The Marvelous Met & Sweet Serendipity | New York Photo Diary

Hello lovely reader and welcome to the last installment of my "New York Photo Diary" posts! You can check out the previous three posts here, but I must say that "part 4" which encompasses the last day of my trip was one of the most amazing things I've ever gotten to do which was visit The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Not only was that a moment in itself seeing as it is so grand and iconic but I also got to visit the "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology" exhibit which was beyond incredible. If you ever have the chance to visit this exhibit you absolutely must! I even read the other day that due to the high attendance, The Met has extended the viewing through Labor Day, September 5th. As someone who studies fashion and throughly enjoys learning about it and the history, to be able to see these garments up close and their craftsmanship and details was unbelievable. One moment you are looking at a Chanel suit from the 60's the next moment, a Christian Dior dress from the 50's and then you round a corner and see the extremely modern-esque creations of Issey Miyake. There were different galleries with various themes such as embroidery, feathers, pleating, and leather work. Then within the galleries were pieces made by hand (Manus) and by machine (Machina) which as the point of the exhibit, to display handmade and machine made garments. It truly is a fashion lovers dream come true and for me personally it made me that much more proud and excited that this is the world that I am going to be working in one day. I took tons of pictures at the exhibit and tried to pick ones for this post that would allow you to be able to see the variety of styles that the exhibit includes. I also included a picture that states the purpose of the exhibit which is worth reading to better understand the images.
 

 

After all the fashionable excitement, we went to Treadwell Park for dinner. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was really fun. It was jam packed full of people meeting after work at the bar and having dinner, even playing some ping pong. The seating is all picnic tables so you share with people which actually worked out well for us. My friends and I sat with two lovely women who we chatted to about living in New York. I had the bratwurst with warm potato salad and it was really good. As you can tell by the picture, the setting and serving style is very aesthetically pleasing.  

After dinner we headed over to Serendipity 3 to finish off our NYC trip properly and have some outrageous dessert. We had to wait a little while just because the place is quite small but it was so worth it. We ordered a Cinnamon Fun Sundae and the Forbidden Broadway Sundae, both certainly lived up to the hype and it was the perfect way to end an amazing trip.

I mean come on!

So thus concludes my NYC Photo Diary. It was a fabulous trip and I hope you've enjoyed seeing what I got up to! Also, if you are interested in fashion but unable to make it to The Met, their website has a really nice page filled with information, pictures, and videos of the exhibit that I would recommend taking a look at. Have you been to NYC? What are some of your favorite spots? Xx

Reflecting on Life & Relaxing in Central Park | New York Photo Diary

Hey lovely reader! I can officially say that this is part 3 out of 4 for my "New York Photo Diary" posts. If you haven't seen the first two, "Chelsea, Cupcakes, and Challis" and "Gossip Girl, Gyros, & Great Food" go check them out after having a scroll through today's post! These pictures are from some of the last few days of the trip and include visiting the 9/11 Memorial, the Flatiron District, and Central Park. 

On this day, we visited the 9/11 Memorial which was a very surreal experience. It definitely made me take a moment and reflect on how fortunate I am. While there and seeing all the names I couldn't help but think about how there were so many other people there visiting and how to me, I don't know any of the people listed but how someone who is standing right next to me may know that name that lies in front of them. My thoughts and prayers are forever with everyone who was affected on that day. We had also planned on going inside and seeing the museum but unfortunately they stop entrance to the museum at 6pm. So fair warning, even if you have bought your tickets in advance, they will not let anyone in past six. It was a shame that we didn't get to go in, but the memorial in itself was definitely a moment I will never forget. 

Flatiron Building

The last day, we dedicated to Central Park which is huge! It is far more spread out than I imagined. This was one of my favorite days because the weather was gorgeous and we were able to just relax and explore the park, have some lunch, and really take it all in. 

We had lunch at this adorably chic restaurant just off the Great Lawn called "Le Pain Quotidien". The food was delicious and so photogenic. 

Felt so Americana eating my Bombpop in the middle of Central Park

Shout out to the dog walkers who were everywhere

Gorgeous rooftop view.

Have you been to Central Park? Have a favorite spot? Xx

Gossip Girl, Gyros, & Great Food | New York Photo Diary

Hello lovely reader! Today I wanted to share "Part 2" of my New York Photo Diary with you! It shows what I got up to starting around the second or third day and into the fourth day. By this point we felt as though we had somewhat mastered the subway system and were able to explore some new areas. If you haven't seen Part 1, "Chelsea, Cupcakes, and Challis", you can check it out here! Enjoy!

Grand Central Station

Gyro's in Bryant Park. I wish I had taken more pictures of this area. It was so picturesque with tables with umbrellas, places to play chess, and a gorgeous old carousel.

On this particular evening we went to a lovely Italian restaurant called Pietrasanta. All their pasta is homemade and it is located just outside of the Theater District which was where we were headed afterwards to see a show. It was delicious and it was evident that this pasta was fresh!

After dinner we headed over to the New Amsterdam Theater to see Aladdin. The theater was absolutely stunning and the show was fabulous! I would highly recommend it, the story is one that kids can recognize and understand but the jokes are actually more for the adults. They even add stuff relevant to today, I mean where else can you see Genie singing "Work" by Rihanna?

 

The Plaza Hotel

Eloise! Now some of you who have followed this blog for a while will now that I absolutely adore Eloise, the books, the movies, her attitude towards life, so getting to go to the Plaza and see this was pretty special for me.

Chelsea Market was one of my absolute favorite places and I would say it is a must visit. We went around lunch time and it was perfect to grab some fantastic Mexican food and ice cream for dessert. It was quite busy which I'm pretty sure it always is but the inside is just so cool and quirky.

Eleni's New York

LOS TACOS No. 1

Chicken Quesadillas, Chips, Guacamole, & Salsa = Well deserved after all the walking. This guacamole was some of the best I've had as well as the salsa. Again, everything tasted extremely fresh and the meat had great flavor.

Dessert Time at Chelsea Creamline

Strawberry Ice Cream

So that's Part 2! Have you been to any of these places? Are you craving all these foods just as much as I am now?? I'm not sure how many parts total there will be to this photo diary but it's looking like there will be at least 3 more, so keep an eye out for them! Xx