New York, New York
Nov. 13th, 2008 01:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theotherlexIt's raining today, which it's been threatening to do for a couple of days. So far the weather here has been cold, and sometimes nastily windy, but clear. New York is awesome. I got lost for about three hours on the subway and buses on Saturday on the way to a meet up for people trying to write a novel this month (I am ostensibly signed up, but so far behind the schedule as to be laughable, but it's still an opportunity to meet people). But it was pretty cool just going around on the Subway, it works pretty well.
I got myself a monthly card when I arrived, and that's working out well, especially now that I know how to get in through the turnstiles at the local station. That was the probably on Saturday - I scanned my ticket, but then didn't go through the gate properly. That meant that I couldn't get into the station, because I'd already scanned the ticket once. So I caught the bus, because it was raining then. I ended up in Williamsburg, which is an Orthodox Jewish area. All the shops were closed and people in the streets were wearing raincoats and rain coverings for their hats. It was pretty cool. So was the meet up. It was at a place called the Tea Lounge, which has a couple of shops. I got to have soup for dinner and then carrot cake and Earl Grey Blue tea, which is Earl Grey with Lavender and very yummy.
I wandered around Manhattan on Sunday. It's big. Well, the island itself isn't particularly big, but there are a lot of people and all the buildings are really tall. There area also distinct neighbourhoods, which make it seems bigger. There are a lot of Starbuckses, but not as many as there are in Washington. Or, at least in New York there are many other cafes and food places, whereas Washington had Starbuckses all alone in a sea of office buildings. There is a Starbucks in the Macy's department store. Macy's also has wooden escalators - wooden side panels and wooden treads.
I also went to see the film Changeling. Still mourning the absence of Choc Tops from US cinemas. But it is an awesome fill. Moving and confronting.
I spent the last three days in New York with another Australian woman who's staying here. We went to Liberty Island yesterday and walked around the bottom of the Statue of Liberty. Very cool. We also went into the ticket area for the Empire State Building, but didn't go up. You can't see the building from inside the building, after all. The Empire State Building is not nearly as pretty as the Chrysler Building. We also found a great deli place for lunch. They have hot and cold salad bars and you pick whatever want and pay by weight. We also found a juice bar, which is a nice, familiar thing.
The day before - Tuesday - we walked around the World Trade Centre site, where they're doing a lot of work. And around Wall street. We also went to Century 21 and bought clothes. I have a very nice black coat and a pair of green gloves. This means I can retire my green leather jacket, which is coming apart in places and isn't particularly warm. Then we caught the subway back up town and walked a bit through Central Park and then had cake. Boston Cheesecake is the best thing ever.
There is still so much of New York to see. And Brooklyn as well. I've been watching the Brooklyn news this morning and there was an article on a gallery store for craft works by local artists. So I will be checking that out tomorrow. As well as the Museum of Modern Art, which is free on Friday evenings.
It looks like the rain has set in for the day. I'm going to another meet up for novel-ers this evening, so I will procrastinate then and make another post.
I got myself a monthly card when I arrived, and that's working out well, especially now that I know how to get in through the turnstiles at the local station. That was the probably on Saturday - I scanned my ticket, but then didn't go through the gate properly. That meant that I couldn't get into the station, because I'd already scanned the ticket once. So I caught the bus, because it was raining then. I ended up in Williamsburg, which is an Orthodox Jewish area. All the shops were closed and people in the streets were wearing raincoats and rain coverings for their hats. It was pretty cool. So was the meet up. It was at a place called the Tea Lounge, which has a couple of shops. I got to have soup for dinner and then carrot cake and Earl Grey Blue tea, which is Earl Grey with Lavender and very yummy.
I wandered around Manhattan on Sunday. It's big. Well, the island itself isn't particularly big, but there are a lot of people and all the buildings are really tall. There area also distinct neighbourhoods, which make it seems bigger. There are a lot of Starbuckses, but not as many as there are in Washington. Or, at least in New York there are many other cafes and food places, whereas Washington had Starbuckses all alone in a sea of office buildings. There is a Starbucks in the Macy's department store. Macy's also has wooden escalators - wooden side panels and wooden treads.
I also went to see the film Changeling. Still mourning the absence of Choc Tops from US cinemas. But it is an awesome fill. Moving and confronting.
I spent the last three days in New York with another Australian woman who's staying here. We went to Liberty Island yesterday and walked around the bottom of the Statue of Liberty. Very cool. We also went into the ticket area for the Empire State Building, but didn't go up. You can't see the building from inside the building, after all. The Empire State Building is not nearly as pretty as the Chrysler Building. We also found a great deli place for lunch. They have hot and cold salad bars and you pick whatever want and pay by weight. We also found a juice bar, which is a nice, familiar thing.
The day before - Tuesday - we walked around the World Trade Centre site, where they're doing a lot of work. And around Wall street. We also went to Century 21 and bought clothes. I have a very nice black coat and a pair of green gloves. This means I can retire my green leather jacket, which is coming apart in places and isn't particularly warm. Then we caught the subway back up town and walked a bit through Central Park and then had cake. Boston Cheesecake is the best thing ever.
There is still so much of New York to see. And Brooklyn as well. I've been watching the Brooklyn news this morning and there was an article on a gallery store for craft works by local artists. So I will be checking that out tomorrow. As well as the Museum of Modern Art, which is free on Friday evenings.
It looks like the rain has set in for the day. I'm going to another meet up for novel-ers this evening, so I will procrastinate then and make another post.
