Battery Park is one of my favorite places in New York to go for a walk. Although close to the new World Trade Center and Wall St, it bears little resemblance to the hustle and bustle of the career-driven financiers-filled streets. Once crossing the bridge into Battery Park, you are in a peaceful residential neighborhood, […]
Zarkana Cirque du Soleil
This weekend I went to see Cirque du Soleil at the Radio City Hall, a show I’ve been wanting to see for a very long time. My parents had seen it in Europe, so I was curious to see it. According to the show’s creators, Zarkana is an acrobatic rock opera that blends circus arts with the […]
My favorite Lower East Side spots
1. Beauty & Essex AND 2. The Back Room At first sight, they have at least two things in common: 1. A pretend entrance: pawn shop versus toy store 2. Old World look: glam sixties look versus the Roaring 20s throughout the Prohibition era I love them both. Perhaps the first one a little bit more 🙂 […]