So I got back last night from New York City. My friend Nick and I went for our birthdays (mine the 13th and his the 16th). I was so happy to be back in the city, after being away for over 7 years. NYC is in my blood, I feel like that's where I belong, that I could live there for the rest of my life and be so amazed by the City every single day. So, anyways, I had a lot of fun. I got to go to the Guggenheim for the first time, and while I didn't get to see a painting by my favorite artist, Franz Marc, because the museum was under renovation, so some exhibits were closed, we did see some good paintings. Picasso, Van Gogh, Renoir (another favorite of mine), Cezanne, etc. Three of the floors were a photography exhibit of an american photographer, Catherine Opie, and honesty, her photos for the most part sucked. There were 2 series that were good, in one room, a line of continuing photos, on one was a beach, entitled Surfers, and the other was an ice field with fishing shantys, entitled Icehouses. They were huge photos, and made for a striking display. As for the rest of her pics, I foudn them meidocre, and the whole of the rest of her exhibit should have been named after one of my favorite games, Dude or Chick? :)
We found a fantastic little plaza on the banks of the Hudson, behind the World Financial Center, where there were restaurants with a patio, shops, and a small marina. We went back the next night to have dinner at PJ Clarkes, and it was superb. All the food in the City was fabulous of course. Our last night there, we went to Smith & Wollensky's, one of NYC's best steakhouses. I <3 steak. It was all good, and they also had the best damn raisin bread I have ever had. It was also great to be there with all the New Yorkers too. Although the table full of guys behind us I swear were from Boston. They were a rowdy bunch.
It was great to take the subway again. And going for a taxi ride, and walking through Central Park, and down 5th Ave.
I'm posting pics very soon to my Flickr account and FaceBook, so stay tuned.
