New York Monday #109: Neue Galerie
February 13, 2008 | Filed Under New York Monday | 12 Comments
Outside the Neue Galerie
(A stately Louis XIII-style Beaux-Arts styled building)
Okay: So, it is not Monday. I know. ;-) I’m sorry I’m very behind with my New York Monday post. Life got in the way of my blogging, unfortunately, but here I am. Better late than never, right?
This week I got to meet fellow blogger Elizabeth of The House in Marrakesh. By the way, her blog and that of Maryam’s, My Marrakesh, have been mentioned in the March 2008 issue of National Geographic Traveler — Marrakech Destination Guide. Very exciting! Congratulations, ladies!
So, we went to the Neue Galerie on Fifth Avenue, a museum that showcases early twentieth-century German and Austrian art and design. At the moment, paintings and drawings by Gustav Klimt are on display. The museum includes a bookstore, design shop and two Viennese cafés. Of course, we stopped at the cafe, as we wanted the experience, like the ones we always see on Merisi’s Vienna for Beginners. I’ll tell you what we ordered in another post.
Continue to have a good week, everyone. It’s almost Friday! Yay!
Paz
Inside
Stairway leading up to the Galerie
New York Monday #108: Misty Skyline…
February 4, 2008 | Filed Under New York Monday | 8 Comments
Some time ago.
Have a great week, all!
Paz
New York Monday #107: Full Moon
January 28, 2008 | Filed Under New York Monday | 7 Comments
Early in the morning, a full moon in the city, last week.
Have a great week, all.
Paz
New York Monday #106: Shinran Shonin (1173-1262)
January 21, 2008 | Filed Under New York Monday | 4 Comments
This is the statue of Shinran Shonin, the founder of Jodo-Shinshu sect. It stands in front of the Buddist Church, which holds services in Japanese and English, in the city. My friend got married in this church (I was one of her witnesses). It is beautiful inside. Originally, the statue of Shinran Shonin stood in Hiroshima and survived the atomic bomb blast. Later, it was brought to the U.S., as a symbol of lasting hope for world peace. I find the statute very interesting-looking. It’s not your everyday statue you find in the city.
Have a great week!
Paz
New York Monday #105: Traditional Chinese Performance
January 14, 2008 | Filed Under New York Monday | 10 Comments
This young lady is part of a traditional Chinese performance group. On a very cold day, dressed in traditional clothing, she and her fellow perfomers passed out fliers to pedestrians around Times Square. They invited everone to come and see their show.
Have a great week, everyone!
Paz
Ed. Note: If you’re interested in more photograph’s of the performers, you can look here. Also, here are two links listed for the group:
New York Monday #104: Let’s Go Skating!
January 7, 2008 | Filed Under New York Monday | 15 Comments
Rockefeller Center Skating Rink
Have a great week, everyone!
Paz
New York Monday #103: Happy New Year!
December 31, 2007 | Filed Under New York Monday | 25 Comments
Happy New Year to all! I wish you long life, prosperity, and all things good!
Best,
Paz
New York Monday #102: Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!
December 24, 2007 | Filed Under Christmas, New York Monday, Holidays | 19 Comments
This Christmas and holiday season, I wish everyone peace, hope, love, joy, good health and prosperity. Thanks for stopping by.
Best,
Paz
New York Monday #101: Flat Stanley in New York City!
December 17, 2007 | Filed Under Flat Stanley, New York Monday | 11 Comments
Flat Stanley in the subway station. I think riding the subway was his favorite thing to do.
New York, New York —
It’s a helluva of a town,
The Bronx is up and the Battery’s down.
The People ride in a hole in the ground.
New York, New York —
It’s a helluva of a town.
Lyrics by Betty Comden & Adolph Green
Leonard Bernstein’s musical, On the Town
Fellow blogger, Kelly of Ms. ABC Mom is a school teacher. Her students are participating in interesting and fun event that involves a book character called Flat Stanley.
Flat Stanley is a normal boy who, one day, wakes up flat as a pancake (a bulletin board fell on him). He becomes four feet tall, a foot wide and half and inch thick. Flat Stanley takes advantage of this predicament and is able to do a lot of things no one else can do. He can slip in between things and go places easily. For example, he can slide under a closed door or narrow metal grating. Instead of worrying about paying expensive airfare to travel, he can fold himself and fit into an envelope, and put in the mail. Flat Stanley has several adventures.
The students in Kelly’s class made Flat Stanleys and sent them out to people all over the United States and world. The person who receives Flat Stanley is asked to take him around and then send him back to the class with a report (and photos if possible) about the places he’s visited.
As Flat Stanley’s host, I had lots of fun showing him around town. So easy to travel with, he slipped into my book and we took the subway. I think he liked riding the subway best. He didn’t want to get out of the subway car and go upstairs. He wanted to keep riding the train.
The photos here shows a few places that Flat Stanley visited. This was fun.
On another note, a few weeks ago, I posted an annoucement about Lydia’s Drop In and Decorate event. Many people have participated. Lydia had a record number of people (85!) stop by her kitchen to decorate cookies, which were sent out to two food pantries and six shelters for domestic abuse victims. Wow! Looks like it was a lot of fun and many people are going to be happy reaping the benefits of all the volunteers efforts. Go have a look at some of the cookies they decorated here. Great job Lydia and all! It’s not too late to participate. You can read about how to get involved here.
Paz
In front of the legendary Apollo theater in Harlem. The place that discovered several celebrity performers.
In front of Grant’s tomb, where the 18th president of the United States is buried.
In front of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, the largest Gothic style cathedral in the world.
Look here!
New York Monday #100: Soul Food
December 10, 2007 | Filed Under Interviews, Announcements, New York Monday | 9 Comments
LOL! I think this is the only building in New York that is painted yellow and red. This restaurant is located underneath an apartment building.
I forgot to mention some time ago (actually, I didn’t have time to post and then I forgot) that Ed of Is it EDible (Haha! I like that blog name — always makes me smile when I see it. He’s also got the cutest sous chefs.) interviewed me for his blog. Brave guy! Some other recent fun interviews that I enjoyed reading are of Mari of My Silly Little Thoughts (her thoughts are not silly) and Ed, himself. If you’re interested in reading any or all of the interviews, have a look here, here and here. You can find more fun interviews of other cool food bloggers (like Kalyn of Kalyn’s Kitchen) in Ed’s archives here. Have a look! Thanks, Ed!
Happy reading and have a great week, all!
Paz
