i am working on a new volume of “memories in manhattan” and will post one next week… in the meantime, here’s a post about new york to keep the theme going 🙂
i took a trip new york in june… i had been wanting to go back for a visit for quite some time, as it had been about 5 years since i had been there. often times, i think part of me wants to live there again, so i was eager to experience the city once more to see how i felt about being there.
i had a wonderful trip, as i figured i would. the weather was a little ridiculous – as in sweltering hot. but outside of that, it was nice to feel the energy of that amazing city, again. new york has a way of making you feel on top of the world; as if the whole place belongs to you. as an introvert, it’s strange to me that i can be surrounded by people but still feel like i’m in my own little bubble. the “hum” that is always in the background doesn’t feel distracting to me… it’s a strange dichotomy that i have always appreciated.
all that said, i think i realized that i do not wish to live in a place like new york again. i long for a country life – on a farm somewhere, growing food and having lots of animals. of course, that may change – after all, we are human and our desires come and go as we move through life.
it was wonderful to be in new york once more and to walk around and take the subway and just feel the energy… i immediately settled back in to the “way of life” there and even had people asking me for directions – and i knew them! that’s also a good ego boost.
i didn’t pick up my camera too much… i guess because since i lived there for so long, i took so many pictures already and this time i just wanted to kind of experience it in a different way. of course, i did have my camera phone with me – so i captured a lot of snapshots with it.
here is a gallery of fotos from my trip – i hope you enjoy! :
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- my travel buddy
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- i love a train ride!
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- over the plains of VA
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- i seriously love being on a train!
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- blowing kisses to my old neighbourhood
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- back in new york!
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- doors!
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- hey, new jersey!
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- went to see a volleyball tournament
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- ate delicious lunch here!
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- lobster roll!!! so good!!!
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- would love to eat here some day!
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- entrance to a cool sculpture park my friend took me through…
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- my friend knows where all the public restrooms are – so handy!
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- a randomly long slide in a random part of lower manhattan…
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- WTC fountain
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- WTC fountain
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- my old ‘hood…
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- street fair!
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- brunch!
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- glass of champagne with brunch…
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- who doesn’t love bottomless mimosas! 😉
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- best. pizza. ever. too bad that car is taking over the foto – haha
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- so many likes, so little love
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- st. marks…
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- union square farmers market!
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- gorgeous garlic!
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- radical radishes!
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- beautiful bok choy!
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- cool kohlrabi!
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- was delicious!
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- photobombed!
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- “so many likes… so little love…”
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- i’ve fotographed this door many times…
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- poetry…
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- paint night!
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- before…
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- during…
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- after…
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- ta-da!
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- last day in the city…
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- the closest i got to the ESB…
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- i will always miss the street art, the most…
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- elevator selfie…
until next time…
