Hello, New York City!
Can you believe this was my first time back in over 15 years? I deliberately avoided New York as a form of self-preservation. I knew I’d fall madly in love and immediately want to live here, so I steered clear throughout my twenties and early thirties while my life stayed firmly rooted in Toronto. Now, at 34, I’m back - and I was right. I have fallen in love with New York, and yes, I want to live here. Oops.
My dear friend Paula moved to Williamsburg last year with her partner and I’ve been dying to visit her. By the grace of God, she was able to score tickets to Fred Again’s USB002 tour on Friday, January 23rd, and had an extra for me! Within minutes of the news, I bought a plane ticket to LGA and we planned a weekend out of it.
Our New York City weekend was mainly spent in Brooklyn. On Friday night we indulged in L’Industrie Pizzeria and had the time of our lives at Fred Again (I’m serious, it was incredible), which was at East End Studios in Queens. Saturday was spent braving the frigid, blistery cold in the West Village: brunching at Cafe Cluny and window shopping at Casa Magazines (my literal dream) and Big Night, one of the coolest home goods stores I’ve ever seen. That evening we went out in Midtown, with dinner at Osamil, an incredible modern Korean gastropub, and then late night cocktails at Obvio, quite possibly the most ‘New York’ bar in existence (the entire space is covered in giraffe print). On Sunday we were hit by the epic snowstorm, so after trudging to Apollo Bagels for breakfast, we spent the day cuddled up inside, only venturing out for a warm and comforting ramen dinner at Tonchin. On Monday, I spent my final morning in the city walking through Brooklyn, drinking coffee from Partners and getting happily lost in the stacks at McNally Jackson Books. Despite the cold weather and snowy sidewalks, it was such a fantastic weekend and I left wanting more, like possibly every tourist to ever step foot in New York City.
Until next time!
Unfortunately, I didn’t take as many photos as I wanted to due to the weather, but I hope you enjoy the selection below. I am finally getting used to my X-T50!
