No-agenda NYC walks are the best! March is a little perilous because you’re gambling with the warmth of your outfit (and if, like me, you live 50 miles away, there are no go-backsies). But to see the single bursts of cherry blossom amidst the brown and white limbed bigger trees in Prospect Park, as I did yesterday, makes it worth it.
It used to be mine too and it will be again. Sometimes I don't realize that I still have to shake some of the PTSD from the pandemic off. Or I have to rewire my thinking. Interesting.
I loved this. Art things in NYC are my favorite way to offset all of the draining of morale that the city can sometimes have on me. I haven't been to the Met in a while but I am aching to go to see the Indian miniatures show.
So I just noticed on The Met website that for NYS residents they only have a suggested admission fee. I feel like they didn't make that clear when I was last in the museum and ended up paying the General Admission.
Oh yea, The Met is the only museum that has that.I don't think they are going to necessarily make that clear as they need the donation dollars 😬. They've had that policy a long time. I think I've paid $2 when I was a student. But now I just buy it online so I don't have to feel sheepish at the front desk when I don't pay full price.
This is what we are expecting tomorrow but I was able to sport sunglasses and a short sleeves t-shirt yersterday and probably enjoyed it even more. Have a nice WE!
Ohhh wandering a city at the start of spring is one of my favorite things. 😍 Atlanta looks magical right now with all of its flowering trees! I’m inspired to go for a contemplative walk soon.
Thank you Louise! I worried that it was so specific to New York down to street numbers and little details that I wondered if it was relatable to anyone else. ☺️
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I love intimately written walking tours such as these! Great post Jenna, and what a full circle Met visit for you and your daughter :)
Epic indeed
Thanks Carolyn. It's pretty crazy how years, YEARS can go by before you go back to a place that you vow you'll return often.
Especially in NYC! I feel that way all the time with museums and botanical gardens.
No-agenda NYC walks are the best! March is a little perilous because you’re gambling with the warmth of your outfit (and if, like me, you live 50 miles away, there are no go-backsies). But to see the single bursts of cherry blossom amidst the brown and white limbed bigger trees in Prospect Park, as I did yesterday, makes it worth it.
No agenda walk around, mostly Tribeca and Soho. ❤️
Yes, the cherry blossoms and magnolias are starting to bloom! And yesterday was really cold! Surprisingly so. I wasn't prepared.
You write about the New York that I always imagine when I think of living in New York!! (I have never, as yet, visited - but would love to!)
Also, thank you for the mention :))
It's the best
Come visit across the pond sometime!
Haha, you can be my guide to all the cool 😎 places!
This is my favething to do. No agenda. A great practice of mindfulness, to notice, to be, and to be open to magic.
It used to be mine too and it will be again. Sometimes I don't realize that I still have to shake some of the PTSD from the pandemic off. Or I have to rewire my thinking. Interesting.
I loved this. Art things in NYC are my favorite way to offset all of the draining of morale that the city can sometimes have on me. I haven't been to the Met in a while but I am aching to go to see the Indian miniatures show.
Yes for sure. And grateful we have such an extensive gallery scene so that seeing art is affordable. Because the museum fees 😩
So I just noticed on The Met website that for NYS residents they only have a suggested admission fee. I feel like they didn't make that clear when I was last in the museum and ended up paying the General Admission.
Oh yea, The Met is the only museum that has that.I don't think they are going to necessarily make that clear as they need the donation dollars 😬. They've had that policy a long time. I think I've paid $2 when I was a student. But now I just buy it online so I don't have to feel sheepish at the front desk when I don't pay full price.
Thank you for taking us on a walking tour of NYC! It's been a almost a decade since I last visited, and I look forward to someday returning!
☺️ 10 years and a city changes in so many ways. Yes, come back for a visit!
Thanks for this lovely spring trip to my birth city!
Thank you Jonathan.
Beautiful day in the city ♥️
🥰 Yes, I needed that.
le sigh! loved this. We're visiting NYC in late May with the teen for her 16th bday, can't wait.
Oooh, that sounds like so much fun for a 16th birthday!
Isnt it amazing what à difference springtime weather can make?
Oh yes! But it would seem that winter has returned this week. It's currently 28 degrees this morning 😩
This is what we are expecting tomorrow but I was able to sport sunglasses and a short sleeves t-shirt yersterday and probably enjoyed it even more. Have a nice WE!
Ohhh wandering a city at the start of spring is one of my favorite things. 😍 Atlanta looks magical right now with all of its flowering trees! I’m inspired to go for a contemplative walk soon.
I love this time of year when the trees are just about the flower! Enjoy Erika!
That PSA used to scare the shit out of me at night, LOLOL!!
Someone who remembers too! It was such a huge presence and so ominous!
I loved reading about your city day and art museum visit. How cool that you were sitting in the same spot with your kid. I love that stuff!
Wild right? To be places with your kid that you remember as a kid. Happens to me all the time with them. It can be a real mind trip.
I've never been to New York but I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this walking tour with you. Thanks you so much.
Thank you Louise! I worried that it was so specific to New York down to street numbers and little details that I wondered if it was relatable to anyone else. ☺️
It was a perfect moment of escapism
I love my hometown! Thanks for the walking tour, I write about little unplanned days in NYC too...
🥰 Thank you for reading.