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Posing for a photo inside the Empire State Building

Since I really needed to get my hair cut I went to a barber on Astor Place which was recommended by Victor, the friend I am staying with. If you stand in front of the shop there are steps going down to the basement level which is a huge room in which approximately 50 barbers work. They allow you to walk around watching the barbers doing there work and pick the one you like best. Or you can just ask who is free at the moment and take him as I did. José was the one who cut my hair, a friendly man around 35, came from Cuba to New York when he was 2 years old. He worked fast, good and prices are very cheap. I only had to pay 13 dollars for my hair cut.

After that I wanted to get on to the observation platform from the Empire State Building. Looking at the city from above... Since there was a long line waiting to get up and the usual time until you reache the top is about 60 to 75 minutes I changed my mind and spend this time watching tourists taking pictures. Interesting pastime. The man on the photo poses to get his picture taken in front of the american flag and a model of the Empire State Building.

Posted by Martin Fuchs on May 14, 2005 10:27 PM