New York State of Mind

Well, I'm back after a whirlwind trip that included New York, Cape Cod, Nantucket, Boston, Chesapeake Bay, and DC.  Our first stop was New York.  We arrived on the red eye flight and promptly set out to take in some sights.  That was a loooong day, especially given that we had tickets to the night session of the US Open that night.  Our matches were supposed to start at 7pm but we wound up not starting until around 9pm because the men's afternoon match between Tsonga and Fish went long.  Once we were seated we were treated to the amazing women's fourth round match between Wozniacki and Kuznetsova and the men's fourth round match between Federer and Monaco.  The rest of the trip included a rained out Yankees game, amazing fourth row tickets to Wicked, delicious dinner (check out Serafina Broadway for their Raviolli alla Salvia or any of their pizzas and The Chelsea Grill for pretty much anything on their menu), and lots and lots of sightseeing.

On one of our New York days my camera battery decided to crap out so this will only be round one of the New York photos.  More to come :)

 

Bright Lights, Big City

I am officially 22 days away from getting on a flight to New York!  I could not be more excited for my two week East Coast vacation.  The last time I was in New York I stuck exclusively to the city and had an amazing time.  This time though, I get to travel all over.  I cannot wait to show you all of the pictures from the vacation!

For now, here are some nighttime shots from my last trip to the Big Apple:

Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!

New York, New York

This week I booked a fall trip to New York.  I am so excited to go back.  A couple of summers ago my sister and I took a long weekend and did New York sister style.  The weather was spectacular (some might say too hot but to be honest I just love the heat) and all in all it was a fantastic sisters trip.  During my trip planning I happened across some photos from our trip and thought I would share with all of you.

Enjoy!

So it occurred to me as I was posting this picture that I really have a weird thing about framing buildings between trees... I should really work on my range!

Central Park in the sunshine

Again with the use of trees as a framing device... 

Lady Liberty herself

When I was in high school I bought a photography book that had a photo of the Chrysler Building by Tom Baril in it.  The moment I saw that picture for the first time I fell in love with the Chrysler Building. I cannot tell you how excited I was to see it in person!  For your enjoyment, the Tom Baril picture is below.  Such an amazing shot!

Tom Baril, Chrysler Building, NYC, 1995