New York City -- The Adventure

Ah... there it is. New York City in all of it's glory. People all over the United States and even the world, dream of coming to New York City. There's no need to say which state or even which country New York City is in. Everyone knows. It's a world city.

In geography, a world city is a location on the globe that people in all other parts of the globe know about and perhaps want to go there. A world city will have people from all over the world traveling, working, living and talking in various cultures and languages and interacting in meaningful ways with other cultures and languages.

Over eight million people live in New York City. In just this one photograph you can see that the social structure is compact and tightly knit. People live and work in skyscraper buildings that lazily sway in the wind.

I took that picture on a recent trip which included Jacksonville, Florida, Washington D.C., and New York City. In total, I drove 4, 480 miles in less than two weeks.

The adventure was grand! I'll be posting about the trip and all the things we encountered during those days. But, I have to tell you, you can't truly say "been there, done that" until you have driven in New York City.