East Coast Trip 2012 - Photo Diary 7

Our final day in New York was one of my favorite of the trip. We discovered a great restaurant with a sweet jewel of a courtyard called Trestle on Tenth. Then we spent the day walking The High Line. This elevated park and walkway is the: Best. Thing. Ever. It is such a special, whimsical place, filled with art, nature and plenty of smiley folks marveling at how good a time they are having. We strolled around the Meatpacking District and happened upon a Helmut Lang sample sale at Chelsea Market. Then we met up with Carla in her hood for tasty dinner at Hopeland, Boerum Hill. It really seemed like how we would spend a free day if we lived in New York.

Trestle on Tenth


The High Line


Hopeland


Random snaps


Whew! That was the final photo diary post of the trip! I'll swing back for more in-depth posts about my favorites experiences.

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East Coast Trip 2012 - Photo Diary 6

We spent a beautiful day in Boston, time traveling into the past.


Sergio's alma mater.


My old campus bookstore Barnes & Noble at BU is right under the Citgo sign.


We met in the Spring of 1999 at this tavern when it was a latin bar called Sophia's. The crowd was super friendly and EVERYONE danced. There was live salsa music, sangria and a rooftop patio. We boogied until sweat dripped down our backs and the lights came on. It was a magical time.





We accidentally ended up on a toll road but it was worth it.



We drove straight to Krolewskie Jadlo in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The food was delicious but oof, so heavy. After stuffing ourselves silly, we headed back over to Bedford Ave. to walk it off and maybe find a stiff drink to help us digest.



A drink under the stars on the rooftop patio of Juliette Restaurant capped the penultimate evening of our trip.

East Coast Trip 2012 - Photo Diary 3

Gosh I love weddings. Celebration of love, friendship and public declarations of forever...food, drinks and dancing. What's not to love? This morning we headed out to Long Island for the wedding and quite frankly (despite my planning) were running a little late. It seemed that everyone was on the roads Memorial Day weekend, headed toward the water. Thank goodness for pre-ceremony cocktail hour!





The reception took place in the most beautiful glass ceiling room.






The stormy weather had cleared just in time for the wedding and luckily, (mostly) stayed that way for the rest of our visit.



The day after the wedding, we drove back out from Brooklyn to Long Island to meet up with some of my college peeps for brunch. Per Lauren's suggestion, we headed to Bruce's where I ordered the rightfully famous corn flake french toast. egads. I might try to recreate it!



It had been so long since I had seen this wonderful ladies. It was so good to finally catch up and grab some hugs!






Afterwards, Sergio and I drove around and explored. It's amazing how lush and green it is in Long Island. Fort Totten turned out to be one of our favorite discoveries.









I wish we had Mr. Softee in Los Angeles! I think the nearest is in Goodyear, Arizona. Roadtrip?

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