This next photo (excuse my clumsy photography) is for all the die hard chocoholics out there. Located In Manhattan at 841 Broadway in between 13th and 14th street this little piece of chocolate heaven as featured on a large variety of food shows and magazines. It was founded by Max Fichtman and Oded Brenner.

Story behind the image: I was passing by in a car by this street and I saw it out of my window. Instinctively, I reached for my camera and snapped a photo of it, and not a moment too soon because the car took off soon after. Having read about this place and watching it feature on some of my favourite travel shows I couldn't resist taking a pic of the place and sharing it with the rest of the world. Since, I consider it my duty to spread the joys of chocolate to the rest of the world, all the more reason for my actions.

Why I blogged it: I'm a chocoholic. And I hope that maybe someone out there, reading this blog is too. And if you are one then you would know exactly what I'm talking about. To the uninitiated, I'm talking about the Willie Wonka, the Actual Willy Wonka, of the chocolate business. They have on their menu chocolate soup, bagels with chocolate cheese and an award winning chocolate pizza, apart from the usual hot chocolates and other chocolate truffles. That right there is Mecca,for me for sure.

A new country is bound to be full of new experiences.Naturally, because of the different kinds of people and different lifestyles and different time zones. And especially if the country is US of A or "Amreeka" as the people back home refer to it then there is a bucketful of experiences to share. So I think this is as good an opportunity as any to be putting up blog posts about the crazy things that my little trip to this great cradle of modern civilization has led to. Regardless of the limited readership I have, it'll give me great satisfaction to document my "voyage premier" to the land which Columbus was desperate to discover.

  So let me start with a picture of yours truly with an officer of the NYPD ( and no, its NOT a wax statue!!!) ,one of the most easily recognizable law enforcement bodies around the world (yes, we do have the gazillion american crime fighting tv shows to thank for this).

Story behind the image: Impulse. Pure, simple impulse. I knew I wanted a pic with the NYPD officer the nano second that I saw the parked car and the blue uniform on the street in Manhattan.

Why I put it on my blog: You've got to admit its cool (the number of likes this pic has got on Facebook has nothing to do with the coolness, mind you). I mean would you just look at how happy the man is posing for a photo with a strange tourist who regards him as some sort of celebrity from another world? Now that's something innit?