I’m not sure about you, but nothing jump starts my day like a free breakfast. In fact, if it weren’t for continental breakfast, I don’t think I would have gotten out of bed all day. But there is no way I’d miss a free breakfast, especially at a hotel of this caliber.

Pancakes, fruit, cereal, bacon, eggs (are you getting hungry yet), hot chocolate, tea, and pretty much anything you can think of was sitting right there, in main dining area of lobby for hotel guests. They check key cards, so don’t even think about coming for a free meal unless you’re staying with Dylan. But if you do happen to stay here, I will tell you this highly classified secret: ask server if you can take some of muffins and fruit with you upstairs so you can eat in your room and you can have a free lunch time snack too (but you didn’t hear it from me)!

Once your tank is full and you’re ready to attack city, I recommend taking a stroll around corner on East 41st street between Fifth and Park Avenue. There, you’ll find what sculptor Gregg LeFevre calls Library Way; a promenade of bronze panels set in sidewalk. Each panel features quotes from famous poets and authors, unique designs, and something much more appealing than old gum to look at as you head deeper into Manhattan.

Depending on how long your Big Apple stay is, there are certain things you should definitely see. First and foremost, avoid major attractions such as Empire State Building — it’s just a building, and chances are, you’ll see it quite a few times as you venture back and forth through city. As far as Statue Of Liberty, skip it. It will take you probably 3-4 hours to get through it since you have to take a ferry out to Liberty Island, and then you may have to wait in line to go up in statue, and wait in another line to take a ferry back.

What I do recommend, is picking up a Time Out magazine and finding out what is going on around town. The magazine is a social calendar for entire city. Find a poetry slam, music venue, Broadway play, or even a local pizza joint. Take notice of how locals do things. I once was in a pizza place years ago in city, and bartender yelled at me for eating my pizza one bite at a time.

“You gotta fold it in half and eat it. That’s how New Yorkers eat,” he said. Oh, and another thing, whatever you do, don’t walk slowly or you’re likely to get trampled on. Everyone in New York is in a hurry, and they really don’t want to slow down for some window shopper tourist.

So remember, if you really want to fit in as a true New Yorker, fold up your pizza when you eat it, walk fast, and yell out to those cabbies with conviction: “Yo Cabbie!” Tell driver an intersection to take you to. And don’t worry, even though his English will probably be broken, his sense of direction won’t be. Hop in, and enjoy ride as you meander through traffic with some of worst drivers on planet.

— By Josh Edelson, Long Beach, California Correspondent. Read Jetsetters Magazine at www.jetsettersmagazine.com

During these traditional ceremonies music and dance characterize quiet beauty, bustle, bounding life or brimming joy. The emphasis will vary from breathless acrobatic spectacle amid propulsive drumming to fine subtleties of sound and movement.

There is freedom of worship in Zambia with over 15 different churches. However, 60% of Zambians follow Christian faith.

Zambia, Natural Resources

Zambia has 19 national parks and 34 game management areas. The parks alone cover 47,662 square kilometres. This accounts for 6% of Zambian land. Some game reserves are privately owned while major ones are state controlled. Zambia has a wide variety and a large profusion of wildlife, both large and small and including over 741 bird species.

Apart from its abundant wildlife in parks and reserves, rivers, and lakes, Zambia holds 6% of worlds copper reserves. It also has world-class quality emeralds, aquamarines, amethyst and tourmalines.

Vegetation is savannah type with lots of trees varying in density. The climate makes Zambia suitable for a wide range of farming crops. Vegetables and fruits such as citrus, bananas, pineapples, mangoes, avocadoes, all grow everywhere.

Zambia, Climate

Although Zambia lies in tropics, general height of plateau ensures that climate is seldom unpleasantly hot, except in valleys. There are three seasons: cool, dry winter season from May to September; hot, dry season in October and November; and rainy season, which is a little hotter, from December to April.

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