Alert!
When it rains in New York, dead umbrellas will be found frequently.
When it rains in New York, dead umbrellas will be found frequently.
In other news, we visited Ground Zero. I cried during the tour-- it was done by a woman who had lost her husband on 9/11. We actually spent quite a bit of time today learning about the attacks from September 11th. There is a tribute gallery that we went to that has so much to look at and experience-- footage, photographs, stories, debris... I was so struck by the community that was instantly formed to help victims and to help care for the firefighters and other workers.
I'm not sure how to end this portion.
Words in memory of a woman who died in the south tower
On a completely different note (we did a really wide array of things today!), we went to the Chelsea district and saw lots of art show openings! This one we had to climb 7 flights of stairs to get to, and it was....painted skateboards.
Some texture love
Some subway love
My dad, gleaming and looking wonderful
Dad, did you TRY to take the picture at the worst possible moment?
Hello, yellow pylon.
the Empire State building
Case and point:
1. We get around by asking people where to go. So far, all we've received is help help help! For instance, today we asked a man where the subway was, and he told us that walking would be faster than taking the subway, and walked AN ENTIRE MILE with us to Times Square. Mind you, he was going there too-- but on the way there he talked with us, showed us little NY secrets, and made sure we knew where we were going once we had to part ways!
2. Our tour of Ground Zero-- our tourguide was incredibly sweet. I might be a bit biased because her name was Shannon, she was from California, she had short brown hair, and she was an artist, but hey. To me she was nice, and to me, she proved that New Yorkers are lovely people.
3. We met with John Silvis, the director of NYCAMS, (an art program I hope to go to next spring), and he had lunch with us, gave us a tour of their gallery and studio space, and even walked us down to the subway and made sure we got on the correct train! Now that's nice.
The people. I'm sold. I love this city.
I leave you with this:
Me-- Dad, isn't it cool that they gave us apples as we checked in to the hotel?
Dad-- Duh Shan, it's because its the big APPLE.
6 comments:
Beautiful post, from beginning to end, Shannon. If you're near Times Square tonight, look me up. That's where I work! Hi to dad for me. LOVE the "other Shannon" comments. Subtle and cute.
So fun. Keep em coming.
brilliant. the umbrellas, the texture, the new york font, the jacket. just brilliant.
Hi Shan... you are so cool!
Julie-- AHH! We just came to Boston today, and I just got your comment!! Dang it! I wish I could have met up with you, or at least taken your restaurant advice! Like I said in my post, I am hoping to move to NYC next spring, so there'll be 4 months of opportunities :) I love this city! I am coming back for sure!
Brent, you are seriously, seriously, the best blog commenter I know.
Blythey, I miss you. My phone went out of battery just so you know. I know- lame.
Brady, I have a lot of B friends I'm realizing. +9 hrs and 15 minutes.
i love these pictures - ESPECIALLY of the umbrellas.
absolutely beautiful.
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