Adventure in New York

Sound: Sound of the New York subway

Motion: Blurry motion behind the windows, as though you are whizzing along. Carriage is rattling and jolting around.

Sound: Sound of the New York subway, some faint tinny music can be heard drifting from someones headphones.

Motion: Inside the carriage a foot is tapping the ground. Cut back to door shot where you hear squeeking breaks and carriage is slowing down.

Welcome to New York City - you are one of the 39 million tourists that visit the city each year. Whatever your reason for visiting, you can be sure to have a real adventure. Whether you visit the Bronx or Brooklyn be sure to relish the unique, energised atmosphere of one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world.

Sound: Faint sound of the subway, fading into the noise of traffic on the roads above.

Motion: A flourescent light on the wall flickers. The sunlight from the steps leading up onto the street becomes dazzling.

Ready to hit the streets? What better way than in a New York City cab? There are around 12,000 to choose from, so let's brave the beeping horns and jaywalkers...

Sound: Traffic noise, sirens in the distance, background chatter and faint music from a car stereo.

Motion: From the window of a cab, cars and cabs pass by and pedestrians cross the streets.

A perfect moment in New York for the coffee adventurer. Stand on any corner during the early commute...

Sound: Traffic noise, sirens in the distance, background chatter and faint music from a car stereo.

Motion: From the window of a cab, cars and cabs pass by and pedestrians cross the streets.

...witness the morning ritual of the Manhatten business community grabbing that vital 'cuppa Joe' from the street vendors.

Sound: Traffic noise, sirens in the distance, background chatter and faint music from a car stereo.

Motion: From the window of a cab, cars and cabs pass by and pedestrians cross the streets. The cab pulls up outside a coffee shop.

Hey, stop here... it's time for a coffee. NY has hundreds of coffee shops, derived from the espresso-style coffee houses of areas such as Little Italy and Greenwich Village.

Sound: Coffee machines whir as the coffee shop clientelle chatter.

Motion: A waiter serves up coffee from a machine in the background.

Americano coffee, whether served black or regular, is at the heart of the New York rush. New Yorkers demand more from their coffee, so with an Americano, think long and smooth - it's the most popular drink in the US coffee shops. It's dark and full with upfront flavours of bitter chocolate and hazelnut with a smooth and rounded finish. Go on, why not have a bagel as well! Why not grab a takeout? If you start drinking it at Prince and Broadway you'll probably just have finished by 59th and 5th and be raring to go sightseeing and shopping!

Sound: The gentle hum of a quiet street.

Motion: After crossing town, the cab pulls up outside a blocks of flats.

Sightseeing in Manhattan with shopping at Macy's is a sure recipe for tired feet...

Sound: The sound of jet turbines as a plane flies overhead.

Motion: The view zooms up to the window of one of the top flats as a jet plane flies overhead.

So treat yourself to a welcome rest with a cappuccino or latte and catch up on the news about the city that never sleeps.

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