NEW YORK CITY: THE CITY OF LIBERTY

New York is a never-ending bazaar of designer shops and department stores. To history buffs, it's a museum of America's past and human progress, and to foodies, it's an all-you-can-eat buffet. In truth, NYC is all of these things and more. New York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over global commerce, finance, media, culture, art, fashion, research, education, and entertainment. As host of the United Nations Headquarters, it is also an important center for international affairs. The city is often referred to as New York City or the City of New York to distinguish it from the state of New York, of which it is a part.

Sunset on Elders East, Jamaica Bay, NY

 Jamaica Bay nature

Times Square: The most highly visited areas of New York City.

There are also many highlights of New York City where you can enjoy your time with your family and friends, or may be just with your couple and by yourself:

1. Pizza, pastries and a great public library await on this landmark street in the Bronx's Little Italy.
2. A stay at any of these six hotels means easy access to some of NYC's top attractions, such as lower Manhattan lodging.
3. Watch 15 planes do high-speed twists and flips over the Hudson River in this exciting new event, at redbull air race.
4. Taste Balkan food at Balkanika; try green-tea treats at the Matcha Box pop-up; and more.
5. Summer nightlife. Fancy hotel bars and late-night dance parties are just some of the fun when you go out in NYC.
6. From Museum Mile and Madison Avenue to sundaes and sea lions, the UES suits all tastes.

For further about tours and attraction of New York City you can visit NYC OFFICIAL SITE @ http://www.nycgo.com. 

New York City has over 28,000 acres (110 km²) of municipal parkland and 14 miles (23 km) of public beaches. This parkland is augmented by thousands of acres of Gateway National Recreation Area, part of the National Park system, that lie within city boundaries, they are:

1) Central Park

2) Van Cortlandt Park

3) Bronx Park

4) Pelham Bay Park

5) Flushing Meadows Park

6) Forest Park

7) Prospect Park

8) Floyd Bennett Field

9) Jamaica Bay

10) Jacob Riis Park and Fort Tilden

11) Fort Wadsworth

12) Miller Field

13) Great Kills Park

Eating In Kuching - Dinner at Hilton Steak House

A bunch of our friends take turn hosting a dinner once a year and our most recent was at the Hilton Steak House. This used to be the only fine-dining establishment in town, but in the past few years Kuching has seen many new additions offering more choices for a special night out. However, the Steak House is still favoured for it's ambience, food and service.

The Dinner Menu. There were choices for appetizers, main course and dessert.

Dinner started with an amuse bouche. Don't know what it was - some kind of mini-sausage topped with a citrus and apple salad. It was yummy and I wished I could ask for more.

The bread was served in it's own baking tin - four different types baked side-by-side. A really nice presentation. The bread was served with butter, tomato salsa and garlic confit.

For the starter I chose the French Onion Soup. This was quite standard.

For main course I chose the Beef Tenderlion. The beef was good, but the sauce tasted a bit like roast-duck sauce and spoilt it for me. They could have served the sauce on the side. 

The choices for dessert all looked interesting, and the presentation was impressive. This was Choco Choco - chocolate pudding with ice cream and berry compote.

This was the Apple Crumble with Lemon Grass Ice Cream.

I had the Triple Cheese Memory which was 3 slices of different cheesecakes topped with ice cream. The ice cream were good, but sadly the cheesecakes were all too crumbly and not creamy as it should be. 

In terms of presentation and service, the Hilton Steak House still has the chops. However, some weird flavour pairings and the lacklustre dessert kept it from being the great dinner experience that it should have been.