Ring ümber Manhattani. Voyage around Manhattan.

Mu sünnipäeval oli õues liiga palav. Seega tuli minna kuskile vee lähedale.

Läksime Circle Line'i laeva peale ja tegime ringi ümber Manhattani.
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On my birthday, the weather was too hot.

The best place to be was somewhere near water.

We decided to go on a cruise with Circle Line around Manhattan.

Circle Line'i laevad kai ääres.

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Circle Line ships moored at the 42nd Street pier.

Muidugi müüdi laeval sööki-jooki ja vidinaid.

Väike õlu maksis $6.

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In New York City and they don't try to sell you anything?

Of course there was a small concession stand on the ship.

A small bottle of beer was $6!

Jõed ümber Manhattani on igasuguseid laevukesi täis.
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River traffic around Manhattan is pretty intense.

Manhattani lõunatipp.
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Southern tip of Manhattan.

Aga siin pildil pole Manhattan, see on New Yorgist üle jõe asuv New Jersey, hoopis teine osariik.
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It isn't Manhattan in this picture, it is New Jersey, completely another state.

Niimoodi inimesed lasid endast Manhattani taustal pilti teha.
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People took pictures of each other, with Manhattan in the backround.

Valjuhäälditest tuli giidi juttu igasuguste majade, sildade ja ehitiste kohta, millest me mööda sõitsime.
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During the cruise, they broadcasted stories about buildings and bridges that we saw.
The ship had a pretty good PA system.


Lõunasadamas on mõned vanad purjelaevad rahvale vaatamiseks välja pandud.
Ühe laeva nimi on Peking.
Võibolla olid ameeriklastel juba vanasti hiinlastega sõbralikud suhted :)
Tänapäeval tulevad Hiinast palju suuremad laevad siia, mistõttu kvaliteetset kaupa on poest päris raske leida.
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South Street Seaport is home to a few tall-ship era vessels.
One of them is Peking.
Could be that the US had friendly relations with the Chinese already back then :)
In modern times, the maritime traffic between China and us is mostly one way from China to here.
No wonder it is hard to find anything in the store that doesn't break in a few days :)

East Riveril ehk siis Manhattanist idapoolsel jõel on vääääga palju sildu.
See on Brooklyni sild.
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There are quite a few bridges across the East River.
This one is the Brooklyn Bridge.

Ja järgmisena paistab Manhattani sild.
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Next comes the Manhattan Bridge.

Silla alt läbi.
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Under the bridge.

See on juba Williamsburg'i sild, mille tagant paistab praeguseks suletud Domino suhkruvabrik.

See vabrik oli NYC üks tööstuse sümbolitest.

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This is the Williamsburg Bridge, with the landmark Domino Sugar factory in the backround.

To great disappointment to many local residents, the factory closed its doors two years ago.

Kinnisvaraarendus Queensis.
Kolm vasakpoolset maja on kerkinud kahe viimase aasta jooksul.

Vähemalt kolm maja on veel tagantpoolt tulemas.

Kahtlemata on tegemist luxury condominiumidega ehk siis üle miljoni dollari maksvate korteritega.
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Real estate development in Queens.

Three leftmost houses have been erected over the last two years.
Three more are in the works.

These are luxury condominiums, more than a million a pop.

Kodud Manhattanil.

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Residential buildings in Manhattan.

Aga kõik need majad on kõrge traataiaga piiratud Wards Islandil asuv psühhoneuroloogiahaigla.

Neil on oma kirik ka õue peal.

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All this what looks like a prison is actually a funny farm located on Wards Island.

They even have their own church.

Väiksematel sildadel on toredad tornikesed.

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Architectural ornamentation on Harlem River Bridges.

Hakkame jõudma Manhattani põhjaossa.

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Northern part of Manhattan.

Siin vasakul on Manhattani põhjatipp, paremal on Riverdale.
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Northern tip of Manhattan on the left, Riverdale of the Bronx on the right.

Nüüd oleme tagasi Hudsoni jõel, Manhattan jääb vasakule ja ees paistab George Washingtoni sild.
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Back on the Hudson River.

Manhattan is on the left and far in the distance in front of us is the George Washington Bridge.

Kaptenil ka sillal palav, laseb omale tuult näkku.

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Captain cooling by the wheelhouse.

Meie giid, väga vahva jutuga.

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Our tour guide.

Man oh man, could he talk!