamous oldskool super nintendo yoshi island commercial btw)
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