A sex doll Halloween costume on the subway

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42nd Street - Grand Central Station

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Back from my trip to Washington, DC

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I am back home in the Bronx after my trip to Washington, DC. After some troubles getting into the city (they didn't allow buses to drive into Washington) and some confusion on which subway station to take we finally got to the rally and the march against war in Iraq. It was a good day with lot's of good spirit in the air.

I just copied all photographs from today onto my harddrive, renamed them and will edit through tomorrow. I am tired and have to go to bed now...

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Waiting for the 6 train on 116th Street

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Victor Jouvert - The New Yorker who moves to Vienna

I accompanied my friend (and the guy I am staying with in Co-Op City) Victor on his way to work a couple of days before I flew back to Vienna for my two weeks stay.
Victor was born in New York and lived here all his life. He told me a little about his way of seeing New York City and his next big step in life.

"I love New York. I don't wanna miss all the experiences growing up here although I lived in a neighborhood with a lot of drugs and crime. I don't know if it's a little more than in other places... I ride my bike to work (from Co-Op City to Brooklyn) pretty often and you get to see so many different parts of the city. You get to see all kinds of neighborhoods. The so calles "good neighborhoods" as well as the so called "bad neighborhoods", you see tourist areas as well as authentic areas of New York. I love the variety of people you meet from all over the world living here or not living here.
I like people. I don't know if that's specific to New York but I've just been living here all my life."

"Lately I'm getting more impatient with the city. Probably because I'm leaving soon. If you drive your car there are always people trying to come in front of you. They honk and shout. Using the train is not a lot better. People are pushing each other, they try to get a seat for every price. There are people using their cell phones, hving loud conversations, people throwing stuff on the ground and people begging for money. Everybody seems to only think about theirselfs. They think everybody has to slow down and get out of their ways. It's not relaxing anymore."

In about two weeks time Victor will be moving to Vienna for a year. Moving to Vienna heh... Why is this guy moving to Vienna? Guess why... Because of the Viennese "Krapfen" (something like crullers) and because of a girl.

Victor and Monika met in New York City while Monika was still living there. She is from Vienna originally and moved back to her hometown about one year ago.
So what are Victors expectations to Vienna?

"I just want to experience living in a foreign country. I want to meet new people and get to know the people I already met in Vienna better. Developing friendships. I guess I'll be really relaxed in Vienna. You don't always have to be on guard like in New York. I never felt any danger or threat in Vienna. And the customer service in Vienna is a lot nicer then it is in New York. People are a lot friendlier in stores over there..."

Monika and me had to contradict at least for this last part regarding customer service. (See more Victor here.)

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Subway trains so crowded you could hardly stand in it

These are still some photographs I post of the aftermathes of the 116th Street Festival in Spanish Harlem this Saterday. The Bronx bound number 6 trains were so crowded that people could hardly stand in it. By that time it was raining heavily outside, but the party went on inside. Inside the trains... :-) Music, dances and loud singing have been companions for the commuters.

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A couple with their baby on the 4 train

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42nd Street Subway Station

This is actually an image I took last Friday night. It shows the subwaystation on 42nd street. A whole bunch of people even on Fridayu night... Since I was working all day long and my girlfriend is already waiting for me I have to hurry up and catch her. More photographs and notes from New York tomorrow!

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Family portrait in the subway station on 125th Street

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Getting up and out of the subway

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New York Subway Photos