...but I thought, "I've spent the rest of the year in completely absurd places. So, why not finish the year in an absurd place, too."
Alright...
...done.
Based in a quite nice spot in Harlem...
...we took to the city and did some exploring. By "we" I mean the MC and I, of course.
Sometimes at night...
...sometimes during the day...
...sometimes in between when the street lights come on because the shadows between the buildings darken the streets even if the skyline is still bright.
After all, it was practically Christmas (because Christmas is a quarter of a year nowadays). Besides the mobs around places like Rockafeller Plaza...
...its not too bad to be in the big city at this time of year.
The first time I went to New York back in high school, I didn't even get to see Central Park. Its kinda nice to go back and go wherever I want.
Quite a beautiful day means little weddings all over the park.
To the side of this one was another wedding going on at the same time.
But I think the best photo of our little Central Park walk was taken after the MC got hold of my camera for a little while.
She did the Central Park ducks justice... :)
I have to say, thought, its a little aggravating that the daylight only lasts a few hours in the afternoon. So, as the shadows got long, we took the exploration indoors for a while.
Most of the Museum of Natural History is really really fancy taxidermy, but it does make for quite an amusing random thing to do in the NYC with the MC.
I kinda wanted to see a t-rex in the lobby like in the Night At The Museum movie...
...but I guess a mammoth will suffice.
:)
One of my first fascinations as a young lad was of the dinosaur nature. I would have had a field day with this place about 18 years ago.
But otherwise, it was just nice to walk around the city...
...and see other people walking around the city.
And after-hours Wall Street...
Its kind of absurd to walk around a city like this after walking around big European cities earlier in the year. Sometimes I'm not surprised when I hear people speaking Italian or German because New York files away in my mind as foreign as them. But, it just solidifies my opinion that we are all citizens of the same world... as hippy as THAT sounds.
And, of course, time in New York means sampling the incredible foods available...
But, of course, taking photos all the while...
And the city that never sleeps is rather fun with a high ISO camera, too, because photos are always everywhere.
...day or night.
Oh, and it snowed...
It was so cold out on Jan 1, 2009, that even the dogs had coats...
...and seems that the little guy was a bit impatient...
...but we bundled up, too.
As we wondered down to Battery Park, we came across some wildlife we didn't expect to see...
...which was a little odd.
But we did see things that we DID expect to see.
So, that's a little bit of New York City...
Some skyline and streets...
...and some good times at the department store with the MC. :)
Good times I would not trade for the world.
I still probably owe a blogging annual report, but I just got home...
...so, as always, stay tuned.
~Noah D.
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