I always wanted to visit the US, and I thought it was about time to do it. So I decided to go in the second week of September, so I could be in the US on Patriots Day. At Schiphol there were special security measures. There was a second metal-detector before we could board the plane. The Jumbo-jet was not filled to capacity. After a 6-7 hour flight we landed at Newarkin the morning (about 10.30), from where I took the bus to NYC, Penn Station. It was a nice summer day. After a subway ride I first went to...