The Manhatten Project

Been a real tourist here in New York. Went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, went up the Empire State Building, went on a cruise round Manhatten Island.
To be quite honest, I don't know what all the fuss is about. Apart from the aggressive street selling and begging you could be in London. Less likely to be shot in New York than in London these days I know.
The Empire State is the worlds tallest money printing machine. You put thousands of humans in at the bottom, squeeze them really hard and loads of money comes out. I made the mistake of buying a bottle of water in the gift shop and it was $2.70 as opposed to $1 at street level. It's not like they carried up there like on the Inca Trail.
The river cruise was much better value for money, $30 for a three hour trip. Because the island is quite narrow, you really do get to see a lot by cruising round. The guide was quite informative and funny too.
Central Park is nice (the bits I saw of it) and it is quite amazing how quickly you leave the noise and traffic behind. I don't know what was chasing all the people I saw running there, mortality probably.
All in all I'm not sure I heart New York really, but at least I've seen for myself.