"Repeat 7 times"
Such was Miranda's description of our stay with them in NYC, in her blog Morellobello (and for some reason this won't allow me to place a link here). I highly recommend her blog, especially if you like food.
We indeed walked...and walked and walked. I have always maintained that the best way to become familiar with any city is to walk the streets and mingle with the people...see the sights, walk into the shops, feel the heat and smell the smells. Over the years we've done this in many cities such as Amsterdam, Florence, and Rome (though I do not recommend this for Nairobi! That is best seen from the safety of a vehicle). And so we did in New York, both in Manhattan and Brooklyn...in spades.
We have seen many scenes from New York sidewalks...sorry I couldn't resist.
This is just a couple of blocks from our lodging in Park Slope, in Brooklyn. I am very sad and embarrased to say, in the innumerable times we have walked by this establishment, we failed to stop in and explore...next time.
Jacques Torres...world famous chocolatier in Dumbo. That's the Brooklyn Bridge in the background.
Chinatown, and a street vendor of fashionable yet affordable sunglasses. (Affordable because they're knock-offs...and fashionable for the same reason)
Speaking of fashions, one indeed expects New York to be an icon of couture...and we were not disappointed (or at least I wasn't).
Art is found in the most unlikely of places, and sometimes one need not pay an exorbitant entrance to one of the many art galleries and museums to enjoy some of the finest urban art in the world.
Often the simplest of pleasures are enjoying the environment no matter where one resides, and one can even do so in the humblest of residences.
Yes...this is Times Square, the epitome of sidewalk experiences, and although Mayors Guilliani and Bloomberg have done well to clean up the area, one still finds many feasts for the eyes.
Times Square street artist
Art is not limited to the visual. We were regaled with some pretty darned good music on many corners.
Speaking of music...this young fellow played a beautiful violin, in Columbus Circle (at the southwest corner of Central Park...and Juilliard isn't far away). Most of his selections were classical. I could've sat and listened for hours.
Columbus Circle...statue with pigeon
I call this a chapter in the red shoes diaries. As we walked by, Miranda noted that the shoes with the red soles (worn by the woman in the middle) were probably $800 a pair...though we later found them online for $695 on sale. Christian Louboutin, at Bergdorf Goodman. Louboutin is pronounced "loo boo tawn'" in case you want to impress your friends. Of course, there are knock-offs for those as well). It seemed fitting to include a pair of shoes in a post about sidewalks, don't you?
Farmer's Market, at Union Square...and yes that is an ostrich egg. Only $30, and you can have just the shell for $20. It takes around 90 minutes to hard-boil, and ostrich meat is mostly red meat. That would be one heckuva omelet!
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