tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817136478419905472024-03-13T05:17:19.896+00:00GUIDE TO NYCAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673654579040633698noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-181713647841990547.post-15200972860499378772009-09-14T19:34:00.005+01:002010-01-25T20:40:32.675+00:00OPENING CEREMONY.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVNgvHcI5tsA6g5GOLpykZERVGIOVOOYY_EHH0WTIrhNp0elYaPpDiyf7NcM8D2fhaqQ6LcmEfZ9Y_Gvc7GTkwoecOQGn2l278LAgsNHw0IMwHIlP1BOPo2EwmpoCWjqT30RaaYSGm20/s1600-h/opening+ceremony.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVNgvHcI5tsA6g5GOLpykZERVGIOVOOYY_EHH0WTIrhNp0elYaPpDiyf7NcM8D2fhaqQ6LcmEfZ9Y_Gvc7GTkwoecOQGn2l278LAgsNHw0IMwHIlP1BOPo2EwmpoCWjqT30RaaYSGm20/s640/opening+ceremony.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="color: #551a8b; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; text-decoration: underline;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've craved one of these nearly every day since being back, they are SO tasty. </span></span><a href="http://www.redmangousa.com/default.html"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Red Mango</span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> frozen yoghurt comes in a variety of flavours (original, pomegranate, tangomonium, green tea) and a wide choice of toppings - my favorites were raspberries, blueberries and yoghurt chips - the yoghurt chips are incredible, you should probably try them. A small original with 3 toppings will cost about $5 and they're all over manhattan. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 13px;">If you're on 6th then pop into "22 Happy Cups", a former Red Mango with more flavours and a nicer (non-chain) atmosphere (688 6th Ave between 22nd and 21st).</span>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673654579040633698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-181713647841990547.post-33590953281701992742009-09-14T00:32:00.003+01:002009-09-14T00:36:42.018+01:00PHOTOBOOTHS.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZI6ptzcwfxJwToV9Wd_jWqh0YWSNvPqDao7fpFnYOsYhK2eAVT2S9CnW1D0yqV3xT2H9WMag7cDOsVc0OTXAL74g3cW294ZY0Dxu7CC_mvGGhHuzt4lggrD52MSzgxpZnlkREkc7YBuU/s1600-h/strips2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZI6ptzcwfxJwToV9Wd_jWqh0YWSNvPqDao7fpFnYOsYhK2eAVT2S9CnW1D0yqV3xT2H9WMag7cDOsVc0OTXAL74g3cW294ZY0Dxu7CC_mvGGhHuzt4lggrD52MSzgxpZnlkREkc7YBuU/s400/strips2.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Since my trip to Berlin in 2006, I've been a little obsessed with old photobooths and before we left I made sure to check out </span></span><a href="http://www.photobooth.net/locations/"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">photobooth.net</span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> to make a list of ones to visit in New York. A lot of them didn't exist anymore or were out of order but we found working ones at:</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=Union+Pool+Brooklyn&fb=1&split=1&cid=9707150423462698294&li=lmd"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Union Pool</span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> , 484 Union Ave at Meeker Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.</span></span><br />
<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Coney%20Island&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Coney Island</span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> , Surf Ave at Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">$3 - $4 fun.</span></span>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673654579040633698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-181713647841990547.post-35311880491125119562009-09-13T22:57:00.006+01:002009-09-14T01:34:04.203+01:00MOLESKINE LOVE.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFC7MBgeU8mfLo7CWZNxwZpmRLCMdXmYi2u-RpqM04GD9FPkTCzdmp-GxszQGUXIJZcPAABmF-BsvYq64Hx_iIO6khga_VW01kxWQM3LSZP5ZhqZWb6Xy_HARd2aVZDhBFca-yR-usfrg/s1600-h/BLOGMOLESKINE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFC7MBgeU8mfLo7CWZNxwZpmRLCMdXmYi2u-RpqM04GD9FPkTCzdmp-GxszQGUXIJZcPAABmF-BsvYq64Hx_iIO6khga_VW01kxWQM3LSZP5ZhqZWb6Xy_HARd2aVZDhBFca-yR-usfrg/s200/BLOGMOLESKINE.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whatever you do, buy yourself a </span><a href="http://www.mojolondon.co.uk/stationery/moleskine/moleskinecitynotebooks/" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Moleskine City Guide</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, they are perfect. You've probably come across them before but if not then they're basically a DIY guide book so you can create a more personal guide to a city, and build on it each time you return. Loads of nice litle perks like the peel-off sheets of tracing paper you can use to map routes, the folder at the back for odds and ends and the all important city, street and <a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2568/3917599094_d86123f52d_b.jpg">subway maps</a> . I sound like a salesman! Seriously though, can't recommend these enough.</span></span>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673654579040633698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-181713647841990547.post-78295247727469195772009-09-13T22:03:00.002+01:002009-09-13T22:03:55.748+01:00NUMBER ONE.<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So Jerome and I spent our summer in New York. It was pretty great and we even picked up slang. We were supposed to do this as we went along, a "post a day" sort of thing and it would have been good if we had because when we returned my hard drive failed and we lost all our photos. Still, mustn't grumble. Here is our guide to New York, hope you have as much fun as we did...</span></span>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06673654579040633698noreply@blogger.com0