Brooklyn Adventures 17-27th June 2022
Fri 17/6 jetBlue to JFK Term 5
Great flights; organised, clean and no queues! (like the European Brexit related delays at London airports..😃😂).
7.5 hrs later Arrive JFK – super hot and bright 35 degrees C. Fabulous. First thing I see is the fabulous TWA building (Saarinen, 1962, History here). Now the TWA Hotel.
Uber to Sunset Park, Brooklyn – up the stairs – and there they are – big P and Lil’P! ..and a lovely Welcome sign!
Sat 18/6
Windy start, dark dramatic skies, but warm, no rain. Cleared up and warm and sunny again (photo). Food shop for basics then Farmers Market, Sunset Park Green Market.
Eggs, bread, orange jelly..
Rest of morning; breakfast, chilling with the cats and planning ahead, getting organised, enjoying the freedom.
Daily exercise by locals in the park
Hello
Afternoon spent planning, unpacking, reading and reflecting.. Sunbathing for a bit with headphones.. bliss..
Then walked to Industry City, had some pizza and walked back to the apartment to feed the cats and prep for dinner..
Pizza at Table 87, Industry City
..played in Uber on way..
The cutest dog in front of us.. chatting
Sun 19/6; Morning run in Sunset Park and walk around the local shops..
..and lots of cat-love
Mon 20/6
Local shops for some essentials, saw some crazy gear..
Love this basic pharmacy/store
A not so good liquor store
Then we drove to Jones Beach on Long Island, NY.
Parked and spent the evening in Long Island
Lilly's Long Beach, NY
Not as Irish as I had hoped..
Quiet evening walk and moment watching the Atlantic Ocean at Jones Beach
So beautiful, peaceful.. birds settling for the night and the cool wind in my face
Then Swingbellys as convenient to the car, for a drink and Nachos, whilst waiting for the Comedy to finish
at The Beach House opposite
Our wheels
Interesting letterboxes
Tue 21/6
Walked to 4th St from 45th and back.
Total steps today;
Urban patchwork quilt
Missed seeing the fireflies this time, as we were not there later in the day
Oh, and there she is again..
Love this poster, but too expensive for what it is..
[I did go back for it later in the week. I love it. It's going on my kitchen wall, a reminder of this trip].
Cute baby shoes
Beautiful bottle/label at Primetime Wines
Interesting door..
Cool letterbox
Sleeping dog in doorway 5th Ave
Hello there!
@SuheilysPets for some presents
Interesting antique shop 5th Ave. Particularly like the lighting..
Doggy Daycare - with view from the street.
Random dude 😆
Wed 22/6
Poncho chilling after breakfast
High line
Central Park
[Harlem pics]
Lil'P
Off walking again.. Sunset Park - Park Slope - Carroll Gdns - Atlantic Ave - the bus 63 back to Sunset Park
Shoes outside Unearth Vintage, Brooklyn
Soula Shoes Smith Street 🥿👞
Resting
NiLu, Harlem
Thank you, Julian
Harlem views and vistas
Thank you John
Harlem Stoner..
Then off out again.. to my fave local Irish Haven
Thank you, Emmett
Thu 23/6
[ HS: TO EDIT dates ok?
park slope walk
Carroll gardens
buildings [blue]
shoes outside unearth vintage
Karhu sign soul shoes
clog box
lunch in Atlantic ave two8two
ivas on bike
fire escape eve
pequita
video fire esc
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Fri 24/6
Driving Upstate NY
Manhattan
vids
It's always like coming home!
Tarrrytown Thank you Sheila!
Sunset Park at dusk
Goodnight
Sat 25/6
Lazy morning with cats - cleaning, planning the last two days. Feeling quite tired now! But having such an amazing time. Thank you Robin and Michael (Miaowchel)!
HS:
Bedfford ave
Mirielle restaurant
Sun 26/6
ferry
dumbo
red hook
ice bar
petite Crevette
Ulli
Mon 27/6
No time to tidy properly
drying washing took forever
met Victor
exchanged keys
über in mad ad traffic to JFK
raining
Vreeze through airport
security good
Flight seemed quicker than expected
Gatwick to Kings cross
baguette - starving
Bye to son
train to nov
uber home
waited outside house 1,5 hrs for key
in eventually
all good
very good
but I miss NY
