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    • Dag 6

      Brooklyn flea, dumbo & foodmarkt

      22. oktober 2022, Forenede Stater ⋅ 🌙 15 °C

      For breakfast we decided to get some dunkin donuts, since it was almost halloween we got some nice halloween themed ones.

      At 10:30AM we decided to hop into a subway to Brooklyn. We heard there were some flea markets on Saturdays, so we wanted to check that out.
      The weather was super nice, sunny and just chill, a good Saturday tho. We spend all morning walking through the neighborhood (which was actually involved in the years I hadn't been there, so I turned out nicer than I remembered).

      The flea market was nice but can't be compared to the flea market at Waterloo plein tho. Didn't buy anything, but it was nice looking around.

      We chilled a bit in the park underneath the Manhattan bridge, and found a food market and ordered some food. I really don't remember what I got, but I do remember sharing it with Lize haha. We ate our food looking on to the water which was super nice and quite relaxing. And really got hot outside sitting in the sun.
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    • Dag 10

      Sonnenaufgang Brooklyn Bridge

      1. oktober 2023, Forenede Stater

      Ganz früh sind wir heute aufgestanden, um unsere Unterkunft zu verlassen und zum Sonnenaufgang zur Brooklyn Bridge zu fahren. So langsam hat sich die Sonne hochgeschoben. Wir haben noch eine kleine Runde im Brooklyn Bridge Park gedreht, bevor wir zum Summit weiterziehen.Læs mere

    • Dag 4

      Dumbo

      2. juli 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

      Poi in metro siamo andati a Brooklyn nel quartiere Dumbo (acronimo di Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass) tra il Manhattan Bridge e il ponte di Brooklyn. Anche noi ovviamente abbiamo fotografato il famoso scorcio del ponte di Manhattan, quello della locandina del film “C’era una volta in America”.
      Abbiamo pranzato con dei tacos e poi ci siamo riposati nel Brooklyn Bridge Park con splendida vista sullo skyline di Manhattan. In lontananza, era ben visibile anche la Statua della Libertà. Prima di dirigerci verso Delancey St. (dove inizia il Williamsburg Bridge) per ascoltare un po’ di jazz, ci siamo rifocillati con gelato o mango.
      È stato ovviamente Andrea a trovare il locale “Sour Mouse” (topo aspro/acido) sotterraneo, con bar, tavoli da biliardo, dipinti alle pareti che volendo si possono acquistare. In un lato sono posizionati batteria, contrabbasso e tastiera. Quando entriamo stanno già suonando, ma molto gentilmente ci fanno sedere proprio di fronte ai musicisti. Si alternano a cantare uomini e donne, giovani e vecchi, tutti bravi. Accanto ad Andrea si siede una delle cantanti, Mel, che gli dà il suo telefonino per farsi registrare mentre canta. C’è anche un giovane ballerino di Tiptap: il suono prodotto dalle sue scarpe si sovrappone alla musica in perfetta sintonia. Una donna nera, un vero personaggio, canta e balla una canzone ritmica e coinvolgente: prima di uscire vado a ringraziarla per avermi emozionato. Poiché le esibizioni sono gratuite (a metà spettacolo un vecchietto, che poi suonerà, gira con un vaso di vetro per raccogliere solo eventuali offerte) al bar prendiamo tre birre e una pizza margherita che ci danno già tagliata: una “slice” ciascuno. Poco prima della fine la signora che ci aveva fatto accomodare spiega, perché in sala ci sono anche persone europee, che nel 2019 lei e il marito entrambi jazzisti attempati hanno deciso di aprire questo locale perché anche i giovani possano dedicarsi al jazz. Usciamo dopo un paio d’ore davvero contenti e rilassati.
      Quando usciamo dalla metro, nel tragitto a piedi per tornare in albergo, ci soffermiamo a osservare le case di Soho, molte delle quali sono in ghisa ricoperte di mattoni, con le scale antincendio proprio come quelle che si vedono nei film.
      La sera festeggiamo l’anniversario del matrimonio di Laura e Natale. Andrea ha trovato un ristorante greco, ma quando ci arriviamo, poco dopo le 20,30 non c’è posto: la cucina chiude alle 22,30, anche a New York si cena relativamente presto. Per fortuna troviamo posto in un ristorante israeliano lì vicino. Hummus di ceci, falafel, pita, couscous di verdure, birra e solite caraffe di acqua.
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    • Dag 5

      Bruklina

      10. oktober 2022, Forenede Stater ⋅ 🌙 15 °C

      Izkāpuši no metro uzreiz dodamies uz Bruklinas Ābolu centru uz Flatbush avēnijas Arnitas misijā. Uzdevums tikt pie svaigākā ābolīšu telefona. Jāiet kādas 10min un esam klāt. Veikals, kā jau iepriekš arī citur redzēts, pilns ar cilvēkiem. Operatīvi darbinieks piedāvā palīdzību un sākam skaidroties ko tad īsti es (Arnita) grib. Beigās izrādās, ka veikalā pieejami tikai 2 gab. 14pro ar 1tb atmiņu un kamēr es pirku vienu otro nopirka jau cits. Turklāt neviens no tiem nebija vajadzīgajā krāsā, bet jāņem tāpat. Džeks teica, ka šobrīd bez pasūtījuma uz 512gb vispār nav vērts cerēt, jo tas ir ejošākais modelis. Vismaz vienu ābolīti “nomedijām”!
      Bruklinā turpinām ar vienu ne pārāk veiksmīgu piegājienu šopingam, kur nebija ne īstie veikali, ne īstās preces un ne īstās cenas tām precēm kas bija.
      Tālak dodamies Brooklyn Heights Promenade virzienā. Pa ceļam ejam cauri ikdienišķam Bruklinas dzīvojamam rajonam, nonāk acīmredzmi mazāk tūristu. Cilvēki jau sāk gatavoties Helovīnu svinēšanai. Durvju priekšas izrotātas ar ķirbjiem, skeletiņiem, zirnekļiem un visu tik tālu cik iztēle katram atļauj.
      Nonākot promenādē paveras varenā Manhetenas panorāma ar Finanšu rajona debesskrāpjiem pilnā krāšņumā, visaugstāk no tiem, protams izstiepjoties One World trade center! Maza atpūta pie Pier 3 un tad dodamies medīt faktiski galveno pieturpuntku Bruklinā - Harriet’s rooftop bāru. Gandrīz sanāca šaize un nemaz netikām iekšā. Zem bāra nosaukuma pie durvīm tās bija ciet, izrādās bija jāiet no viesnīcas puses, kas mums izdevās tikai ar otro piegājienu, bet ļoti labi, ka nepadevāmies pēc pirmā mēģinājuma!
      No tā redzams Bruklinas tilts visā savā varenībā un protams jau minētā Manhetenes finanšu rajona debesslīnija. Cauri tilta vantīm spīd arī Centrālmanhetenes rajons ar Empire State, Crysler building un Edge spicītēm. Nopirkām dzērienus. Madarai aperoliņš kā jau aperoliņš, man ar tēti autentisks Bruklinas lāgeris Bruklinā, bet mamma piesardzīga - koliņu. Kādas 30-40min pasēžam un “pasūcam” lielā ābola varenos skatus. Arī laikapstākļi atļauj nesteidzīgi pasēdēt āra terasē. Ja par kaut ko var teikt elpu aizraujošs skats, tad šis noteikti bija viens no tiem.
      Pamalkojuši dārgus dzērienus ar skata uzcenojumu, kājām dosimies pāri Bruklinas tiltam atpakaļ uz Manhetenu. Gājiens izvērtās viegli saspringts, jo iepriekš iemalkotie dzērieni laužas ārā, bet ar visu to ļoti ainavisks gājiens.
      Tualeti atrodam pie “asaku” jeb Westfield World Trade Center lielveikala alus dārza barčikā. Tur piesēžam uz nelielu atpūtu un protams wc pauzi. Šeit jau arī izcils skats. Ilgi gan šeit neuzkavējamies un dodamies tālāk. Nākamā pietura - pasaules finanšu centrs - Wall Street.
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    • Dag 6

      Brooklyn bridge

      22. oktober 2022, Forenede Stater ⋅ 🌙 14 °C

      We actually spend a lot of time in Brooklyn which was nice. At 3PM we went on to the Brooklyn bridge. The Brooklyn bridge was my favorite thing to do last time, but that made me really excited bout this one. But is was super crowded which made it kind of a disappointment. Next time I'm in NYC I really want to do it during sundown or sunset.

      The views were nice, but the people not haha.
      I took almost an hour to walk across it.

      After we got back in Manhattan we hopped on a subway to grand station, because we didn't checked that one out yet and it was still on our list.
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    • Dag 10

      Shake Shack & Brooklyn Heights

      2. maj 2023, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      Bevor es mit dem Nachmittagsprogramm weiter geht, probieren wir die Empfehlung von Matthias aus. Den Fast Food Laden Shake Shack. Erst nur ein Hotdog-Laden am Madison Square Park, jetzt eine riesige Kette mit Burgern, Pommes etc. Auf jeden Fall super lecker. Danach sind wir noch durch die Brooklyn Heights spaziert und haben uns u.a. die Fruit Street Area angeschaut, in der alle Straßen Früchtenamen tragen.Læs mere

    • Dag 4

      Brooklyn

      5. november 2016, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      Obwohl ich erst drei Tage hier bin wechseln täglich alle Betten in meinem Zimmer, ich fühle mich schon fast wie Udo Lindenberg😂
      Heute morgen bin ich wie am ersten Tag mit der Subway zur City Hall gefahren und habe erstmal wie zu erwarten im Starbucks gefrühstückt und den letzten Blogeintrag verfasst. Dann bin ich wieder über die Brooklyn Bridge nach Brooklyn gelaufen. Ich bin verdammt froh, dass ich am Donnerstag früh schon da war, denn am Samstag kann man eigentlich Manhattan meiden, da es noch überfüllter ist als sonst. Anschließend bin ich durch den Brooklyn Bridge Park und den ferry State Park gelaufen. Von dort hat man einen super Blick auf Manhattans Skyline. Dann bin ich ein bisschen durch Brooklyn geschlendert und gegen späten Nachmittag wieder über die Brooklyn Bridge nach Manhattan, dann bin ich den Broadway runter zum Battery Park gelaufen um mir dort den Sonnenuntergang anzugucken. Dann zurück zum Hostel. Mal ein etwas ruhigerer Tag.Læs mere

    • Dag 4

      Manhatten and Brooklyn

      24. september 2019, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

      In den paar kurzen Tagen die wir in New York City waren, haben wir trotzdem viel gesehen. Das ganze war natürlich mit einem straffen Zeitplan durchgetaktet, den wir natürlich nicht eingehalten haben. Durch unsere Wanderungen durch Manhatten und Brooklyn haben wir aber viel von dem amerikanischen Lifestyle mitbekommen. Wir sind auch an Ecken vorbei gekommen, wo man die Armut, die teilweise dort herrscht, echt begreifen kann.Læs mere

    • Dag 4

      Ever forward

      21. januar, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 0 °C

      Lost count of steps, but the journey continues! From Fruit Street to Brooklyn Heights, Empire Fulton Ferry, and Brookfield Place – endless exploration awaits. 🏙️👣 #CityStrolls #UrbanWanderlust

    • Dag 10

      Brooklyn

      9. november 2017, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

      Bek and I walked over the Brooklyn Bridge and wandered around the river and a bit of the neighbourhood. It was lovely and much more chill compared with Manhattan. Great views back across to the island.Læs mere

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