{"id":2264,"date":"2011-10-27T10:58:31","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T14:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/?p=2264"},"modified":"2011-10-27T10:58:31","modified_gmt":"2011-10-27T14:58:31","slug":"big-dreams-of-the-big-apple-win-a-trip-to-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2011\/10\/big-dreams-of-the-big-apple-win-a-trip-to-new-york-city.html","title":{"rendered":"Big Dreams of the Big Apple: Win a Trip to New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve never been to New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Wait, that&#8217;s not entirely true.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve never <em>experienced<\/em> New York City. You know what I mean: gone to a Broadway play, danced in Central Park, seen the bright lights of Times Square&#8230; I&#8217;ve driven through New York City. I&#8217;ve stopped off at Grand Central Station and walked around a bit. But I haven&#8217;t really, really been to the Big Apple.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Sweepstakes\/NYCGiveaway.aspx\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/89\/2011\/10\/nyc-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Win a Free Trip to New York City\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2265\" \/><\/a>A good friend of mine from New York visited me not too long ago and she just beamed when she talked about the city. She described how she could just revel in the food, the sights, and the sounds all day and night. When I told her I&#8217;d never been, she gasped, grabbed my arm and said, &#8220;You are coming to visit me. You have to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Have you been to New York City? Do you want to go? <\/p>\n<p>Beliefnet has an awesome <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Sweepstakes\/NYCGiveaway.aspx\">sweepstakes<\/a> going on right now. You can win a free trip to New York City. 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