2.24.2011

New York: The Highlight Reel

Finally made it to the big apple! landed a couple hours early. we dropped off my bags and headed straight out for a bahn mi (a super tasty vietnamese sammich):


the neighborhood cheese shop:



shots from the street:




Dinner at Butter. we started with a very yummy charcuterie plate:


baby beet salad:


and lamb:





soaking in the morning sun on the fire escape:





a ride in the subway:




lunch at a carribean joint in harlem:



out to The Cloisters:

















they were a very creepy couple:


Sisterly adventures:


i once caught a fish this big:



at Battery Park:






Riyoko works:



Yoko eats dessert:



breakfast at Peels:









time to walk it off!







Tompkin's Square Park:







my first Porchetta:




a great olive bar:


breakfast at La Esquina:





lunch at Xi'an:



and more walking around the city:





one of my favorite stops, the library! i know, i'm such a nerd.










it's so beautiful here. and i was lucky enough to catch the Radioactive exhibit, about the Curies:






a couple of toursity stops:







and on to Central Park:









self portrait from the bridge:







and this was as north as i got. i walked up to the Met from Little Italy, eating and taking pictures and getting lost along the way. i was exhausted but had so much fun!



and back on the subway out to the Bronx to meet riyoko at the office before dinner. Again, riyoko works:


and then we eat:


she's a nice boss. she even brought her slave:


and riyoko works again. i swear not 5 mins ever went by with her getting a call or a message or a text that she'd have to deal with. she works harder than anyone i know:


and on the set before catching my flight out:










very cool to see big sister in action! thanks for a great trip!