Friday November 24: United Nations

Today I visited the only piece of land in Manhattan that doesn't belong to the United States; the United Nations headquarters (the site has it's own post office and security is airport-like).










Since it's mandatory to take a guided tour, I queued for about 30 minutes to get in, but I must say it was definitely worth it. The tour takes you through the main rooms of the building (Security council,Trusteeship council,Economic & social council,General assembly) & shows at the same time the impressive collection of 'gifts' that the member states have donated to the UN. Although I didn't expect too much from it, this turned out to be one of the most interesting things I've visited since I arrived in NY, and I would definitely recommend it to everybody visiting the city.