Good Times in New York City !!!

We just got back from a wonderful 4 day trip to NYC for our annual NYC Century bike tour plus a few extra days to just wander the city.  With the amount of time that I spend in this city, I should just move.

Day 1.  Thursday. Arrive and get our bikes settles in to the hotel.  Early dinner at Rubirosa's before venturing out to Soho for Fashion Night Out.  Didn't stay very long.

At Rubirosa. Reservations required. And YES we ate all of the LARGE pizza.

Out in Soho for Fashion Night Out

Day 2. Friday. Historical walking tours of the Fashion District, Greenwich village, and High Line Tour. 3 2-hour tours can eventually take a toll at the end of the day.

At Fashion District Tour.

Stopping by a sample sale at a small designer, Matt M

Yes, we stopped by Mood, the famous fabric store of Project Runway fame.

At Greenwich Tour.

If you recall, this is the building facade that they used in the show Friends.

oldest building in Greenwich

Rest break at Washington Square

 Listening to dixie jazz by these teens. Great music

Refreshments at the Art Bar before our last walking tour.

At Chelsea / High Line Tour.  (Spotted 2 celebrities: Jeremy Irons coming out of Chelsea market and Solange Knowles.  Sorry no photos).

to be cont'd....

Haven't Disappeared. Just Life!!

Hi all. I've been busy with work and travel so haven't had a chance to post but will do real soon...okay by this weekend so that will force be to type up something .

Meanwhile enjoy this dance song /  video by The Cube Guys and Luciana while you wait.

A Day At the Museum

I had a half day at work and took advantage by visiting the National Gallery of Art (NGA) here in Washington, DC.  The gallery is separated into 2 buildings. The west building: one being classic art such from French, Italian, Spanish paintings from 13-20th centuries and the East Building which focuses more on modern art installation from the 19th and 20th Centuries.

What I wore: old BR top, Gap BF jeans, DSW shoes.

I rode down from work, dropped my bike off near the sculpture garden by the Archive building, decided to walk through and snap some photos before the garden got crowded for their last Jazz in the Garden happy hour. As you can see, it was pretty quiet.

 

I exited the garden and went across the street to the NGA, West building, to see the newest George Bellows exhibit, a great American painter who depicted the urban city life of New York City in the early 1900s.  I found his work fascinating and on top of that I have a special fondness for NYC even though I have never live there.

 

Note the hustle and bustle of the city in the painting below. Bellows captured the movement and motion of the city. Your eyes can not rest anywhere.

After the exhibit I wandered around for a bit and took a few snapshots of the gallery itself which in itself is artwork at it's best.

 

It was off to the East building via underground walkway which was amazing.

I ended up going to see the Alexander Caulder's mobile exhibit which I love.  As you can see I love modern art ranging from Picasso to Caulder to Dali.

The day flew by quickly and I managed to stop off at the Jazz in the Garden for the last time this year.