Max and I spent the past couple days venturing through the various NYC boroughs and exploring their tourist attractions (though in a laid-back, New Yorker way, of course). Among our sightseeing activities: we roamed South Street Seaport, walked both ways across the Brooklyn Bridge, sat by the East River at the Williamsburg Reclamation Site, rode the Staten Island Ferry, drank coffee in Battery Park, and ate Nathan’s hot dogs at Coney Island. So if that list doesn’t justify my lack of recent posts, I don’t know what will – except maybe the fact that I didn’t want to see my photo project bumped down from the top two posts?
And now for a series of touristy pictures, courtesy of Max and his iPhone:
view of the BK Bridge from South Street Seaport
We were standing on the pier by the Ice Cream Factory, looking at the BK Bridge waterfall.
As I was typing this post, I realized that the majority of these locations offer amazing views of Manhattan. That is, they’re known for their phenomenal panoramic views of the NYC expanse. I absolutely love the views because they provide a slightly-outside-of-NYC perspective through which I can appreciate both the huge size of the population and the small sized of the actual island. Maybe that’s why some of these places are so popular? What does it mean to overlook/watch the city and its bright lights and skyscrapers from a distance?
View from the Reclamation Site on N.9th & Kent - one of my fave places in Williamsburg
On the Staten Island Ferry, my hair sexily blowing in the wind, ha.
My first time at a real beach this summer - took long enough.
Pretty picture...too bad the island is pretty grimey.
haha. you said “grimey”. ha.
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