New York City!

New York is spectacular, an infinite collage of sights and sounds that captivated me from the first moment. Arriving there for the first time, and arriving at Christmas, the atmosphere I found was all the more extraordinary: a continuous spectacle of the sounds of the crowded streets, the lights of skyscrapers piercing the sky, the colors of fabulously decorated shop windows, the smells of chestnuts and roasted hazelnuts - a spectacle in which architecture is only a backdrop, or a pretext.

New York is simultaneously a huge museum and a huge shopping mall. Crossing a bridge or just crossing a street transfers you into another context, another ambience, and so on,

in an absolutely natural progression, you go from Brooklyn to Manhattan, from the Financial District to China Town or Little Italy, from Soho to Noho, from Harlem to Central Park. Around every corner another of the many worlds that make up the extraordinary universe of this city. Each of these worlds comes with its own decor, its own architecture, its own particular character. And so you know you want to brunch with the hipsters in Williamsburg in Brooklyn, see the famous museums on Fifth Avenue or Bowery Street, lose yourself in the shops of Soho or Broadway Street, or spend evenings with friends in the bars of Greenwich Village or Hell's Kitchen.

New York is constantly on the move, with people communicating and interacting, if only with a glance or a knowing smile.

People from all over the world meet here, drawn by this impressive magnet. It was a wonderful experience to see myself and dear friends, some long moved to The Big Apple, and others from different corners of Europe, but like me, as tourists, completely overwhelmed by the magic all around. Together with them, I savored this fabulous city every day, with the joy of constantly discovering how its life unfolds without pause. Whether we were on the street or in a café, in a museum or in a shop, the pulse of the city "that never sleeps" was as intense, as captivating and as contaminating. New York is the city that made me instantly feel the desire to become "a part of it" and at the same time I knew that it, in turn, would be eternally "a part of me". New York was the hardest parting from New York, but I left with enormous energy, an intense zest for life, the feeling that anything is possible and, out of too much enthusiasm, the keys to the apartments of friends I stayed with, which I have made a point of returning to them by going back there as soon as possible, this time in the summer.

New York is spectacular, an infinitely collage of images and sounds, which conquered me from the first moment. For the first time there, and arriving on Christmas, the atmosphere that I found was even more extraordinary: a continuous spectacle of sounds generated by the streets full of people, the lights with whom the skyscrapers pierce the sky, the color of the windows fabulously decorated, the smell of roasted chestnut and hazelnut - a spectacle in which the architecture is only a background, or a pretext. New York is simultaneously a huge museum and, at the same time, a huge mall. Crossing a bridge or just a road transfers you into another context, in another environment and, thus, in an absolutely natural route, you pass from Brooklyn to Manhattan, from the Financial District into China Town or Little Italy, from Soho to Noho, from Harlem to Central Park. At each corner, there is another world reve aled from those many worlds gathered together that make this extraordinary city. Each of these worlds comes with its décor, with its architecture, with its particular character. And so, you know you want to have a brunch with the hipsters in Williamsburg in Brooklyn, to see the famous museums on Fifth Avenue or on Bowery Street, to get lost in the shops in Soho or on Broadway Street, or to spend the evenings with your friends in the bars of Greenwich Village or Hell's Kitchen.

New York is always active, with people that communicate and interact, if only by a quick look or an accomplice smile.

People from all over the world meet each other here, attracted by this impressive magnet. It was a great experience for me meeting and gathering my dear friends together, some moved in the Big Apple, for quite a long time, and others, arrived from different parts of Europe, but being, just like me, simply tourists, completely subjugated by the magic all around them.

Together with them, I enjoyed every day in this fabulous city, with the joy of discovering how its life runs continuously, without any pause. Whether we are on the street or in a café, in a museum or in a store, the pulse of the city "that never sleeps" was equally intense, exciting and contaminating.

New York is the city that made me instantly feel the desire to become "a part of it" and, at the same time, I knew that, in turn, it will be, for ever, "a part of me". Separating from New York was for me the hardest, but I left it with an enormous energy, with an intense appetite for life, with the feeling that everything is possible and, in too much enthusiasm, with the keys to my friend's apartment where I stayed, keys that I promised myself to turn back by returning there as soon as possible and, this time, in the summer.