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{foto friday} – the empire state building, at night, and in the rain

these fotos are kind of old, back when i had just moved to new york – i’d been there maybe a year. and they were taken sans tripod. i think it was in september – i didn’t anticipate the weather being as cold as it was. but did you know humidity works in the cool temps?! holy crap yes it does!

i had some guests in town from colorado and they wanted to squeeze in as much tourism as possible. the empire state building was always a go-to for me when i had visitors. it never gets old for me. even though i don’t like the heights, i like the view. i took another trip up during the daytime with a friend, i’ll have to find those fotos. will i pay 30 bucks and visit again when i am in the city in october? mmmmmaybe not. we’ll see. it’s nice to know people with rooftop views – that’s like prime real estate in new york! Continue reading →

Tags: city lights, empire state building, foto friday, manhattan, new york, new york city, nyc

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{travel tuesday} – it’s 9/11, again : my heart is in NYC today…

11 Sep

i’m just going to keep this simple.

we all know what day it is. and although i don’t want it to be a somber kind of day, there is always a little bit of that in the air when we reminisce about this day. and since i have lived here, and walked these streets, a piece of my heart will always be in new york city – on this day and every day.

xxoo

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Tags: 9/11, foto, manhattan, new york, new york city, nyc, photography, photos, travel tuesday

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{travel tuesday} — a walk across the williamsburg bridge

4 Sep

about 2 weeks before i left new york city, a friend suggested we take a walk across the williamsburg bridge. “how often will you get to walk across bridges once you leave?!” she said, convincing me to go. i didn’t need a whole ton of convincing; though at the time i remember feeling really ready to leave new york, and it was hard to drag me out of the house at times… funny how that works, because now i miss the heck out of it! good thing i’m going back for a visit…

there are many messages throughout new york city – stickers, graffiti, signs, posters, strangers yelling things at you, etc.

the williamsburg bridge is no exception. in fact, i dare to say it boasts the most messages of any place i’ve visited in the big apple. i mean, the entire bridge is like a graffiti art gallery. every inch of it is covered with something to see or read. my camera got quite the workout… Continue reading →

Tags: brooklyn, fotos, new york, new york city, nyc, photography, photos, travel tuesday, williamsburg bridge

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{travel tuesday} — new york, new york

28 Aug

the people have spoken. and they’ve used the “like” button as their language. for 3-4 weeks i was posting images in “travel tuesday” that were from when i lived in new york. LOTS of you liked the posts – almost 20 on each one! some were followers, some just newbies to the blog that probably saw “new york” in the tags, and clicked on it. either way, the message was clear :

“WE LIKE NEW YORK!”

however, wanting/needing/appreciating diversity, i thought i’d try to post a different travel tuesday. variety is the spice of life, i thought… and i’ve been LOTS of other places… and last week i thought, maybe i should post about some OTHER place to travel to… a DIFFERENT place i’ve been or lived…

nope. no one cares. i had like, 4 “likes” last week…

so, i listened. THE PEOPLE WANT NEW YORK! and i can’t say i blame them…

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