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Tourists

No, I'm not referring to my parents (in the upper right-hand corner of the picture).



Seen in Grand Central Terminal this past Friday evening.

Labels: New York, visitors

posted by Aron @ 3:43 PM 0 comments

Volker is hier gewesen

It's hard to believe it's been over a year since Volker's last visit. We had a great time last August - walked across the Brooklyn Bridge, saw some of Central Park, and had a couple of very nice meals.

When Volker arrived this time, we headed down to lower Manhattan to some of the areas he didn't have a chance to see last year. We started off in the Village, where I had him try the Takoyaki from Otafuku, before walking through Washington Square Park and heading down to Soho. After checking out some of the art vendors on the street, we headed west to Little Italy, where they were having the Feast of San Gennaro, an annual celebration with food and game stalls along Mulberry Street. We made our way through the crowds down to Chinatown, walking along some of the smaller, less-touristy streets and checking out the various shops and restaurants. We came across something that looked like a bakery/tea shop, where Volker tried some papaya bubble tea, much to the amusement of the Chinese women working there, who seemed to be genuinely amused to have two non-Chinese people in their Manhattan store. They kept giggling, and it was only after Volker got his drink that we were sure they understood what we had ordered.

After all that walking we were pretty tired, so Sunday was spent hanging out in Central Park, relaxing and people-watching - a great way to spend a sunny day here in Manhattan!

Labels: New York, visitors

posted by Aron @ 11:07 AM 0 comments