Tuesday, August 24, 2010

a city life


it has been a while, i know.
zach and I were lucky enough to enjoy a WHOLE week in new york city and although a week long vacation is a-mazing it has taken me a WHOLE week to catch up.
none the less, lets talk about new york!
we had the most amazing time. because of the generosity of some extended family friends we were able to 'live' in the city instead of simply vacation there. we arrived to a small but overly adequate apartment in the lower east side of manhattan where we were greeted by two precious kitties, a detailed and personally written guide to the neighborhood & city, five flights of stairs, sunny weather, and limitless possibilities. most other vacations are confined by the pressure of time limits, but this one was long enough to eliminate the desire to cram everything into each day. after referencing 'miranda's guide to nyc' and a few other published guides we made an agenda which consisted of one 'must do' a day. but, in general, we woke up without an alarm clock, went walking for hours, had mid afternoon naps, ate really good food, drank expensive beer, laughed lots, saw lots, and took lots of pictures.
here are a few of the highlights:
walking the brooklyn bridge

having drinks at this "new to us" bar

moseying around chelsea market, and union square,


and taking the ferry to the statue of liberty and ellis island

but most of all - spending time relaxing. together.


oh, and after extensive testing and examination - we still can't decide if pinkberry or red mango is better.

3 comments:

  1. love the pics. makes me want to go even more!

    i've only ever had red mango. so i will have to try pinkberry.

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  2. i wanna be in nyc strolling through flea markets and walking across bridges and eating pizza and pinkberry. love you! so happy you got to do this. great pics, sis.

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  3. your pics were amazing, glad i got to live the NY trip through you :)

    Glad you guys had an amazing time together, you deserve it. Love you both! Hi to Zach!!!

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