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A Walk up Fifth Avenue 1.- Start your tour at the Empire State Building on Fifth avenue between 33rd and 34 th Streets. This building has 102 floors. Take the elevator to the 102 nd . Floor for a great view of New York City. 2.- Now walk up Fifth Avenue to the New York Public Library. The entrance is between 40 th and 42 nd Streets. The library holds over 10 million books. Behind the library is Bryant Park. In the summer, there is an outdoor café and at lunch hour there are free music concerts. 3.- Walk up Sixth Avenue to 40 th Street. You’re standing in the middle of the 19 buildings of Rockefeller Center. Turn right on 49 th Street, walk another block, and turn left. You’re in Rockefeller Plaza. In the winter, you can ice- skate in the rink there. 4.- Right across from Rockefeller Center on Fifth Avenue is St. Patrick’s Cathedral. It’s modeled after the cathedral in Cologne, Germany. Go inside St. Patrick’s and leave the noisy

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A Walk up Fifth Avenue1.- Start your tour at the Empire State Building on Fifth avenue between 33rd and 34th Streets. This building has 102 floors. Take the elevator to the 102nd. Floor for a great view of New York City.

2.- Now walk up Fifth Avenue to the New York Public Library. The entrance is between 40th and 42nd Streets. The library holds over 10 million books. Behind the library is Bryant Park. In the summer, there is an outdoor café and at lunch hour there are free music concerts.

3.- Walk up Sixth Avenue to 40th Street. You’re standing in the middle of the 19 buildings of Rockefeller Center. Turn right on 49th Street, walk another block, and turn left. You’re in Rockefeller Plaza. In the winter, you can ice-skate in the rink there.

4.- Right across from Rockefeller Center on Fifth Avenue is St. Patrick’s Cathedral. It’s modeled after the cathedral in Cologne, Germany. Go inside St. Patrick’s and leave the noisy city behind. Look at the beautiful blue windows. Many of these windows come from France.

Read the article. Where can you … ?1.- have a view of the city

……………………………………………………………2.- go ice-skating in the winter

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3.- listen to music outdoors ……………………………………………………………

4.- sit quietly indoors……………………………………………………………

Fifth Avenue from the Empire State Building to St. Patrick’s Cathedral.