Aliena's trip to new-York...

MY TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY

Last year I visited the fascinating city of New York. I enjoyed it so much that I decided to write an article about my experiences there. 

The summer before my sophomore year in high school, my grandmother picked me up and took me on a trip to New York City.

She said that she wanted it to be my birthday present, but I know she enjoyed it as much as me.

In fact, my grandmother is crazy about tennis, she travels all around the world to support the french team, and I'm almost sure that it's not fate which made her buy this apartment next to Roland-Garros. Anyway, she got tickets for the US Open and she told me that she wanted to go with me.

New York City was a dream come true. My trip there was like discovering a new world and a new way of life.

I didn't realize where I was going until we arrived at the airport. On the plane, my neighbors were so boring, and I was so excited to be there that the flight felt like days. When we arrived, it was almost midnight, and my grandmother was so tired in the way to the hotel, that she forgot her handbag in the cab. You probably think that it was just some useless bag, but it wasn't. It was THE bag. We had just lost our passports, our money, our tickets to the US Open and a really expensive camera. Actually, the bag wasn't really lost. It was simply in the trunk of a cab which was probably driving all over New York.

My grandmother, who doesn't speak a word of English, counted on me to find our bag. I had to speak to the hotel receptionist to try to find a solution. I called several companies of taxis and I left them the number of our room. In fact, we spent the first three days of our stay around the hotel, waiting for a call. But we managed to find the bag eventually.

We were finally able to enjoy our trip to New York. My grandmother took me in all the great places she had heard about. We visited the Empire State Building, Times Square and Central Park...

I even had the chance to meet with this famous green lady who's standing right on Ellis Island.

It was like being on a movie set, it didn't felt real. It was just awesome ! Even the hotel seemed to be coming from a movie. We had a beautiful view on all the city and on the greatests skyscrapers.

         

New York was a whole new world. Everywhere I looked, there were people hailing taxis, waiting on buses, running through the streets. Just standing there and watching all those people was an interesting observation. I was so excited to be there, everything was so different from what I used to know.

The last three days, we went to Flushing Meadow for the US Open. My grandmother was so happy ! She was dancing and singing all the way to the courts. I really enjoyed watching tennis with her. I was so glad to be there and I was so excited to support the french team.

         

When the cab left us at the airport, I didn't realize that I was going to leave the town. I was starting to feel part of it, part of this incredible mess. But as we say, all good things must come to an end.

When we came back to France, I felt pretty confused. I wasn't able to speak french. English words and american expressions were dancing in my head, it was so weird.

In conclusion, I would say that my trip to New York City was a life changing experience. It is probably one of the most incredible things that ever happened in  my life.