Hello from New York! Soooo much walking to be done here. My husband and I walked 18 miles in two days in our Allbirds. We both wore our Wool Dasher Mizzles and they held up nicely in the rain. It's been dreary and cold the past couple of days. I even brought my Plush Scuba Hoodie. I also wore my Everyday Belt Bag for these excursions. I did not want to carry anything fancy and the EBB was perfect to hold my card case, mask, sunglasses and some tissues. I'm not sure how many of you know this but I majored in Visual Arts at Fordham University. I took a lot of photography and graphic design classes. So here are some photojournalism style snaps of my trip so far.
One of the things I really miss about New York is good dim sum. Atlanta has decent dim sum places but it's just not as good. It'll do in a pinch though as my husband likes to say. Masks are required everywhere you go.
Egg tart- breakfast pastry.
I'm a little weary about taking the subway these days but we did take the LIRR and the MTA to go into the city. So far it's been okay for us. I may have to head back in at least one more time before I head home. I've been keeping it to a minimum because of the anti-asian attacks that's been happening.
We walked through Chinatown with some friends and ended up walking to Little Italy and then to Times Square. We eventually circled back to Hudson Yards. We walked a total of nearly 10 miles that day!
Souvenir shop in Chinatown.
Little Italy- oops my finger got in the way!
Looking for Italian Icees. We found a place, I ordered a cherry flavored one.
Times Square.
Everything is open and almost back to normal.
The Vessel at Hudson Yards.
Laduree macaroons. Heaven in your mouth! OMG I just found out they DO ship!
Sculpture of the city that's hanging from the ceiling at Moynihan Train Hall- Penn Station.
Today I went into Flushing to get a new pair of glasses. Even though I moved to Atlanta five years ago, my dentist and eye doctor are still in New York. Afterwards, I ventured into some of the grocery stores.
My grandma used to make these! Inside is filled with meats usually sausage and sticky rice.
Special request- I asked for tong yuan.
Last, our cat sitter is sending us photos of our kits. Here is Simi looking extremely suspicious still. 😆
Those are treats!
This is Neko- she's slinking around, also suspicious, but not as paranoid as Simi. The boys are apparently totally fine without us! Typical right??
I'm here for another week! That's it for me, see you all on Tuesday. 😃
Thank you for the photos! They brought back some fond memories. I miss the food and the shops and all the walking in the city. I laughed at "Those are treats" because I was worried for a second. Enjoy the rest of the trip!
ReplyDeleteHahaha, yeah when I saw that photo of Simi I did a double take and then I was like oh, they're the treats!
DeleteThanks AmherstLulu! We miss walking in a city sooooo much. It's one of the main reasons Jared wants to move back north.
This blog entry is making me drool! I love good dim sum! I've never tried tong yuan as a savoury dish. It looks like a delicious soup! Thanks for sharing the pics from New York! Enjoy the rest of your vacation!
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen! Ahhh the soup is so good! Should definitely try it if you can. It's pretty easy to make, but it just takes a long time to make it. But so worth it.
DeleteThe ice cream and dim sum look so delicious! Looks like such a fun trip! :D
ReplyDeleteSo far it's been great!
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