Travel: May 2012 Charging Bull, New York, U.S.A.

April 2012, I was in Philadelphia on a business trip. Since I had already flew half the world to U.S.A., I might as well visit New York (NY), NY~! The Big Apple~! Manhattan!!!

One of the many places of interest (apart from the famous Times Square, Statue of Liberty, etc.) that attracted me was the Charging Bull[1]. It used to be in front of New York Stock Exchange. But now, it stands in the Bowling Green Park. And so, I paid tribute to the Charging Bull during my stay in Manhattan.

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As you can see from the top two photos, there is not a moment whereby the Charging Bull is free from crowd. On top of that, it is "guarded" by an officer who also does crowd control. There is always a queue of people waiting in line to take a frontal shot with the Charging Bull. I did not queue because I was in a rush to visit as many places as possible with my NY pass[2].

Fortunately for me, I asked an uncle to help me take a shot with it from the side. I must say that his photography skill was pretty good because he managed to take a shot as if I was taking with it alone!

Was it worth the time to visit the Charging Bull? Personally, I think it was after seeing so much of it from all the dramas. But given the chance to be in Manhattan again, I probably will not queue up for a frontal shot with it. I am more than satisfied with this side shot.

References:

1. Wikipedia - Charging Bull
2. Official New York Pass