New York is a city of contrasts. This phrase is rather miserable and ordinary, but despite this, it reflects all the palette of emotions and feelings that a tourist experiences when arriving in New York.

Suppose that you have already purchased air tickets from Kiev to the largest metropolis of the United States. Now let's figure out what exactly you should spend your free time in this crazy megalopolis.

First, you must certainly have breakfast in the Deli Catz. Crossing the threshold of this institution, you will be surprised to find that the interior of Deli Catz has not changed for at least several decades. Tables in the cafe store the memory of Kennedy, and the "menus" remember Reagan. As for the public, it seems to remember much more.

You bought tickets Kiev - New York give you a unique opportunity to look at the city of contrasts from the ferry to Hoboken. All that is required of you is to come to the Battery Park and drop by the ferry. The rest will do for you ferryman. By the way, it was the view of the city from the ferry that was captured in the splash screen to the beloved American series about four girlfriends - "Sex in the Big City."

On Saturday, or even on Sunday morning, you simply have to take a taxi to New York. Taxi drivers in the largest American metropolis are pretty colorful characters. But this is not the only plus of an early trip. Only in the morning and only on the day off you can see New York not tense and hurrying, but relaxed and sleepy. Believe me, it's worth a lot.

The next stop is Brighton Beach. Take a dip on the beach, buy some chocolate sweets in Kishinev, have breakfast in a restaurant with a singing and native name Odessa, get a fresh press in the store Chernoe More and fold the diorama of the Soviet Union. Then go to Broadway and, if you can afford it, buy a brand new purse in the boutique Prada. This elegant shop was designed by a man who had long fallen in love with New York, the famous architect Rem Kolahaas.

There is very little time left, and there are so many interesting things around. Well, it will be quite fair, if in the end you get to the very top of the Empire State Building. Yes, this is not the tallest building in the world, but the most important skyscraper in the entire world.

The material was posted on August 17, 2011.