It was another lovely day in NYC and we decided to walk in Central Park again. Going to this park is like the old saying: you can’t step in the same river twice. There is always something to notice, some…
CENTRAL PARK NYC
Category: street scene
WEEGEE; A BRIEF ANATOMY OF A CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER
BY MARGARET MENDEL It was a warmer than usual November afternoon when I exited the L Train subway station at 1st Ave and 14th Street where I was to meet up with Susan. We planned to walk to China Town…
Christmas in New York
It was Wednesday, the day before Christmas Eve. We were on our way to Brooklyn to babysit the grandkids. This has been a trying time for us. Health issues have become a serious consideration. Hanging out with the grandkids would…
HERCULANEUM
It’s the last week in October. That means soon there’ll be lots of ghosts and goblins walking the streets begging for sugary treats. The TV stations will replay classic vampire and zombie movies. Some intrepid epicureans will delight in eating…
VISITING THE WEST COAST
The first week in September we traveled to Seattle for an overdue visit with family. Instead of going to a hotel we decided to make our accommodations through AirBnB, a website for people in the private sector to list, find and rent…
NAPLES
When the cruise was over we disembarked at a port an hour train ride from Rome, where we would then catch another train and travel down to Naples. I’d miss the quiet evenings of sitting on deck watching the sun…
PORTOVENERE USED TO BE CALLED PORT OF VENUS
We hit some pretty rough water a couple of days before the end of our Mediterranean voyage and I was happy to get off the ship and stand on solid ground again when we pulled into Portovenere. This was our…
OLD ANTIBES AND ABSINTHE TASTING
It was a brilliant day when our boat docked in the harbor of Cannes. The palm trees trembling in a slight offshore Mediterranean breeze gave the place a sense of the tropics. At the time of our arrival the Cannes…
NEW YORK 9TH AVE. STREET FAIR
I went to the 9th Ave. Street fair last Saturday. It was crowded and there was a bit of rain but never the less it was a fun way to bring in the early summer days of NYC. These silly…
PASTRY OF BELEM AND JET LAG
Our vacation is over, we’re back in NYC and I’m seriously jet lagged. I’ve heard that it takes one day for each hour time difference. So, I should be fine by the time I post this. But meanwhile, I wake…