Labor Day in the Big Apple

7:00 am, Saturday morning, hopped on a Chinatown bus in the heart of Boston's Downtown and with little delay, headed down south for the big city of New York--to see some friends and make good use of a three day holiday weekend. The bus ride was dirt cheap, just as uncomfortable as any traveling experience that involves sitting for prolonged amounts of time, but overall pretty nice. It set both me and my wonderful partner in crime, Mr. Michael Mori, down on solid ground within four hours and from there, we set off to see the town.

The first day was devoted to Lower Manhattan. Myself and a small group of friends started out in Soho, then traveled in a big loop through the East Village, Chinatown, the Financial District, Battery Park Area, and then looped back into Soho. A list of must-sees compiled before the trip led us to the pictured works of: 1. Herzog & d'Meuron's 40 Bond Street Residences 2. Tschumi's Blue Building on Delancey 3. Pier 13 (or something) on the waterfront 4. Roger Marvel's Elevated Acre 5. Machado & Silvetti's Battery Park Project & 6. The nice grassy spots for some relaxin at Battery Park. Beyond the things depicted, we also visited the previous footprint of the World Trade Center. And by that time, we were well worn out and slowly made our way back to homebase (my friends Keiko and Sarah's place in Soho) and took naps...

Herzog d'Meuron's 40 Bond Street; Tschumi's Blue Building:


Roger Marvel's Elevated Acre:


Machado & Silvetti's Battery Park Project:



Later that evening, I had a chance to meet up with a good friend who I've kept up with over the past few years, Miss Rachel Hamilton. We met up with her at her new apartment in the East Village and enjoyed a nice meal of Indian food and desserted upon Tasty Delite afterwards (just like in Sex and the City!).





The following day was devoted to Upper Manhattan. After a subway ride up to 81st street, the morning was kickstarted with a flea market visit and a walk through Central Park. Then a trip to the Moma, the Folk Art Museum and the Guggenheim, all full of people swarming through the museums, soon drove the group outdoors. But to revive our spirits, the group headed over to Pink Berry to try out the delicious yogurt sensation. The evening was then full of archi reunions and delicious pizza from Lamberti's. A quick walk over to the famous Magnolia's cupcake cafe and a drink at a Grenwich Village beer garden topped off the night.

Folk Art Museum:


Sittin outside the Seagram Building & PinkBerry:



Guggenheim:


Cupcakes!



The next morning, the last day in New York, involved a long relaxed bagel breakfast in Central Park. Lounging on the grass and people watching filled a few hours, and following, a group of friends and I walked up to Columbus Circle, enjoyed the view of the city from a little coffee shop and then headed over to the nearby FAO Shwartz and Apple Store. A quick goodbye to the city...and then Michael and I headed back to the chinatown bus to the smaller, less busy city of Boston.