Union Square Cafe

The other evening, despite the forecast of torrential rain I met a friend at Union Square Cafe which is located at 101 East 19th Street. As noted on their website: “Union Square Cafe—the flagship restaurant that launched Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group—has been one of the country’s most beloved dining institutions for 40 years.…

A New York Mexican Experience

OK. True confessions. I’ve been to Cancun twice but never Mexico City so when I had the opportunity to see the play Real Women Have Curves on Broadway and have dinner at a Mexican restaurant before that, I jumped at the chance to have a New York Mexican experience. So I took the N Train…

Maison Passerelle

The other evening I took the 4 Train to the Wall Street stop to meet my friend at Maison Passerelle which is located at 1 Wall Street. I decided to get to the area about an hour earlier to check out the new French Department store Printemps. Printemps is Paris’s biggest department store and they…

Grounds for Sculpture

This past weekend I visited my friends in Vernon, New Jersey. I took the 196 Express Bus from Port Authority and got off at the last stop which is Warwick, New York, only a 20 minute ride from Vernon, New Jersey. My girlfriend picked me up and we went to her Condo in the Crystal…

Le Bernardin

The other rainy afternoon, I took the train up to 51th Street and Lexington Avenue and then walked across to 151 West 51st Street to the iconic French restaurant Le Bernardin. Le Bernardin has received a four-star rating from The New York Times since 1986 and it’s the only seafood restaurant in New York City…

Le Cafe Louis Vuitton

The other evening I met a friend at Le Cafe Louis Vuitton which is located on the fourth floor of the flagship Louis Vuitton store . Now, this fabulous looking store is located right next door to Tiffany’s and its address is 6 East 57th Street. The cafe is a tres chic destination with an…

National Arts Club Celebrates Edith Head

The National Arts Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to stimulate, foster, and promote public interest in the arts in addition to educating all people in the fine arts. As a center for the arts located in the heart of New York City , located at 15 Gramercy Park South, the National Arts…

Loy Lou Artist

The other day I met my girlfriend, her husband and her little boy downtown at The Loy Lou Space which is located at 101 Lafayette Street. I took the R train to Canal Street and started to walk. Loy Luo is a New York based artist. She received her Master’s Degree from the Beijing Institute…

African Safari 2025

I just finished writing 5 posts on my 11 Day Kenya & Tanzania with Serengeti Safari. However, there were some photos that I realized that I hadn’t included in any of those posts that I wanted up for remembrance like the jeep that took us 5 to 7 hours a day across dusty roads from…

Amboseli National Park

It was time to cross the border to return from Tanzania to Kenya and again we did that at the Isebania border crossing, Sirai point of entry. From there we traveled to Amboseli National Park. We had a game drive on route to the lodge and had an incredible experience with the elephants but more…