Off to New York City
June 25, 2010 by Melanie
Filed under New York, New York City, Northeast, The Americas, USA
Long time no talk…but that’s just because it’s been a long time since I’ve had consistent wi-fi.
Costa Rica has many things – lush jungles, howling monkeys, screeching frogs, crashing waves, endless palm orchards, dramatic thunderstorms – but satellite coverage when it’s cloudy? Not so much. So, I’ve contented myself with being on vacation and taking lots of photos.
After a week of beautifully preserved nature without crowds (besides the wedding party for Adam’s cousin Minona and her new husband, Peter), it’s hard to get my head around the fact that tomorrow Adam and I will each be in one of the largest cities in the world…just not the same city.
As of last night, we‘d arrived in San Jose, the last stop on our Costa Rican trip and itself a bit of a culture shock.
(We Do Want To Go To) Chelsea
March 25, 2009 by Melanie
Filed under Chelsea, New York, New York City, Northeast, The Americas, USA
Huge fan of Elvis Costello — couldn’t help myself with today’s title.
But to be fair, I’m talking about today’s Chelsea in New York, not 1978 in southwest London.
One of Manhattan’s oldest neighborhoods, lower west side Chelsea has become our favorite part of the city in which to gallery hop, wander street by cobblestone street and nibble our way to happiness. Read more
Brooklyn Redux
March 18, 2009 by Melanie
Filed under Brooklyn, New York, New York City, Northeast, The Americas, USA
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
We just got back from New York City, and I’m happy to say that I’ve finally seen Brooklyn again…for the first time since 1992.
This time around, two key things were different:
1. Adam and I were together.
2. No one was stabbed in front of me on the F train.
Before the day had even begun, it was a marked improvement.
