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I had a great time yesterday. I started off by seeking out some lunch. On Yelp I found Ganni’s Pizza. It had good ratings but it was a bit of a letdown. The sauce sucked. But it’s OK, I only got one slice.
From there I went to Brownstoner’s Brooklyn Flea Market. Lots of neat stuff there, but I didn’t buy anything. Well, I did stand in a giant line a buy a taco. And a tamarind drink. Delicious.
On the walk from the apartment to the pizza place and the pizza place to the flea market, I walked through some neighborhoods that had a large Hasidic Jewish population. Something you’re not going to run into in San Francisco, as far as I know.
From the flea market, I hopped on the subway and headed over to the Brooklyn Bridge, on the Brooklyn side. I walked across the bridge, which was nice. I am currently uploading the pictures; I’ll put some up later.
When I got into Manhattan I decided to check out the main library, which was conveniently very close to Grand Central Station, which I also wanted to see. Unfortunately, the library is closed on Sundays during the summer. This was a real shame as there were actually about a dozen people sitting outside of the front door of the library, reading. I am sure they would have rather been inside. I am planning on going back to the library today.
The library may have been closed, but I still wanted to read. So I hopped on Yelp and found Universal News and Cafe. The newspaper and magazine selection was better than anything I have seen in San Francisco. I picked up a few things and then got back on the subway. I met up with Greg in the DUMBO neighborhood. We headed over to an all-organic restaurant, the name of which escapes me at the moment. From there we went to the Lower East Side in Manhattan, near NYU, where we had a surprisingly difficult time finding a bar. But find one we did. Of course I don’t remember the name of that place either. But I do remember that we drank Brooklyn Lager, which was delicious. I have had some really good beer so far on this trip.
From there I headed back to Brooklyn to my host’s apartment. This morning I am just doing a bit of laundry and, obviously, writing. Unfortunately it is raining right now. Tonight I will be staying in Harlem. Onward!
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| Unchanged: I had a great time yesterday. I started off by seeking out some lunch. On Yelp I found <a href="http:// www.yelp.com/ biz/gannis-pizza- brooklyn">Ganni’s Pizza</a>. It had good ratings but it was a bit of a letdown. The sauce sucked. But it’s OK, I only got one slice. | Unchanged: I had a great time yesterday. I started off by seeking out some lunch. On Yelp I found <a href="http:// www.yelp.com/ biz/gannis-pizza- brooklyn">Ganni’s Pizza</a>. It had good ratings but it was a bit of a letdown. The sauce sucked. But it’s OK, I only got one slice. | ||
| Unchanged: From there I went to <a href="http:// www.brownstoner.com/ brooklynflea/ ">Brownstoner’s Brooklyn Flea Market</a>. Lots of neat stuff there, but I didn’t buy anything. Well, I did stand in a giant line a buy a taco. And a tamarind drink. Delicious. | Unchanged: From there I went to <a href="http:// www.brownstoner.com/ brooklynflea/ ">Brownstoner’s Brooklyn Flea Market</a>. Lots of neat stuff there, but I didn’t buy anything. Well, I did stand in a giant line a buy a taco. And a tamarind drink. Delicious. | ||
| Unchanged: On the walk from the apartment to the pizza place and the pizza place to the flea market, I walked through some neighborhoods that had a large <a href="http:// en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Hasidic_ Judaism">Hasidic Jewish</a> population. Something you’re not going to run into in San Francisco, as far as I know. | Unchanged: On the walk from the apartment to the pizza place and the pizza place to the flea market, I walked through some neighborhoods that had a large <a href="http:// en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Hasidic_ Judaism">Hasidic Jewish</a> population. Something you’re not going to run into in San Francisco, as far as I know. | ||
| Deleted: From the flea market, I hopped on the subway and headed over to the Brooklyn Bridge, on the Brooklyn side. I walked across the bridge, which was nice. I am currently uploading the pictures; I’ll put some up later. | Added: From the flea market, I hopped on the subway and headed over to the Brooklyn Bridge, on the Brooklyn side. I walked across the bridge, which was nice. I am currently uploading the pictures; I’ll put some up later. (Update: photo added below) | ||
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| Unchanged: When I got into Manhattan I decided to check out the main library, which was conveniently very close to Grand Central Station, which I also wanted to see. Unfortunately, the library is closed on Sundays during the summer. This was a real shame as there were actually about a dozen people sitting outside of the front door of the library, reading. I am sure they would have rather been inside. I am planning on going back to the library today. | Unchanged: When I got into Manhattan I decided to check out the main library, which was conveniently very close to Grand Central Station, which I also wanted to see. Unfortunately, the library is closed on Sundays during the summer. This was a real shame as there were actually about a dozen people sitting outside of the front door of the library, reading. I am sure they would have rather been inside. I am planning on going back to the library today. | ||
| Unchanged: The library may have been closed, but I still wanted to read. So I hopped on Yelp and found <a href="http:// www.yelp.com/ biz/universal- news-and-cafe- new-york">Universal News and Cafe</a>. The newspaper and magazine selection was better than anything I have seen in San Francisco. I picked up a few things and then got back on the subway. I met up with <a href="http:// failurecasca.de">Greg</a> in the <a href="http:// en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/DUMBO">DUMBO</a> neighborhood. We headed over to an all-organic restaurant, the name of which escapes me at the moment. From there we went to the Lower East Side in Manhattan, near NYU, where we had a surprisingly difficult time finding a bar. But find one we did. Of course I don’t remember the name of that place either. But I do remember that we drank <a href="http:// www.brooklynbrewery.com/">Brooklyn Lager</a>, which was delicious. I have had some really good beer so far on this trip. | Unchanged: The library may have been closed, but I still wanted to read. So I hopped on Yelp and found <a href="http:// www.yelp.com/ biz/universal- news-and-cafe- new-york">Universal News and Cafe</a>. The newspaper and magazine selection was better than anything I have seen in San Francisco. I picked up a few things and then got back on the subway. I met up with <a href="http:// failurecasca.de">Greg</a> in the <a href="http:// en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/DUMBO">DUMBO</a> neighborhood. We headed over to an all-organic restaurant, the name of which escapes me at the moment. From there we went to the Lower East Side in Manhattan, near NYU, where we had a surprisingly difficult time finding a bar. But find one we did. Of course I don’t remember the name of that place either. But I do remember that we drank <a href="http:// www.brooklynbrewery.com/">Brooklyn Lager</a>, which was delicious. I have had some really good beer so far on this trip. | ||
| Unchanged: From there I headed back to Brooklyn to my host’s apartment. This morning I am just doing a bit of laundry and, obviously, writing. Unfortunately it is raining right now. Tonight I will be staying in Harlem. Onward! | Unchanged: From there I headed back to Brooklyn to my host’s apartment. This morning I am just doing a bit of laundry and, obviously, writing. Unfortunately it is raining right now. Tonight I will be staying in Harlem. Onward! | ||
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