NEW YORK PART III

 So here is my final post for our New York trip last year. I know its taken some time but I treat these posts as nostalgia inducing trip down memory lane. 

Our Brunch at Back Forty was unforgettable, you just don't get eats like this in the Chiltern Hills. As soon as we arrived the temptation of freshly made orange and rosemary glaze doughnuts was too much followed by my sweet potato pancakes all topped off with a cappuccino. We also took a lovely stroll over the Brooklyn Bridge, grabbed an iced coffee (at this point I've forgotten what a hot day feels like) and relaxed in the park for a few hours.

I never really got over my jet lag during our break and ended up finding myself in Tompkin Square Park at 5am watching early morning dog walkers drink their coffee and chat about the day whilst I grabbed some photos.

And finally a few photos of out last day including the flight home and a wonderful frame I bought from Still House.

ROID WEEK 2012

Its Roid Week!

Hannah and I take the Instax any time we go for a day out and have quite a respectable collection spread over two walls. Here are a few of my favourites from the last year :) (In chronological order)

1. A noticed this stack of logs whilst out for a walk on my lunch break
2. A view point just outside Barcelona from our trip last year
3. We took my Auntie to Waddesdon Manor for her Birthday in January
4. The Brooklyn Bridge from our trip in NYC this year
5. View from the Empire State Building looking towards the East Village
6. Brighton Pier from our trip last weekend!

NEW YORK PT I

New York seems like an eternity away, a colossal expanse in time and space with memories that are beginning to fade like smoke in the night. Much has changed post visit, life has been a smooth, rough, fast, slow, exuberant ride since Hannah and I returned from the City in April.

Its been said that New York made me who I am today, that it changed and shaped me so drastically during my brief 15 days at the tender age of 18, and I have never been the same again. I would tend to agree.

Although this visit wasn't quite so life changing, it was brilliant and needless to say I LOVE THIS CITY. The ambiance, food, culture, hustle and bustle, shopping, raw emotion, architecture, photogenic spaces and history make New York City top of my visited list. Did I also mention there are a ton of Frenchies there? It couldn't get much more brilliant. And with that here is Part I of our trip.

Our first couple of days were spend exploring Tompkins Square Park, The High Line Park, The Guggenheim and Grand Central. We also visiting every Apple store in the city and meet the crazy talented Alice Gao after Hannah and I have followed her for a few years, regrettably we didn't take any photos and simply grabbed a coffee at La Colombe Torrefaction for a little chat.


We also had some amazing eats including Abraco Espresso, Peels, Tompkins Square Bagels, Butter Lane Cupcakes, Yoshi Sushi and Nai Tapas Bar. I'm so smitten with the idea of eating a different cuisine in an independent restaurant at affordable prices whenever you feel like it with no worries about running out of new places to try. Around Bucks we seem stuck with chain Italian Restaurants and Nandos - so depressing!