Hudson Valley Musing

Looking down and out at Manhattan is a fun thing to do.  One of the best view is the one from "The Top Of The Rock."

New York City is just one of those places you never get bored with, there is  always so much to see.

So if you have not made the big trip yet you might  like this.

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My Photo made it to Schmap 

A couple weeks ago I logged into my Flickr account and found a message informing me that one of my NYC photo made it to the list of photos under consideration for the latest edition of Schmap NY

Yesterday I logged on and this time the message was that my photo had indeed made the tenth edition of the map.  In the snapshot below my photo is in the upper left hand corner.

So what is Schmap?  it is an on-line service with photos, maps and virtual tours that can give you a fairly good idea of  many destinations around the globe.  According to the information on their site over 90 millions Schmap have been down loaded. The information can also be downloaded on the Iphone or Nokia.

So next time you are planning a trip to a major city make sure to check out Schmap.

Another reminder also to support the creative commons on Flickr so others can use your photos with permission.

  

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*****Disclosure -no compensation was received from Schmap the blog post was my idea.

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Back in January on a visit to New York City I passed by the Ed Sullivan Theater home to the Late Show with David Letterman.  I was amazed at the number of people who were willing to brave the frigid cold for a ticket to the  late show; I personally don't get it.  And to think many of these people waiting for hours would not make the cut.  I suppose I don't have the mindset for this.

Speechless Sunday -  An Overcast Day In New York City From The Top Of The Rock

New York City is an interesting place in all sorts of weather condition.  This is a view of an overcast New Yotk City Skyline as seen from the Top of the Rock and here is another view of New York skyline when the sun was shining.

 

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Today I read many wonderful postings about Raincamp NYC, and because I did not have the time to post earlier I feel like I am late to the party with not much to add.

Attending Raincamp was well worth the time and effort and was a total success; you see I did not get bored and that does not happen often at similar events.  You could say the staff at Activerain along with their sponsors really know how to put an event together.

One of the observation I made was that the majority of attendees were not Activerain members or even bloggers, how exciting to see more agents taking steps to learn about tools that will make their 2010 a more productive year.  After the various presentation I am sure many suddenly realized that blogging was not such a scary thing but could actually be fun.

There was so much information presented in such a short time.  Here are a few of the sites that were shared with us.

GIMP.com    a site that is like photoshop

TokBox.com  Used to send video messages

ReTaggr.com  A site to keep track of your social media connections.

Mailchimp.co  To see who has opened the email sent.

Then it was fun to finally meet on-line friends off-line, you should have seen all the hugs and beeming smiles, many of the photos I have seen on the various post certainly captured this.

Thanks to everyone involved with putting this event together.

 

 

 

When you visit New York City I am sure you will be fascinated by the skyline.

Before taking your first trip to New York City you might consider reading Mitchell Hall's Blog, he has written extensively about the various neighborhoods, as well as the architecture. 

Yes for those of you planning to attend RainCamp, and this also happens to be your first visit to NYC make Mitchell's Blog your guide.

 

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The Sphere by Fritz Koenig is the only sculpture from the World Trade area to survive the 9/11 attacks.  Since then it was removed to the Battery Park area of NY where it stands as a memorial.  The damages to the sculpture were very visible, and on the day I was visiting there were little birds going in an out of the holes created by the event.

This was where my story began.  It was two years ago when the UN General assembly was in session and there were dignitaries from all over the world in attendance.  Around the city you would run into many barricades, and sirens provided the background music.

Some friends and I were still finding ways to have fun, after all NYC is an interesting place.  We finally ended up in Battery Park and were taking a look at The Sphere when out of the blue on what sounded like a bullhorn we were told to clear the area.  We froze in our tracks. What should we do next?   I noticed a bench and we all sat down hoping that this would have been enough clearing of the area.  What was all the fuss about? For me it was a bit scary.

Several security vehicles passed by, also passing were people who looked like they worked for the secret service. Then another group of people came by and from their appearance I could tell they came from several different countries.  What I later found out was that these were dignitaries from the UN on a sightseeing tour.  You could say I sat still and speechless for a while because I didn't want to find out the alternative if I didn't.

As much as I sometimes like excitement, that is not a NYC experience I wanted to repeat. So, whenever I hear the UN General session is occurring I know where I won't be found.

 

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Ever in the mood for a corn beef, reuben or pastrami sandwich? The Carnegie Deli ,a New York Landmark, is just the place to satisfy such a desire.

I know some of the attendees to RainChamp NYC are from out of town and would like to have that New York experience. Well, this is one of those landmarks.

Here is an example of a pastrami sandwich, as you can see the portions are very generous.

 Every wall in the Carnegie Deli restaurant is covered with photos of famous and somewhat famous people, so you might find yourself trying to see how many famous people you can identify

 After you have taken a look at these walls you will truly appreciate that the Carnegie Deli is a landmark known worldwide. 

 

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What is this RainCamp? which brings up another question why haven't you checked out ActiveRain the coolest website for real estate agents and brokers?

RainCamp is an event ActiveRain is holding in different parts of the country to help our industry be better prepared for the changing real estate landscape.  As we are all well aware many consumers now start their search for real estate on-line.

ActiveRain will fly in the best of the best to teach us how to revolutionize the way we do business.  How to dominate our market for search terms, as well as information on other cutting edge stuff.

Do you realize their are agents in other parts of the country who are literally begging for such an event?  This is an event you just can't pass up, and it  will not occur again in NY this year.  Now go over to www.raincamp.com learn more and register.

If you have questions you can also call me.  Maybe you want to go but would like to go with others; let me know  and we can see if carpooling is a possibility.

Yes this is an investment of time and money that will pay big dividends.

Still not convinced hear what some attendees at RainCamp SF are saying.

• Valesca Bogard
• Lori Mode and Bruce Durham

 A picture is worth a thousand words so here is a Video from the AR staff from RainCamp Seattle.

 

 

See you there.

 

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