New York
As I slept the night before, I could not believe that I was going to New York City. I have been many places before but not to New York. I was going for first time, with my high school band. We were going to play in Marylandand then going on to New York the next day. My heart beamed with anticipation. In Maryland, the band played really well. After ourperformance, we hopped back on the bus and headed for New York.When we reached the hotel in New York I was somewhat overwhelmed.The sight of the buildings that seemed to be able to touch the heavens couldhave taken your breath away. Speaking of taking your breath away, the
The next day we went to the Statue of Liberty. The wind was whipping and the sun was bearing down upon you. The musical was so intense that almost everyone in the theater was on the edge of his/her seat. All of this, would descend upon you with a vengeance. The theater was huge and very cold. People could get to the statue from the port on Ellis Island and from there the ferry takes it's passengers to Liberty Island. Even halfway up it was still an amazing view. There you have the smell of car exhaustions and the different foods from venders along the busy streets. Inthe hollow theater, the sound of the music coming from the band's pit was bouncing off of the walls giving it a chilling effect that only added to the chill of the theater. Yes, it is great to be an American. Any other time, I would have mined theinconvenience however, gazing across the water at the New York skyline I forgot about it. The following night, we went to a Broadway showing of the Phantom of theOpera. Inside therewas a massive stairwell which looked as if it could go upward forever. It was amazing how so many people had journeyedfrom other places just to come to this great nation of ours.
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