You can get Nike, Adidas, Puma, Reebok, Timberland, South pole et al. Easy to shop since the shoes are categorized as Running, performance, basketball shoes etc. Accessories and fan gear are also available. If it is crowded getting the attention of a staff could be a problem. You might have to wait quite some time [...]
Daffy’s at 34th street and 6th Av. is in Herald Center, Manhattan. Once you enter this building, straight ahead is Journey’s (another entrance opens to the 34th Street), on the left the escalator leads up. On the first floor is “Staples” the stationary store. On the right there are elevators which take you directly to [...]
Manhattan Mall is located on the 6th Avenue (also known as the Avenue of the Americas) and 33rd street. This is one of the most accessible shopping zones in the city. The Path (connecting New Jersey to Manhattan) and the subway stations are located beneath, next to the mall. Other entrances lead next to Macy’s. [...]
Perfume shopping in NYC would lead anybody to Sephora, a Paris based chain quite popular in the city. It carries over 250 brands of cosmetics and fragrances, skin and bath products. Sephora has presence in over 16 countries. It’s parent company is LVMH. Here shopping for perfumes and make-up is a really convenient. You can sample [...]
The 34th street area from 5th Avenue to 8th Avenue is a shopping area in Midtown, Manhattan which caters to almost all segments. It has stores of branded high end merchandise to discount stores. This falls under the Garment district, a neighborhood located between 5th and 9th Avenues and 34th street and 42nd street. This area
The Expo’1958 was an important event for Belgium. Apart from the Expo itself , it gave the country an amazing structure – the Atomium. This has become a symbol for the country of progress, modernity, universalism and happiness. To commemorate the 50th year of expo ‘58, a number of events and exhibitions are being organized [...]
Western Europe has taken up the environmental issues seriously. There’s the “Smart” electric cars, public cycles available for use for anybody (as in France), recycling hand towels in restrooms (or washrooms as its called in Europe), energy conservation as exemplified in the cog wheel trains, alternate energy usage in high altitude tourist spots like Mt. [...]
The mention of “Europe” does conjure up images of cobbled stone pathways, artistic edifices seeped in history and some in mystery, castles and forts, the renaissance and reformation, Da Vinci and Michelangelo and so on. It also brings to mind the beautiful cities of Paris and Venice, famous structures like the leaning Tower of Pisa [...]
Like any other American I have this intense connection to China. Almost everything in my day to day use is “Made in China”! In my mind China was always the place from where all the stuff came from, of martial arts and yes they were commies. Period. But after watching the Chinese New Year Splendor [...]
Location: Garment District Victoria’s Secret is just opposite Macy’s – across Broadway , on 6th Avenue. This famous lingerie store has a mind boggling variety of innerwear, bras, panties, nightwear, tops etc. It is well arranged – size wise so that you can head straight to the specific drawer. There are personnel to help in [...]