I had a two day visit to Monroe in North Carolina.
On one of the evenings we were treated to a lovely BBQ on the banks of Lake Twitty.
These 3 photos only hint at how beautiful this place is.
New York Food Tour: Greenwich Village and SoHo
In my opinion one of the best ways to engage with a culture is through it's food. Therefore when a friend of mine, Lin Keech, suggested that I go on the Food of New York Tour I was on it!
The tour has something for everybody.
A bit of culture: Cafe Wha and the site where the Beat Movement started.
Plenty of opportunities to take photos: think Washington Square Park. Also known for I am legend (the movie)
And of course great food: Pasta, handmade Mozzarella, bread, meat, tarts etc etc.
To check out these tours. Go to: http://www.foodsofny.com/
Left: This guy was lifting Mozzerealla out of scalding hot water.
Right: Our fearless leader: Raheem
High Line - Night Photography
I'm fascinated by unusable spaces that have been given a new lease on life.
The High Line Park is exactly that. This disused train line meanders through the Meat packing region and used to service 250 slaughterhouses and packing plants. Given that it was built in 1930 it is great to see that the city was able to "reinvent" this site into a space that provides residents and visitors with a refreshing space to walk, catch-up and enjoy a part of history.
For more information on the Highline design see:
Landscape architects: James Corner Field Operations
Architects: Diller Scofidio + Renfro
btw: a nice site to look at regarding the fake tilt shift effect I used above see: Tilt Shift Photoshop Tutorial
Time Square - I see yellow
NYC Taxi's darting trought the streets around Time Square.
NYPD motorbikes and NYC taxis in Time Square
This isn't technically in Time Square but this door around the corner was a bit to cool to leave out.
New York - A Great Urban Adventure.
Do yourself a favour. If you are ever in New York. Grab your runners and do the park early morning. Nothing beats it!
After this very energetic start to the day I met up with Dan from Urban Adventures for their Slice of New York walking tour. It was a great way to get an overview of the city. Dan was very knowledgeable and happy to share what he knew.
For the Urban adventures trip check out: http://www.urbanadventures.com/Slice_of_New_York
Dan also runs tours under: http://dansdoubledozentours.com/
The Slice of New York tour ran for a full day and incorporated many of the key sites including:
- Grand Central Terminal’s
- Battery Park.
- Staten Island Ferry
- The Financial District
- Ground Zero
- Times Square and
- Top of the Rock to only name a few.