Well friends, it's been a week and we've survived. I can't really believe it's only been a week because we've crammed in a lot of things in the past 7 days. Charlie and I started off by walking along the East River on a nice walking/biking path. We walked all the way to the Williamsburg Bridge. He's done really well so far leaving other people and dogs be. He usually can't decide which side of the sidewalk to walk on because there are SO many smells to investigate.
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I tried out Citi Bike this week, which is a city-wide bike rental program that is really convenient and easy (once you figure it out the first time).
Overall it was a good experience - I was able to get to Central Park in about 20 minutes from the apartment - but it was a little unnerving navigating streets alongside taxis and trucks and lots of pedestrians. I got scolded for riding on the sidewalk at one point because I was trying to find my way back to the bike lane. Eh...I'll learn. Knowing which direction streets go is crucial...I did not have this complete knowledge starting out, so it was a little scary. I'm not giving up though, I'll figure it all out.
I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Thursday. I was there for 4 hours and only made it through half of the first floor. The place is huge and so interesting!! I was taking my time and really looking at everything since I'll be able to go back soon.
After that I made a short walk to Central Park:
I saw a photo shoot going on and there was a violist playing close by my bench...very picturesque.
On Friday I got the chance to catch up with friends. Toni (from Morris Grove) and I went to Chinatown and explored a bit. We also walked through Little Italy.
I met Sarah Fox Pacheco in the West Village and we walked along the High Line, which is a redesigned railway line that has great views of the city. We also wandered through the Chelsea Market. It was a beautiful day. Then Matt and I met up for happy hour and dinner at the rooftop beer garden at Eataly.
Matt and I have been enjoying our neighborhood. Stuy Town is a little oasis in the city. You can tell that you're in the city, but the trees, little parks, and all the families and dogs help it feel like an actual community. There is a weekly farmer's market on Sunday mornings and other free events during the summer that we'll take advantage of. We've ventured a little further out to the Alphabet City/East village area and they're funky and fun too. We headed to Brooklyn on Saturday night with new friend Andrea (met through mutual friends Heather and Pete from WFU) to a highly acclaimed barbeque joint called Fette Sau. We figured it would be good because the line looked like this
out the door, around the corner, out to the street. Also, the food smelled and looked amazing. Once we actually got the goods it was amazing!!
Potato rolls, pulled pork, brisket, homemade pickles, baked beans, German potato salad, broccoli salad. Delish!
The week ends on a very fun and wildly interesting event: the LGBTQ pride parade, which was this morning. Millions of people come out to watch this spectacle and support the LGBTQ community. It was quite entertaining!
Matt's job is going well so far. He is getting acclimated to the work, and he's getting to know and likes the people on his team. We've done well with subways and finding our way around. So far the hardest part of living here is enduring blisters all over my feet from walking everywhere. Flip flops are even hard to bare sometimes and I'll just say that women who wear heels around here are CrAzY!!!!
That about wraps it up for this week! I hope everyone has a Happy Fourth of July on Friday!! We'll be celebrating with fireworks and the Statue of Liberty - it doesn't get much more patriotic than that : )
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