Top New York day
Lonely Planet guides often begin with the author’s “top day” in a particular location. My brother was visiting this weekend, and I think on Saturday we achieved my personal top day in New York City.
Here’s what we did. I’m going to include Friday and Sunday, just for good measure.
Friday
- Dinner at Franny’s on Flatbush Ave in Brooklyn.
Saturday
- Breakfast at Lindo’s diner on 5th Ave in Brooklyn. Spinach and feta omelet, black coffee.
- Grocery shopping at various markets along 5th Ave: Eagle Provisions, Lopez Bakery, Big Apple produce. Make turkey sandwiches for lunch.
- Ride the subway into Manhattan. Go for a walk through High Line Park. Buy a cold soda and drink it outside on the folding chairs in the little traffic triangle at 14th Street and 9th.
- Walk to the Lomography store on 8th Street and check out the funky cheap plastic cameras.
- Walk through Washington Square Park, which is filled with people dressed like pirates for Talk Like a Pirate Day.
- Beers at the Village Pourhouse on 3rd Ave, where a large group of well-mannered Virginia Tech alumni have crowded in to watch the Tech-Nebraska game on about 30 big TVs. Tech comes from behind and scores a winning touchdown with under 2 minutes on the clock. The place goes crazy.
- Ride the subway back to Brooklyn. Stop for a slice at any random pizzeria.
- Go see a concert at Southpaw on 5th Ave. Tonight: The Brooklyn Country Music Festival.
Sunday
- Bagels at the Bagel Factory on 5th Ave. in Brooklyn.
- Church potluck lunch.
- Unwind from the busy weekend with a long walk through the Green-Wood Cemetery.