Today I tried to journey...journey around the city. It's not too often we get away from the downtown Union Square/Washington Square area...Unfortunately there was some freak, unexpected rain that started to fall from the sky! What comes with this rain?
...the answer is: a lack of people on the streets.
Well, I couldn't really do what I wanted to do (sit on a bench and draw) because of this rain, but I did get to prowl around the Upper West Side happily and around Rockefeller Center with a very lack of tourists, and it was simply amazing! No crowds at all! It was a great walk. Wet and muggy (ugh --- OH so muggy...the humidity just killed me), but great all in all.
What I think you should do is spend a day walking around the city, explore Manhattan for all it's worth. Investigate every corner, take in each block you walk...I mean, Manhattan seems to be so tiny when you look at it on a map, but it's amazing all the different neighborhoods that are around! They're so different from each other, and each offer something so amazing. At least, that's what I realized when I was walking around in the city...
Sometimes when we're walking around the city, we don't realize the things that we miss out on. I don't know about you guys, but while I'm walking around, I'm too preoccupied heading towards my destination and I don't really get to soak in my surroundings.
Part of the problem is all the freaking scaffolding around which makes us unable to look around. But, I mean, there are many many other places that lack the scaffolding, so hopefully you can just take the time to look up once in a while. The architecture of New York is so beautiful, and there are so many buildings that have kept its historic integrity (um, if I'm wrong, someone tell me). It's just astounding...when I first got into the city, the breath-taking beauty of these old buildings made me want to pursue Architecture (why I didn't actually pursue that is a different story for another day).
A person I met during my internship over the summer lived in Venice Beach and she told me about how boring she thought the buildings in NYC are because of their lack of color...clearly she hadn't taken the time to look at the classic designs of the buildings.
So today, I took my sweet time (2 hours times) and walked around the Upper West Side, snapping photos, with people giving me strange looks...but, despite the strange looks, I advise you all to take a moment and walk around some neighborhood of Manhattan.
Aaannd...a video:
...I've also been inspired to do something really cool around the different boroughs. So, stay tuned. Hilarity ensues...