A short trip to NYC - some photos

[Mark Latimour]

Well, my girlfriend and I took a short 5 day trip to NYC to get some shopping and minor sightseeing done. We had both been to NYC before so tried to avoid doing too many uber-touristy things and instead went to explore different areas of Manhatten. I have taken a few photos that I thought I would share (I actually got a request by PM to do so of all things! ).

This was my first "NYC" photo that I thought turned out well. I wanted to try and capture a few shots that reminded me of NYC:



Times square:



Everybody's pal - the Naked Cowboy



There were lots of Navy and Marines wandering the streets. Here is a shot in Times Square:

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Some obligatory Empire State Building pictures:







We were lucky in that we got up there with no line or wait at all! Unfortunately it was the only time when the weather wasn't amazing. Oh well, still a nice view!

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WTC Site:

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Brooklyn Bridge:





We walked over the bridge to Brooklyn and I visited Roger Sadowsky's shop and we had a look around the Park Slope Area. I must say, I really enjoyed Brooklyn and found it to be a place where I could definitely live. Don't worry Americans, I don't have any immediate plans.

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Some photos of Brooklyn (Park Slope area):

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We visited a couple of cool restaurants. Much to my girlfriend's non amusement, we hit Sammy's Romanian in the lower east side so I could meet Brother Love (www.brotherloverocks.com). He's a really nice guy:



We also had breakfast in Balthazar. Kinda cool, but I spend way too much time in France to find French Brasserie style overly funky:



I would highly recommend this little breakfast cafe called Penelope on Lexington and 28th - even if my GF looks bored we both really adored this place!



and of course we had to line up for over an hour to get 4 cupcakes from Magolia Bakery in Greenwich....

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Some streetscapes:

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We checked out a couple of cool rooftop bars. This one had nice midtown views:

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Hanging out with the tourists meant going on the Statten Island Ferry:



and the obligatory Statue of Liberty shot (focused on me!):

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Some photos from Central Park







and of course the weird and wonderful people dancing in the middle of the park completely out of time to the music:

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A couple of takes on the evening in NYC:

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and finally a couple of shots from the roof of the Museum of Modern Art:

[Ben Lesser]

Originally Posted by Mark Latimour

A couple of takes on the evening in NYC:

Beautiful pictures.

[Thor]

Where's the pics of you, Eli, Jewels and \MM/ having a beer?

[jkritchey]

Great stuff! Thanks for sharing...

[Mark Latimour]

Originally Posted by Thor

Where's the pics of you, Eli, Jewels and \MM/ having a beer?

Man I completely ran out of time for everything. Mostly because we should have figured more time to allow my GF to go shopping! Seriously if you are planning on really seeing NYC I would say minimum of 7 days - it really is a place that has so much to see - particuarly if you want to avoid "tourist" sites and hang out in the local areas. A lot of things took up time just walking or waiting for things (like a burger at the Corner Bistro in Greenwich) etc. We are already trying to work out when we can go back there.

[BassManPatsFan]

Great pictures. Thanks a lot.

Magnolia's is really pretty bad IMO, but still a cult phenomenon sort of and worth the visit. Looks like you did some great stuff. I've probably been to NYC 50 times or more and I don't think I've ever explored much of Brooklyn. I've driven through, but never stopped and walked around. I should do that soon.

p.s. New Yorkers refer to Greenwich Village as 'the village'. In New York, 'Greenwich' means Greenwich, Connecticut.

[Thor]

Originally Posted by Mark Latimour

Man I completely ran out of time for everything. Mostly because we should have figured more time to allow my GF to go shopping! Seriously if you are planning on really seeing NYC I would say minimum of 7 days - it really is a place that has so much to see - particuarly if you want to avoid "tourist" sites and hang out in the local areas. A lot of things took up time just walking or waiting for things (like a burger at the Corner Bistro in Greenwich) etc. We are already trying to work out when we can go back there.

That's SO LAME. Send GF to Bloomingdale's, Barney's, Century 21. You guzzle beer with men.

Your man card is on serious warning.

Nice pics. Did you give a 'donation' to the 'hard working'
musician?

[Mark Latimour]

Originally Posted by Thor

That's SO LAME. Send GF to Bloomingdale's, Barney's, Century 21. You guzzle beer with men.

Your man card is on serious warning.

Nice pics. Did you give a 'donation' to the 'hard working'
musician?

Ordinarily I would have done that, but there were some special circumstances on this trip which required us to not wander off too much on our own. In any event, although I don't subscribe to the man card, I am sure it would be revoked for standing in line for an hour to get cupcakes from a stupid shop featured in sex and the city!

Funnily enough we went into Barney's and found it to be the most intimidating high end store ever - far more so than any of the London boutiques or even the single designer boutiques. Man, you need serious money to shop in that place! Century 21 was more to our liking! (haha - not really - it sucked!)

[MakiSupaStar]

Originally Posted by Mark Latimour

In any event, although I don't subscribe to the man card, I am sure it would be revoked for standing in line for an hour to get cupcakes from a stupid shop featured in sex and the city!