Good Food & Lots of Walking

We got up kind of early this morning to meet Andel for brunch, she's currently on a Second City ship which ports out of NYC on Saturdays. To fortify us for the trip into Manhattan we stopped at Peter Pan Donuts just down the street from Tisher's apartment. Although Rockford's now defunct House Of Donuts will always hold a nostalgic and delicious place in my heart the chocolate glazed donut I had a Peter Pan's may be the best I've ever had.

We met Andel at The Wren in the East Village. As always it was wonderful to see her, she's just one of those people I click with automatically, instinctually on the same page. After spending time with her I always feel refreshed, focused. I got the Irish Breakfast which was very good, the blood sausage certainly was head and shoulders above any I've tried before.

After brunch we went to a bookstore then passed Gandhi on the way to the train. When we got back to his apartment Tisher napped while I wandered down to the river front.

Made a friend on the way.

On the river front there was some kids shooting a short film and a couple taking engagement photos. I've seen a lot of photo shoots the last couple days, about half models and half couples. Even so there wasn't that many people around. It was nice to take an hour or so by myself and listen to the waves break along the beach.

Empire State Building on the left, Chrysler Building on the right.

Tisher and I headed to Prospect Park for the evening. Walked around, talked, and tried to stay in the light. It was thrilling, even thought NYC isn't what it once was in regards to crime, it felt a little dangerous walking around this huge park after dark. No telling who could be hiding in the shadows.

The night was clear and cool, mist gathered above the vacant baseball fields. At one point we passed a cabin hosting a wedding reception. The dulcet rhythms of Mambo #5 breaking the otherwise pervasive silence.

Because of construction we got out a couple stops early and walked the rest of the way home. We passed through a kind of seedy neighborhood, then a neighborhood of Hasidic Jews with tons of folks out and about in full garb, it abruptly changed when we went under the BQE and were back in hipster Williamsburg. It was interesting how the texture of a neighborhood would change drastically by only traveling a couple feet. Tisher said the above is the Brooklyn town hall.

We got a late night slice, another New York must, then went to bed.