Today is a day for just exploring a few neighborhoods in NYC - with no particular destination in mind – walking, browsing, sitting, eating, typing, walking, browsing, sitting, eating, typing and then again … throw in some great people watching, a beautiful blue sky and you get the idea ...
A banana from a sidewalk vendor, and I’m off for a walk through Chinatown. Then briefly into the Federal area – another pop culture moment as I recognized the court house steps from the many Law & Order series …. Then to Hudson Street and a brunch place I’d heard of - Bubby’s - had a very trendy vibe - I succumbed to the sourdough pancakes and yes, they were good!
Back walking - all the way up Hudson, through great neighborhoods, then down Bleecker - increasingly busy as I go - great shopping and puttering on Bleecker in particular. Then, break time - I found a great little French café (does seem to be a theme …) for afternoon tea and fruit salad. I really wanted (and almost ordered) a café au lait … and I must admit, drinking my tea, I did wonder ‘why the hell not’ … I’ll just have to go back or find another French café to have a little coffee again - maybe Montreal.
I’m on my way again, through Greenwich Village, and all of a sudden, I see all these cops, cop cars and crowds – I wander up curious as ever and ask – who, what? It is President Obama and Michelle on their 'date night' at a restaurant on a little street off of 6th Avenue – he’s following me and I still can’t get a picture! I love this pic of New York’s finest and just seeing how they set up for this kind of visit – he really can’t go anywhere quietly from what I can tell … It was cool to see how excited people were, and how positive – definitely still the honeymoon phase and here’s hoping it lasts!
Wandering again - saw a basketball game on the corner behind a fence, Washington Square with people just 'hanging out', through a street market – fresh bar bq’d corn, a real treat. Dinner in a small spot - the best true veggie burger I’ve ever had on a spinach salad – I have a new challenge to recreate it. Then an excellent French film, Summer Hours, at an independent film theatre - a huge selection of films in this city - I love it!
Final walk of the day was back to the hotel through Soho - such a lovely summer evening with everyone out enjoying themselves - I did miss having someone to hang out with on an outside patio - having a glass of wine and watching the world go by. And still, a really wonderful day in New York City :-)
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