Dear marie, new york city is about (1) 750 miles from where we live. for most of the trip, we drove at about (2) 55 miles per hour. my favorite place was the empire state building, which is (3) 1454 feet tall. from observation deck, you can see (4) 50 miles in all directions. we went to several baseball games. i must have eaten (5) 2 pound hot dogs and drunk (6) 1 gallon of soft drink. by the end of the trip, i had gained (7) 4.5 pounds. i am now (8) 195 pounds. this is not so heavy for my height, which is (9) 6 feet tall. actually, walking under the tall buildings in this city there are times when i feel as if i'm only (10) 6 inches tall. jason