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My last night in New York

Posted by on June 16. 2015 in new york | 0 comments

A delicious dinner with Michela and Cassandra. The rain is over, the night is warm and smells wet. I am sitting alone in the living room. I found a last peace of Hershey’s Chocolate and a Budweiser in the fridge.

One thing came to my mind today, as I got the things ready for the suitcase. If I wanted to stay longer, I would have to get something like a daily life, something to make a living. Yes, the self-employed inside of me is getting twitchy, business is waiting in Hamburg. Since Yesterday, I had a few of those sad moments, which end up in this thought: Now I know, that you can be deeply sad and grateful at the same time. At first, I didn’t like this thought, but than I realized, that ten Years ago, I only would have been sad. Gratitude has come to my life and now I know that and I think, that feels wonderful …
In these four weeks, I didn’t only visit the city, that I love so much – I also visited friends and spent time with them, and made new ones. Meeting new people, talk to them about random or particular things – this is it, it is what makes us human, like nothing else, on every journey. We feel alive.
New York 2015

My last day in Manhattan

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For my last day in Manhattan, there was one place, I wanted to find, a particular one from the movie “Manhattan” by Woody Allan – I wrote about it to the post
Manhattan welcome me with fog and rain – Mad at me?
I found the place at the 57th Street east. A dead end street and the river. I knew from the start, that this was the right spot, although things a different of course, the trees were much taller – the film is from 1979 …
Than I got caught by the sun, I thought that I could take the ferry across the East River, a last view of the city, saying goodbye …
So, the subway Downtown – and when I got there, the sun was gone, it was raining like crazy. Ok, no ferry, just a walk with my umbrella, with the hope of a change, but – no!
I had to get back to Queens, for my dinner date with Michela and Cassandra. When the Sub got back up in Queens, the sun was there, as if nothings happened. Grrrr. I guess New York didn’t want to see me on a ferry …

Finds of a creative consumption world

Posted by on June 15. 2015 in new york | 0 comments

Todays topic was purely build by the area, I walked – SOHO.
In some of the pictures, you have to guess, what is sold …

Brooklyn Bridge and Williamsburg

Posted by on June 14. 2015 in new york | 0 comments

I only did a few thing like in 2012 – like today, I took a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, but this time from Manhattan to Brooklyn. Another thing which you should do, if you really wanna be in New York – if you want to feel it. The Brooklyn Bridge is a miracle to walk on.
In Brooklyn, I took the subway to Williamsburg, where I met Michela and some of her friends. We enjoyed the colorful life on the Bedford Avenue, the centre of Williamsburg, with (today) live music and street sell. When the weather is good and on the weekends, you can’t be wrong here. Small shops, Restaurants, Bars and Cafés, they will make your day.

Summerevenings in New York

Posted by on June 13. 2015 in new york | 0 comments

The other day, Michela told me, that unless the streets melt, it is not a real Summer vor a New Yorker. For me, coming form Hamburg/Germany, it is perfekt hot above 30 deg. Celsius – so – summer.
After an unforgettable afternoon Downtown with Michela (See the photos of her shoot on arnevollstedt.com), we walked to Hudson River. It was warm, nice wind across the river, and we enjoyed the sunset – this is the time, New York Downtown turns over, the brokers become night owls on their way to a bar or club, and couples enjoying themselves, sitting on a bench – and later, when the sun rises, you meet the first Joggers.
At the beginning of my time here, I met a woman, who lives Downtown, and she told me, that a little studio here is about 2.500 Dollar, but she loves the weekend here, when it’s getting quiet …

Bryant Park and a roof

Posted by on June 12. 2015 in new york | 0 comments

In the middle of Manhattan, between Times Square and the Grand Central Terminal, you find a “little” green peaceful spot, the Bryant Park, and it is behind the New York Public Library, which you shouldn’t miss either.
In fact, this is the right way for a first NYC Visit: You take the Subway to Times Square 42nd Street and walk east, pass the Bryant Park to the Grand Central Terminal, the Cathedral of public transportation. Be amazed by the Grand Concourse. By a little lunch to go and return to the Bryant Park for a picnic. Just be there, look around, be aware of where you are.
At 7:30 PM, walk the 5th Avenue Downtown to the Number 230, enter and take the elevator to the 20th floor, the most famous rooftop bar. Get a beer for 9 Dollar, enter the smoking area, rare in New York – enjoy the view …

Meatpacking District

Posted by on June 11. 2015 in new york | 0 comments

Today, the Summer reached its Peak – Heat and humidity were making by body scream at every move. The other thing of course might be, that I am on my feet now for three weeks, a lot of miles for a couch potato.
So, it amazed me, to see a crowd of New Yorkers working out in the public – uff.
I walked slowly through the Meatpacking District, cooled myself down at the Chelsea Market, worth a visit. A little advice here: The higher the temperature outside the more likely you should have something like a jacket or sweatshirt with you, so that you don’t freeze, when you get inside somewhere – some stores like to cool themselves to a fridge.

Manhattan Bridge and Top of the Rock

Posted by on June 10. 2015 in new york | 0 comments

With the right weather, you get cooked wherever you are – and today after my photosafari on the Manhattan Bridge (yep, no shadows whatsoever), I think I got sun stupid. However, I loved it, almost more than walking across the Brooklyn Bridge – you can celebrate New York AND you see it WITH the Brooklyn Bridge.
So, you walk in the direction of Manhattan, and you get there between Chinatown and and Little Italy – both are worth a visit. Today I chose Chinatown – and at 32 deg. celsius, the dry fish does it’s job, yeah.
By feet, I went Downtown – slow down and enjoy – to the Police Plaza and from there with the Subway to the Rockefeller Center, where the Top of the Rocks was waiting for me – Thank you to the sponsors 😉
Yes, you get special light at the morning, when the sun comes up and at the evening, when she goes to sleep – and I wanted to see the lights of the city coming up …
It ist not as high, as the Empire State Building or the One World Observatory, but you are outside and you feel the wind and you have the smell of the city, and from here you have a great view over the Central Park – AND you see the Empire State Building, so this is New York, as we have it in our minds. It was unlike 2012, when I was standing on the Empire State Building and thinking: Somethings missing here …
For all the Fans of Sleepless in Seatle – you should get on the Empire State Building, walking around and ask every woman: Are you Annie?

Back in time and the night of the museums

Posted by on June 9. 2015 in new york | 0 comments

In New York, you find something called Museum Mile – on the 5th Avenue, with the Guggenheim an the Metropolitan Museum of Art for example. Like every year, today was the Night of the Museums, the 5th Avenue between 82nd and 105th Street was for us the visitors, the people on their way to art and Music and fun, about 50.000 …
Before that, I went to another time, for me the time of “When Harry met Sally”, so my time of being a teenager and in Love. I was at Katz’s Delicatessen – which I mentioned here. I had the famous Pastrami Sandwich – wow! I was full after the first half, and when my plate was empty, I was barely able to walk. But it was sooooo gooood!

Roosevelt Island and the 50s

Posted by on June 8. 2015 in new york | 0 comments

If you want to be close to Manhattan AND relax, there is not only the Central Park for you in New York. On Roosevelt Island, you can find a comforting bench in the shadow of a tree, and all that with a great view of the East River and Manhattan. A Picnic or a long walk at the riverside? Go for it!
For me, the bench under the tree is not only for the relaxing time – it is for my “get-aware-that-you-are-actually-in-new-york-time” – and I love those moments, when I got all the pictures I want from a certain place and I just sit down and get aware of everything I see, feel, smell and hear. Believe mir – if you do that at place, you really like, this little exercise will make you happy.
And to get on to Roosevelt Island – use Tram – promise?
When I got back to Manhattan, I found the Johnny Rockets – digging into the 50s with classic Burger and Fries – don’t get me started …