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Our trip to New York City, day one, in pictures.
Niagra Falls
In which we see New York from the air, the cab ride, the Williamsburg Bridge, The Strand bookstore, the Flatiron District, Jefferson Market Library and Garden, The Highline park and the kids.
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That's One World Trade Center being built, in the upper left, and the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. Brooklyn in the foreground, the East River, Lower Manhattan, the Hudson River and New Jersey in the background.
Traffic was backed up over the Williamsburg Bridge, but it was still a fairly quick trip.
I hardly understood a word this guy said. Cyn didn't have as much trouble as I did. It's usually the other way around, with her and me.
After dropping off our bags at the hotel, we went for a walk. We headed northish.
One of the first places we came across was the Strand Bookstore. It's a great old store. I wanted to spend about $150 in their art books section.
We walked on north, through Union Square and up to Madison Square.
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This is One Madison Square, overlooking the park.
Looking out of the park, over William Seward, I think, at the Flatiron Building.
Then we walked across 23rd, saw a building where Robert Mapplethorpe had a studio, then south, down to the West Village, to... the Jefferson Market Library. It was built around 1875 as a courthouse. It is now a branch of the Public Library.
I think the tower looks like a minaret.
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The place has some great stained glass. This is under the tower.
Adjacent to the building is the Jefferson Market Garden. Very pretty.
After going back to the hotel for a bit, we went back out, to the West Village. We went through Washington Square, where a jazz band was playing in the middle of the fountain.
This is Church of St. Joseph. Built in 1833, it is the oldest purpose-built Roman Catholic church building in New York City.
I was looking for a few semi famous sites in the Village, Bob Dylan sites, in particular, but missed them. We went on to The Highline.
The Highline is a park that was built on top of an old elevated railway.
It's a pleasant way to travel, if you're going north or south, on the west side.
It was somewhat crowded. I'm sure the perfect weather had something to do with that, but I've heard it's always crowded.
It was originally a freight line, and goes through or into many buildings. Some, like this hotel were built right over it. Cyn is not crying.
We went back down to street level in the Meatpacking District, and back east.
I'm disappointed this one turned out blurry.
We made a stop at the hotel, and then went past St. Mark's Church (Sorry, no pictures). Build 1795 to 1799, the church occupies New York's oldest site of continuous religious practice, and the church is the second-oldest church building in Manhattan.
We met Heather and Greg at Mike's at Jill's apartment. We hung out for a bit with the four of them - and Eve - and looked at photos.
This is the view across the street.
Then we went to the Yuca Bar, where first we waited outside.
I was standing next to David Duchovny.
The party whose table we were supposed to get next didn't want to leave. Finally we were squeezed around a small table in the dark. It was so noisy we couldn't hear each other. Not good. It was then, that I figured out the Heather had chosen this restaurant, because she was trying to crawl inside herself and die. We were trying to decide whether it was worth leaving and waiting for a table somewhere else, or eat without conversation, when a nearby booth opened up. We figured it would at least have more space, so we asked to move over, and even though it was only about eight feet away, it was much quieter. We were much, much happier.
As you can see. Note the smiling people with sangria and/or mojitos.
It was Heather's birthday, and Mike got the waitress to bring her a dessert and sing happy birthday.
So we went back to the apartment, and hung out a while longer, and talked, and had wine.
Niagra Falls
In which we see New York from the air, the cab ride, the Williamsburg Bridge, The Strand bookstore, the Flatiron District, Jefferson Market Library and Garden, The Highline park and the kids.
(click to embiggen)That's One World Trade Center being built, in the upper left, and the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. Brooklyn in the foreground, the East River, Lower Manhattan, the Hudson River and New Jersey in the background.
Traffic was backed up over the Williamsburg Bridge, but it was still a fairly quick trip.
I hardly understood a word this guy said. Cyn didn't have as much trouble as I did. It's usually the other way around, with her and me.
After dropping off our bags at the hotel, we went for a walk. We headed northish.
One of the first places we came across was the Strand Bookstore. It's a great old store. I wanted to spend about $150 in their art books section.
We walked on north, through Union Square and up to Madison Square.
(click to embiggen)This is One Madison Square, overlooking the park.
Looking out of the park, over William Seward, I think, at the Flatiron Building.
Then we walked across 23rd, saw a building where Robert Mapplethorpe had a studio, then south, down to the West Village, to... the Jefferson Market Library. It was built around 1875 as a courthouse. It is now a branch of the Public Library.
I think the tower looks like a minaret.
(click to embiggen)The place has some great stained glass. This is under the tower.
Adjacent to the building is the Jefferson Market Garden. Very pretty.
After going back to the hotel for a bit, we went back out, to the West Village. We went through Washington Square, where a jazz band was playing in the middle of the fountain.
This is Church of St. Joseph. Built in 1833, it is the oldest purpose-built Roman Catholic church building in New York City.
I was looking for a few semi famous sites in the Village, Bob Dylan sites, in particular, but missed them. We went on to The Highline.
The Highline is a park that was built on top of an old elevated railway.
It's a pleasant way to travel, if you're going north or south, on the west side.
It was somewhat crowded. I'm sure the perfect weather had something to do with that, but I've heard it's always crowded.
It was originally a freight line, and goes through or into many buildings. Some, like this hotel were built right over it. Cyn is not crying.
We went back down to street level in the Meatpacking District, and back east.
I'm disappointed this one turned out blurry.
We made a stop at the hotel, and then went past St. Mark's Church (Sorry, no pictures). Build 1795 to 1799, the church occupies New York's oldest site of continuous religious practice, and the church is the second-oldest church building in Manhattan.
We met Heather and Greg at Mike's at Jill's apartment. We hung out for a bit with the four of them - and Eve - and looked at photos.
This is the view across the street.
Then we went to the Yuca Bar, where first we waited outside.
I was standing next to David Duchovny.
The party whose table we were supposed to get next didn't want to leave. Finally we were squeezed around a small table in the dark. It was so noisy we couldn't hear each other. Not good. It was then, that I figured out the Heather had chosen this restaurant, because she was trying to crawl inside herself and die. We were trying to decide whether it was worth leaving and waiting for a table somewhere else, or eat without conversation, when a nearby booth opened up. We figured it would at least have more space, so we asked to move over, and even though it was only about eight feet away, it was much quieter. We were much, much happier.
As you can see. Note the smiling people with sangria and/or mojitos.
It was Heather's birthday, and Mike got the waitress to bring her a dessert and sing happy birthday.
So we went back to the apartment, and hung out a while longer, and talked, and had wine.
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Date: 2012-05-26 06:54 am (UTC)From:I love NYC as a place to visit. It has a strange way of making itself home... but not... I can't quite explain the feeling.
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Date: 2012-05-26 01:49 pm (UTC)From:;)
There sure is a lot of cool stuff to point a camera at in NYC. Maybe one day we'll get there.
You must have had very clean airplane windows...great shots!
And yes, the tower does look like a minaret.
Were you standing on a chair to take that last picture?
Or holding the camera over your head?
I'll bet that sangria wasn't as good as ours.
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Date: 2012-05-26 04:36 pm (UTC)From:Thanks for taking me through some parts.
Thank you for the photos!
Date: 2012-05-26 11:01 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2012-05-27 10:50 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2012-05-29 05:41 pm (UTC)From:Yeah, it's weird, that way. It's comfortable, but not homey.
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Date: 2012-05-29 05:43 pm (UTC)From:Just holding the camera up.
The sangria was good enough!
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Date: 2012-05-29 07:29 pm (UTC)From: