I am right now in Big bus Welcome Center
I reached here by Subway from Brooklyn.
This location is in Times Square
As I mentioned I am going to do a Big Bus Trip today
It's a hop-on hop-off service
I purchased this trip online on klook.com
Klook has mailed me a QR code which is today's pass
I guess all of these people in queue have come to buy the tickets or collect the passes
I am going to collect my pass from the counter
The last bus of Big Bus is going to be at 6pm after which they stop
So basically they have scanned the QR Code that Klook sent me
So this is the Big Bus I am going to board this
The good thing about this bus trip is, it is for tourists
Starts at 8am and takes you all around the city
I am already late, I am starting 1pm I have only till 6pm
But I want to do this anyways
I can board anywhere and get down anywhere
These buses pass by after every15 minutes
That's why these buses are called Hop on Hop Off
Even Delhi used to have Hop On and Hop Off service
I am not sure if it's there now or not
Please do share with us, if your city has the Hop On and Hop Off service in the comments
A lot of people would get to know about such service in our cities
There's free Wifi in this bus; however; there's no charging points
My favorite seat as usual the first and the topmost
I am not sure if I'll get it there are a lot of people in the queue
They have provided me earphones
No one is sitting downstairs
They have given me this ticket and they have advised me me not to lose this ticket
If I lose it I'll have to buy another one myself and this is the one
This is the first stop "42nd street"
Some people are really rude at times
I requested this gentleman to slow his pace of speech
So that I can follow him clearly
The english accent itself is different from person to person
If I'm doing this guided tour I should be able to follow him
What's point of speaking so fast that I cannot follow you
This is a negative point of yours
This gentleman was very rude in that way
I have requested him very politely to slow down a bit
He says, "If I start speaking slow it'll take an entire day"
And in a very humiliating tone he started asking others if he is too fast
It's weird! This guy start fighting with me
This gentleman's name is Kevin and Mark is driving the bus
Big Bus you should take care of your guests
We have trusted you and hoped to see all the places
This kind of behavior is not fair
We have reached the Empire State building
The problem is I am at this level and the Empire State building is right here
There's another city sight seeing service right there
If you wish you can even opt that
Right now we are the 4th stop of this bus
It is a downtown loop of this service
if you wish you can get down and wait for the next bus
We wouldn't have the same gentleman in there
Kevin has said that if I like his commentary
I can go on to TripAdvisor and leave a rate and review for him
Thank you Kevin for letting me know
This place is Battery Park and this way is the ferry terminal to Staten Island
And right there is the tourist ferry to Statue of Liberty
Staten Island Ferry actually is a free service for anyone and everyone
I am doing this ferry ride because Arpit and Vaibhav suggested me
Using this free service you'd pass by very close to Statue of Liberty
So if you wish not spend 24 dollars not be a part of that tour which includes a museum as well
One can have different experience taking this free ferry service
People are charging there phones are just hanging out here
Even I settled down to join them
Even I am on this ride just to experience it
If someone asks what are going do there. I have no clue
This gentleman is from Mexico and Mexicans look alike as Indians
and then 'Adios' it means Bye
One thing I like to remind you all
Whenever you are in this city please be vigilant of your belongings
They keep announcing in the subways to be beware of pick-pocketers
I'll get a better view of Statue of Liberty from there
Once you board the ferry you need to get to the right side of the ferry
A lot of people are already there
I am sure a lot of people do the free ride to get a view of Statue of Liberty like me
I think that's why the gentleman answered my question before even I completed it
Manhattan looks really beautiful from here
And that is New Jersey
If you plan to explore this Island, here is the Information Counter
It is 3.30pm and I am heading towards Manhattan from Staten Island in this ferry
Someone's left there ear phones here. So do not leave and miss your belongings around
This a public parking that is open 24hrs and can you guess the parking charges here?
It is written down there
If you a big car it is $550 per month
$480 per month if you own a smaller car
So these are the charges and this is the story of big cities like New York
Where parking, real estate, office space and rent everything is expensive
So much so that the Chipotle that I had with Rahul in Atlanta $5 or $6 costed me $10 here
Now I left the other Big Bus and now I am rushing to 46th Street to catch the uptown loop bus
I crossed 47th street and this is a good place to get souvenirs starts from 99 cents
And this is the same place from where I went live yesterday
I guess this is my bus
We reached Central and I got down the bus
It started at around 5.30pm and now 6.20pm
I think the next bus would after 15-20 mins meanwhile I can around the Central Park
I guess my New York trip will end with Central Park
This is an iconic place of New York
So I guess I'll complete my trip with Central Park
I got a lot of information from the information center
I got down at the bus stand there and I saw the sign which said Tours and Free Maps
A lot of movies have been shot here
This Central Park stretches for about 3kms in it's length and 1km along it's breadth
Right now I am here and she's told me that if I go down here
There are subway stations down here
I'll set off on foot from here I'll reach in about an hour's time
This Central Park opens in the morning when sunrises and closes after sunset
Avoid plastic bottles and use public fountains
It really feels good to lie down like this in Central Park and enjoy the view around seeing the sky people and the world around
There are people who have come with families
People are enjoying around, there are people who are running and jogging around
Atleast there is no hustle bustle here in this park and there airplanes flying in the sky.
There are high rise towers out there
There are people are on a picnic with families
Whichever city we live in I wish there should be parks like this with lot of trees and greenery around
Everything is natural around and It really feels good to be here
I really wish even we should have these parks in our cities
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