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Worldcup at Paris Bar
Today the USA lost the women’s worldcup against Japan in one of the most exciting finals I have seen, men’s or women’s. Actually, before this year, I hadn’t watched any women’s worldcups before, but during our ten years in NYC we enjoyed three of them the men’s side. Even though soccer is not big over here, there’s a lot of excitement during world cups. Here, in 2006, we watched a game at Paris Bar, for long time one of our favorite hangouts.
4th of July Fireworks
The big Macy’s fireworks happens every 4th of July in New York City and every year the question arises of how to watch it. Some crazy people go early to the official viewing spots along the rivers, but much better is a private rooftop, maybe including a BBQ party.
In 2005 we were invited by friends who had a spectacular view from their Jersey City high rise apartment. And isn’t Queen Mary 2 to be spotted between Verrazano Bridge and Lady Liberty?
Birthday!
Two birthday parties, each year in NYC. This photo is from 2005, when we celebrated at Vasmay Lounge, a bar we hung out more often than in our living room, at least for a while. The cake was pretty good!
Manhattanhenge
Four times a year, the sun is perfectly aligned with the street grid of Manhattan, thus providing the opportunity for some stunning photos. Today, May 30th 2011 is such a day and May 30th 2009 was as well. So Elke and I travelled to Midtown to take some shots - this is one of them
Moving out!
We’re now in our new place, for almost a year. This photo was taken last year, a few days before our moving date, while exploring our future neighborhood.
The day we met Melissa
Speaking of visitors: This week, another friend stays at our house. This photo was taken in August 2007 at the 14th Street F train stop, the day we met her at another friends party. Which happened two block from where we would move three years later. And we missed a free Blonde Redhead show at the McCarren Park pool that day too.
The Blue
It wasn’t blue yet, but this is the beginning of the luxury apartment building “The Blue” on Delancey Street in April 2006 as seen from our bedroom window. When we moved to the Lower East Side the first time in 2001 there was not a single high rise building in the neighborhood - now there’s a whole bunch of them.
The Corinthian
The Corinthian Building is one of the super apartment and condo buildings on the East Side. The entrance feels much more like a hotel lobby than a residential building and it sports a running track, a swimming pool and and all kinds of other amenities. Each of the apartments has a 180 degree window.
We were pretty impressed when we checked out an apartment in Spring 2004, but we didn’t seriously consider it, because the neighborhood, well, sucks greatly.
The picture is taken on a around Manhattan cruise of the Circle Line with a Nikon N80 35mm film camera.
Brooklyn Bridge
My favorite bridge. Always. Not just in August 2004 when we took that picture.
Love. This. Construction.
— Elke
