everybody dreams of traveling all of us can dream but only a few get the chance to travel to faraway places yet anyone can get a taste of traveling around the world in the one place where the world's  baghdad on the subway that's what o'henry called new york the town where east meets west amidst the babble of a hundred ton new york is where the latin drum bob shares a jukebox with a beer barrel po manhattan's lower east side is a living example of america's melting pot in action and it's become a new world version of the old world  bargaining between merchant and customers still remains an art here individuals appraise the quality of the goods and test each other's wit and willpower even the young learn quickly that it's each man for himself in a world where panties and pickles live side by side rhythm hurry hurry hurry hurry the world is so full of a number of things and we don't want to miss any the spanish equivalent for an ice cream cone is a few pennies a street corner vendor shaves the ice and from a rainbow of flavors your own choice color here's a cooling treat that satisfies the sweet tooth common the youngsters the world over the smiles foreshadows delight to come yet sugar and spice and everything nice is just a small part of new york life for young summer an extra money selling shopping bags or with a shoe shine box on a busy corner life becomes hard and problems are puzzling one is willing to accept some outside guidance to success and happiness polly the fortune teller relies on chance rather than reason song and music to help to carry the burden of the day and musicians performing in the public square and delighted people for thousands of years raises her heroes on the playing fields of eden by the sandlot for new york's central park does nicely for americans of all races a little even the world series cannot excel the spirit of this game between two puerto rican from both sides to sandlot baseball exciting sports our favorite around the world by people of spanish descent  in another part of town the game of watch a an outdoor bowling game imported from italy still finds favor with the old timers to team old and competition points are scored by the number of balls closest to the small ball or fall you know here there is no reliance on an empire as quick i inches are carefully measured but even the ruler it cannot prevent discussion much a means to not going to ponens ball out of scoring position and all how they try  body english comes naturally to veteran players you must try to control the ball as long as it is in motion close decision can lead to as much argument as a rhubarb in a baseball game this could very well be rome or naples but it's still new york more foods with foreign flavors this is a wonderful town for marketing new york's many national origins have enriched the city with the world a variety of foods and among the finest other specialties of  then it is saturated with a well simmer tomato sauce was recipe has been handed down from generation to generation the dancing is full of humor and just like this beer stein it's lusty and full of the european flavor officials of church and state revue the marchers from the steps of st patrick's cathedral on fifth avenue it is their past and their future which all new yorkers celebrate today as friends and neighbors chinatown calls up memories of subtle foods aromas of oriental delicacies linger in the streets newsstands which carry the community's five chinese language dailies help to give the streets a foreign  lum like any other american kid has his own reading  and this could be any street in new york beautiful oriental handicrafts attracts thousands of travelers were in many ways are the most amusing sides in chinatown the really big event in this community is life comes with a celebration of the chinese new year when eastern customs and eastern symbols turn this section of new york into a corner of the far east all the noise served to encourage the dragon as he tries to drive all the evil spirits of the old year to clear the way for the new all this is new york city where you can make a trip around the world in the shadows of the skyscraper