thanksgiving in nyc

thanksgiving would be a perfect day to clean the awnings, no one on the sidewalks at 34th near empire state building







at macy's parade, i caught only superman's butt...







at the pond in bryant park, this little girl in pink jacket was trying, she was trying so hard, but she was very tired







peculiar looking salesperson (?) in one of the stalls at bryant park holiday market







his name is ziggy, he was very young







his name i didn't ask







at the rockefeller center, i'm pretty sure these people hadn't looked in the mirror before going out







part of xmas decorations at the rockefeller center







i quite liked this dedication on a central park bench







alice in wonderland in central park







my treat for the day, junior's cheesecake, they are supposed to be the best. i didn't go all the way brooklyn but got this at grand central. i thought i deserved this as i walked all the way from 39th to 77th street, in the rain

colors & bites

perfect shade of pink. all the colors are by courtesy of union square greenmarket merchants and their produce







honeycombs







cauliflowers







very autumnal







last time in nyc elizabeth told me about this place. as i happened to walk by, and it was lunch-time...







i treated myself to this artery blocking BLT...so good that i had to have fries with it...







pointy toes on staten island ferry







had i known any better i would have avoided this place, it was almost like new year's at times square. i can't believe the amount of people that went to see the macy's thanksgiving parade balloons inflated







after walking around, and around, to get away from the heavily populated area, i found myself at cafe lalo






my eggplant mozzarella sandwich wasn't very photogenic...this, on the other hand, was very tasty

views & pulla

monday morning at the shack...







manhattan skyline on tuesday evening, as seen from long island city







i wanted to make it look like the moon had popped out of the pepsi bottle but that would have required a dip in the east river...hmm, too cold!







was visiting friends the whole day yesterday, ended up experimenting with cream cheese, blueberries and pulla, quite nice if i say so myself...