14. USA
A cruel wind whipping papers and dust from the night before against my legs.
Old lady shuffling past.
A yell!
Fit young man sprints ahead, her handbag clutched under his arm.
Seconds later, a NYC mounted trooper gallops past on his mighty stead,
giving chase.
Surreal…..
Only in New York.
jpm (posted from Toirano, Italy)
50 words for 50 countries 
🙂 loved reading this. i want to visit NYC!
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Thanks Laura – the amazing thing about NYC is how very different it is every time you visit it. I wrote this 50 words about an early visit in the 80’s when NYC had quite a rough edge to it – in the 90’s it really cleaned up and now it is as cosmopolitan as any global city, but still uniquely ‘New York’!