What’s the capital of New York State? If you answered “New York City, duh!”, guess what you are wrong! It's a city called Albany, around 250km north of NYC. I spent some 10 days in this quiet little place, home to the New York State Capitol, other important administrative buildings, and a beautiful university
All photographs by the authorFrustration is sitting inside a train, looking through the window at a second train (in picture) passing by and realising you were supposed to be on that. On my way to Albany from Stamford, Connecticut, I got on the wrong train. Thankfully, I a helpful ticket-checker didn’t charge me for getting on a train, of which I did not have a ticket, and also helped me figure out where I should get down so that I could get on the next train (of which I had a ticket) to New York City and then take another train to my final destination
While in Albany in early October, I looked up ‘Where to see Fall colours in Albany’. The leaves were just about starting to change colours and it seemed two good places were the Albany Pine Bush Preserve and Washington Park, which was right next to where I put up. The preserve was about an hour or so away. I took a bus, got down at the stop, and walked 20 or so minutes to reach it. I encountered these trees during my walk. This was the first time I was experiencing the Fall in the US and I was excited
The Washington Avenue Armory Sports and Convention Arena can accommodate 4,300 for concerts and conventions and 3,600 for sports events. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Washington Avenue (Tenth Battalion) Armory and situated at the corner of Washington Avenue and Lark Street in downtown Albany, New York