Bakersfield, California to New York City

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Bakersfield, California to New York City

• Mr. Lewis
• Periods 1-3 and 5-6
• December 02, 2002

Image above Central Park provides New Yorkers
with a much-needed escape from the concrete,
noise and traffic that is part of everyday life.
What is perhaps most interesting about this
843-acre haven is that none of it originally
existed where it now stands. Image URL and
information http//www.newyork.com/visit/hoods/ce
ntral_park.html
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New York City A Brief Overview

• New York entered the Union on July 26, 1788, as
  the 11th of the original 13 states. New York
  City was the first Capital of the United States
  of America. Today, one can find skyscrapers,
  crowed streets, and major businesses in the city.
  On September 11, 2001, terrorist did away with
  two of New York Citys major business building,
  the Twin Towers.

Image above The Statue of Liberty can be viewed
from New York City. Nonetheless, it is located in
New Jersey. Image and information URL
http//www.newyork.com/cards/attractions/Attractio
ns_5.jpg
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Location of New York City

• New York City is located in New York. It is
  approximately 2,800 miles from Beardsley Junior
  High School in Bakersfield, California. If
  somebody drove there, it would take over 46 hours
  behind the wheel to get there.

Image New York is bordered by the Canadian
provinces of Ontario and Québec on the north and
by Lake Ontario and Lake Erie on the northwest
and west. Pennsylvania lies west and south of
New York, and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean
lie to the south. On the east the state is
bordered by Connecticut, Massachusetts, and
Vermont. Information obtained from
http//encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle
.aspx?refid761552683pn1s74 and imagecame
from http//www.mapquest.com/maps/print.adp?mapda
ta . . .
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Attractions in New York City Empire State
Building
A symbol of New York City all over the world,
the Empire State Building stood as the tallest
building in the world until 1977 when the World
Trade Center took the title. None-the-less, the
Empire State Building remains one of the most
beloved and recognized buildings in the world.
Designed in the Art Deco motif, the building
was completed in 1931. Information came from
http//www.newyork.com/visit/attractions/empire_s
tate_building.html and image came from
http//www.newyork.com/images/attractions/empire1
.gif.
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Attractions in New York City United Nations
Building
Founded October 24, 1945, the United Nations
originally had only 51 nation members. The
membership has grown to 180 nations - nearly
every nation in the world. John D.
Rockefeller, Jr. donated the 8.5 million dollars
needed to purchasethe 18-acre East River site.
American architect, Wallace Harrison was enlisted
(along with an international board of
consultants) to design the buildings.
Information came from http//www.newyork.com/vis
it/attractions/united_nations.html and the photo
came from http//www.newyork.com/images/attractio
ns/un.gif.
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Okay, How Much Is This Going to Cost Me?

• Auto expenditures from Bakersfield to Los Angeles
  (and back again) will be approximately 15.00 for
  gas, 140.00 for car rental (Avis economy), and
  5.00 for tips. Making this section worth
  160.00, just to get to and from Los Angeles to
  catch a flight (https//www.avis.com/AvisWeb/cores
  ervices/Dispatcher)
• Airfare on a Northwest Coach flight to and from
  New York will cost 337.00 if you leave on
  January 10, 2003 and return January 17, 2003.
  Layovers in Minneapolis and Detroit
  (http//res.nwa.com/App/ViewNoFlightsAvailable?cac
  he1038934413007requestId35lastPageinterstitia
  l).
• Image above came from Northwest Airlines at
  http//www.nwa.com/.

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Okay, How Much Is This Going to Cost Me?

• Hotel costs in New York will approximately cost
  me 1,050.00 if I stay at the ThirtyThirty in New
  York City located at 30 East 30th street
  (http//www.thirtythirty-nyc.com/).
• I have allotted myself 40.00 a day for meals,
  totaling around 300.00 for the trip. The Caffe
  Bondi is a restaurant that I want to frequent.
  Meals range from 11.00 on up to 28.00
  (http//restaurants.newyork.com/).

Photo The Caffe Bondi in New York City offers
fine Sicilian cooking. Here is one of the dishes
that one can expect to find there (see
http//restaurants.newyork.com/).
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Okay, How Much Is This Going to Cost Me?

• I can rent a Chevrolet Geo Metro or similar car
  from Avis for about 250.00 for the entire time
  that I stay in New York (see https//www.avis.com/
  AvisWeb/coreservices/Dispatcher). I also assume
  that I will be driving about 30 to 50 miles per
  day, so I have allotted myself 30.00 for gas
  expenditures.

Avis image came from https//www.avis.com/AvisWeb/
images/global/en/logos/avistm.gif.
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Okay, How Much Is This Going to Cost Me?

• I do plan on taking a few new items for the trip.
  I visited K-Mart online (Bluelight.com) and
  selected the following
• 1 Wind Jammer warmup jacket - 39.95
  (http//www.kmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId
  660916)
• Hygiene Kit - 14.99 (http//www.kmart.com/product
  /index.jsp?productId944530)

Photo right Hygeien kit from K-mart located at
http//blt.imageg.net/_at_v0277_at_/graphics/product_
images/p600566reg.jpg
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Okay, How Much Is This Going to Cost Me?

• I also plan to take a public tour of New York
  City. One such tour is the Joyce Gold History
  Tours of New York. This tour costs 12.00 for a
  2 ½ hour drive throughout the town
  (http//www.newyork.com/cgi/main.cgi?targetwww.ny
  ctours.com).
• Radio City is a spot that I will not want to
  miss. It is not uncommon to pay about 80.00 and
  up for a show (see http//www.newyork.com/city/th
  eater/).

Image came from http//www.applause-tickets.com/ne
wyork/nyimages/radiocity.gif. Christmas
Spectacular played at Radio City November 23
through December 30, 2002.
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Okay, How Much Is This Going to Cost Me?

• All is all, my trip thus far is going to cost me
  2,273.95 Nonetheless, I plan to take an extra
  300.00 for expenditures and souvenirs. That
  means that the minimum amount of money that I
  need to save for the vacation if 2,573.95.

Image came from http//www.newyork.com/index.html.

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Whats the Weather Conditions in New York City in
January?

• In January, one can expect to find temperature
  ranges from 32 degrees in the morning to 52
  degrees in the afternoon. I plan to pack a coat
  and warm clothing for evening and morning hours.
  Nonetheless, I plan to dress comfortably during
  the day (see http//www.wunderground.com/history/a
  irport/KLGA/2002/1/10/DailyHistory.html).

Image right came from the Wx USA Weather Hubat
http//www.wxusa.com/NY/New_York_City/.
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New York City Facts

• New York (city) is the largest city in the United
  States and is the home of the United Nations. It
  is the center of global finance, communications,
  and business.
• New York is composed of five separate counties
  called boroughs. Originally the city included
  only the borough of Manhattan, located on an
  island between the Hudson and East rivers. In
  1898 a number of surrounding communities were
  incorporated into the city as the boroughs of
  Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island.
  The Bronx is the only borough on the mainland of
  the United States. Manhattan and Staten Island
  are surrounded by water, while Queens and
  Brooklyn are part of Long Island.

Photo right came from http//encarta.msn.com/xrefm
edia/sharemed/targets/images/pho/000ab/000ab162.j
pg.
The information on this slide came from Microsoft
Encarta Online (http//encarta.msn.com/encnet/refp
ages/RefArticle.aspx?refid761576416pn1s1).
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Surprise Slide Something Special in New York

• I plan to visit the New York Public Library. The
  facility wasbuilt in 1895 and is the largest
  publiclibrary in the United States.

Photo of the New York Public Library came from
http//encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/sharemed/targets
/images/pho/t304/T304810A.jpg.
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New York City A Summation

• All in all, my visit New York City, for about a
  week, is going to cost about 2,600.00. If I
  want to go, I had better start saving my pennies
  today. Nonetheless, the area is rich is culture
  and has plenty of sights to see. It will be
  worth the cost.

Image came from http//encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/
sharemed/targets/images/pho/t630/T630701A.jpg.
It shows people inside the Metropolitan Museum
of Art.
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New York Citys New Slogan

• New York, New York - A Town to Remember

Image left Times Square, Summer of 2002,
photographer me.
Image right came from http//www.sairegion15.org/g
wb-lights2sm.gif.
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Photo left from http//www.worldyacht.com/images/p
-home-01.jpg.
Photo right from http//www.hoteldiscount.com/ho
tels/NYC_WALD-exter-1.jpg shows the Waldorf
Astoria, a famous hotel in New York City.
Image right Brooklyn Bridge came from
http//www.newyork.com/images/attractions/brookly
n2.gif.
New York Yankee emblem came fromhttp//aboutnewyo
rkhotels.com/holiday-events/.