Times Square

Times Square is overwhelming. 

There is so much to see-- many ads and many stores.  For the most part, I ignored the stores and was just saturated by the color intensity and lights of the ads.

I had to walk through Times Square to get to a soiree to meet my fellow classmates.  I stopped every 5 feet to take pictures!  In the upper right of my third photograph, you can see a digital clock indicating that it is 6:10.  I was supposed to be at the Meet-and-Greet... and Eat at 6:30. 

One day soon, I'll return to Times Square and actually look around at the stores, but for now, here is my abbreviated experience.

Fortunately, I made it to the party on-time, right at 6:30!  My classmates are great people.  I enjoyed talking with everyone as much as I could. 

We were all eager to talk to each other, but the restaurant had really loud music playing.  For 3 hours, we strained our voices.  No Bueno! 

But... I fit in with these people right away!  I'm looking forward to a fun schoolyear :-)



First Look at Times Square the evening of 9/11/17





So Many Ads and So Many People!  I wish I had words of wisdom or reflections about what exactly I thought of Times Square.  I was in a hurry.  It was overwhelming, overstimulating.  I wanted to stay longer and see more, and I wanted out all at the same time. 

I hope the photos at least give a sense of what I saw, what I felt.



Times Square is not a square at all! 

On New Year's Eve, once you are in a section, there are so many people, there's no way to leave your section.  So I will pass on the New Year's Eve experience.

This Fall, I hope to have time to experience this organized chaos of the square one day soon. 

It was pretty special to pass through!





Just how big are those advertisements?!  THIS BIG!!!


I walked back to the subway with a classmate at the end of the evening, and look what we saw!
I hope to visit Radio City Music Hall before the end of this year :-)





 

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