Part 7: The HighLine, The Vessel, The NightLights

Mom and I walked the entire Highline, south to north

 cars, cars, cars

Highline Selfie

& then i saw THIS!

the Zaha Hadid Building = stars in my eyes

Zaha Hadid is no longer alive

her work is AMAZING

don't you agree?

eventually, i had to keep walking

the Vessel,

which i had heard of & seen photos of

from other friends

but which was not my destination

however, at the end of the Highline,

there it was

floor-to-ceiling

ants

since we had walked so far already,
we just kept on

refueling with more new york cheesecake

flashy cheesecake in New York

Times Square almost night scene

Times Square night scene

& collapsed back in our hotel room
for one last night

Part 6: the Lower East Side, the Bowery, & more

my godmother headed back to Nyack,

and we headed to the Lower East Side!

subway tile art

destination : tenement museum!

we stumbled upon the annual Pickle Festival!

Lower East Side Pickle Festival

popped in a couple tiny art galleries

& liked what we saw here

much better than the one i didn't

take pictures of :)

meanwhile, outside...

dancing in the streets

heading into the Bowery towards the L-train

happened upon a great little restaurant on another street corner,
RinTinTin

which led to...

i hardly could contain myself

Min & Mon

twin octopuses conjoined at birth

& again, at Chelsea Market
where i bought a souvenir

a well-scented religious celebration
in Chelsea

also seen in Chelsea Market:

my father's paternal grandfather worked for National Biscuit Company in the early 1900's

everything old is new again