Thirty-Two

The week in photos. 
From the week of goodbyes, with new adventures just around the corner.

08/06/15: Morning caffeine. 
08/07/15: Evening walk. 
08/08/15: Shakespeare in the Park at last. (It was fascinating!)
08/09/15: Brunch at Extra Virgin at last. 
08/10/15: Detail from Brooklyn Heights.  
08/11/15: Summer sunset. 
08/12/15: BPL at night.

Weekend

From a busy weekend with some great moments, even though I was feeling under the weather: "Z" by Therese Ann-Fowler and the Manhattan skyline. Finding a nice reminder in Union Square and listening to the tide at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Amusing and educating myself with books from The Strand and Barnes and Noble. Finally going to The Frick. Trying banana pudding on the Lower East Side, returning to explore Economy Candy, and buying green-tea-flavored candies.

And last but not least, finding the best and most New York coffee by the High Line. (Stumptown, you've been trumped!)

Thirty-One

The week in photos. 

07/30/15: Slower than my race.  
07/31/15: Banana pudding from Sugar Sweet Sunshine. (A little kid thought it was ice cream.) 
08/01/15: That's right! 
08/02/15: And I think I found the most "New York" coffee of them all. And it's delicious too. 
08/03/15: Traditional chamber music rehearsal nosh. (Conversation not pictured.) 
08/04/15: Right before one of the best dinners.
08/05/15: Summer skies. 

Thirty

The week in photos. 
From the week of much-needed little treats.  
07/23/15: Love. 
07/24/15: Frozen yogurt with toppings piled on.   
07/25/15: A morning at the market and a night at Lincoln Center. 
07/26/15: Talked with a couple over toast here. 
07/27/15: Movie night at Bryant Park at last. 
07/28/15: In a tunnel.  
07/29/15: Breakfast inspiration. 

Weekend

This past weekend featured such a great mix of culture, fitness, and food/drink, along with a few necessary errands.

On Saturday, I went to a rebounding class, which I enjoyed more after having first tried it last month. At night, I heard the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra perform Mozart's Symphony No. 34 and Brahms' Symphony No. 4 at Lincoln Center. I tried Vietnamese/Thai iced coffee from The Doughnut Plant (refreshing, just the right bitterness and sweetness until the end, when there was unfortunately an overly sweet layer of condensed milk on the bottom of the cup) and a pumpkin bun from The Golden Steamer (check).

On Sunday, I went to my first-ever barre class at the gym (I had previously tried barre at my former dance studio), which was challenging at times but which finished beautifully with Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah." I followed that with a small latte (just the right amount of bitterness and sweetness, just the right amount of caffeine) and avocado toast (topped with feta) at Bluebird, where I talked with a friendly Southern couple and their children. I explored and photographed more of the Lower East Side (more on that later). I capped off the evening with salted dark chocolate ice cream from Ample Hills in Gowanus.

This is just about how I'd like to spend the rest of my weekends. (I'd just add a little more culture and nature.) I can't wait till the next one!

Twenty-Nine

The week in photos. 
From the week of hoping.  
07/16/15: On my way to dress-hunting in my former neighborhood. 
07/17/15: On the town.  
07/18/15: Reading this week. 
07/19/15: On the way back from Tanglewood. 
07/20/15: First fresh mango of the season. 
07/21/15: $1 S'mac. 
07/22/15: Life right now, metaphorically speaking. 

Weekend at Tanglewood

I've wanted to go to Tanglewood, an outdoor classical music festival in the Berkshires, for longer than I can remember. This past weekend, I finally got the chance to attend, and it was worth the early wake-up time. The grounds were beautiful, and the views of the mountains and the lake will be on my mind for some time (not to mention the fancy garden with the sundial and the whispering bench). The Boston Symphony Orchestra played Mozart well under the baton of Sir Neville Marriner, whom I had only heard of (or heard on the radio) previously. I'd go again, hopefully with more time on my hands.