Well we weren’t
exactly chillin’. We must have trekked
over 15 miles by foot and many more by cab in three days. Our hotel, located in the Greenpoint section
of Brooklyn just over the bridge from Queens, was part of an industrial area
currently being revamped. Interesting
graffiti was everywhere.
We ate mouth-watering
New York style pizza, and warm, doughy, fresh bagels which were only a short
walk away.
Propect Park was
a pleasant afternoon trip where my sons played baseball with their Dad. This
beautiful park was designed and built by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux
after they completed Central Park in Manhattan.
People were jogging, walking dogs, playing with Frisbees, picnicking and
relaxing under the cherry blossoms.
The Greenpoint
Ferry was only a few minutes from our hotel whose stops included midtown
Manhattan, Brooklyn Bridge Park, and the artsy area known as DUMBO (Down Under
the Manhattan Bridge Overpass). We
walked the bridge, saw Manhattan’s City Hall and walked over to the Woolworth
Building which was built and paid for in cash.
The boys rode Jane’s Carousel in Brooklyn Bridge Park. We explored the DUMBO neighborhood, had
frozen yogurt at Pinkberry and also walked over the Williamsburg Bridge.
And the boys enjoyed attending both a Yankees game and a Mets game.
Brooklyn Part 2
trip hopefully in August…with a day at Coney Island!
What a great weekend. The photographs are excellent. The graffiti caught my eye, it looks like fine art. I think I would especially enjoy visiting DUMBO.
ReplyDeleteDUMBO is very cool - there were other shops we just didn't have time to stop in and some had some neat vintage items. The graffiti all over NY is so cool, so creative and artistic, nothing like I see around here with just stupid sayings. You would love exploring DUMBO! Our weekend was so hectic but such a great time.
DeleteBeautiful pics...I loved the graffiti and the cherry blossoms. How awesome! Your pics look like something off TV and you have me desiring to visit even more than I wanted to before. And I won't mention the food...mmmm...yummy!
ReplyDeletethanks so much - Brooklyn wasn't a place I would think of planning a trip to, when I think of NY, I think Manhattan. But Brooklyn was really neat and there is a lot to see and do. We didn't even get to Coney Island, so we'll have to go back again!
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