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‘The streets will make you feel brand new . . .’

I don’t know if you’ve been to New York before but it really is something else. I can’t claim to be an expert but I had been once before, in August 2001, and was fortunate to be able to visit again this August. As far as visual culture is concerned, Manhattan really opens your eyes and invigorates your senses. Towering skyscrapers looming over you on all sides, Art Deco architecture and styling, 5th Avenue with its world famous designer shopping, the über-trendy fashion district, Broadway and its glamour and glitz, numerous museums and galleries and, of course, Times Square with its flashing lights, billboards and fascia advertising to name just a selection!