Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in New York on Sep 5th, 2010
This morning we took the ferry to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island–something we’ve never done in many visits to NYC. Lady Liberty was glorious and all that… but, really, like the Pyramids — it’s so familiar that it was a bit underwhelming. In contrast, Ellis Island was great and far more personally moving. […]
Posted in New York on Sep 5th, 2010
Last night, we ate dinner at Anthony Bourdain’s restaurant, Brasserie Las Halles, in the Flatiron District. The menu consisted of relatively simple, straightforward French bistro fare. And the ambiance matched–it could have been airlifted in from Paris and dropped in the middle of Manhattan. Since the weather was perfect, we opted for a sidewalk table […]
Posted in New York on Sep 4th, 2010
This morning we took the subway to Brooklyn and visited the Brooklyn Museum. This was our first visit to the museum, and we were favorably impressed. Exhibitions featured Andy Warhol, Kiki Smith, and the winner from the television series Work of Art. The Warhol exhibition featured works from the last decade of his life–a very […]
Posted in New York on Sep 3rd, 2010
Tonight we headed to the TKTS booth to see what tickets we could pick up at a good rate. We arrived in Times Square around 6:30, checked the board (lots of options), and went with the Tony winning La Cage Aux Folles, starring Kelsey Grammer and Douglas Hodge. The seats from TKTS were decent and […]
Posted in New York on Sep 3rd, 2010
At the recommendation of our hood friend, Dick, we had lunch this afternoon at Daniel Boulud’s gastro pub in NoHo. It’s known for its sausages. Very good! It also has an impressive beer and wine list. Dessert was also great — a blueberry and lemon cornbread w/ carmel corn ice cream. Excellent! See for yourself…