On Monday afternoon I took the train into Manhattan for an appointment. Accompanying me on my journey were a Starbucks and New York magazine's annual Reasons To Love New York issue. Both were delish.
As I walked around my old neighborhood, I soaked in the smells and sounds and feelings of it all. Pine trees, taxi lights, doormen, hot pretzels, steam rising up from the grates, the feeling of walking along the sidewalks and getting lost in my own thoughts... And I realized one very important thing: that even though I left New York over a year ago, it still feels like home. It's welcoming and comforting and it never fails to bring me back to me.
When I got home Monday evening I settled into the crook of my couch, my laptop in the crook of my lap, and stumbled upon a series of photographs taken by Jamie at From Me To You. I sat there, scrolling down, lost in my own thoughts... of snowfalls, quiet parks, diners, coffee carts, the sound of cabs swooshing down Lex, the smell of eucalyptus outside the bodegas... It was the perfect end to a perfect day.
There is nothing quite like Manhattan this time of year. Nothing. And you will never see the essence of our city captured as perfectly as it is here...
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Oh New York, I miss you too...Great shots (sigh)
These photos are beautiful! I've always wanted to go to New York. I really wish I'd have made it there when we were "so close" in Vermont. Oh, well. One day I will make it there!
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ohmygod...I saw these on her blog last week and I simply stared at my screen mesmerized. I have also devoured my New York magazine this week. isn't NY fabulous? And, NYers too? sigh...
Beautiful bee! I can't get over how funny it is that my two fave bloggers (you and Emily of cupcakes and cashmere of course) are putting up posts honoring manhattan on the day I am visiting! I too moved out of this city in may but I'm with you when you say it still feels like home. Our cab flew by my old street and I couldnt help but get a tad nostalgic.
I was just thinking how much I miss NY this time of year...so lovely!
I think I would love New York...especially in December.
ohh how beautiful!!!<3
These photographs are frame-worthy! What beautiful images.
i love you new york. i really really do.
Oh, my Reasons to Love New York issue hasn't yet arrived - but now I'm even more thrilled for it than usual!! :)
how lovely! i've always wanted to go, hopefully next year, i can make it there! :)
Thank you! It IS a great idea, isn't it?! : )
i wish i was in nyc! thanks for sharing these uplifting photos!
What a lovely post. I left New york for about a year and when I would visit all the little things you adored on your walk I felt too. The things I take for granted walking down the street now are all things I will love someday when I live away from this intoxicating city. Thank you for enjoying my photographs, for making it personal, and sharing it with your readers.
From Me To You,
Jamie
I love these shots. They are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing them.
gorgeous. these remind me of a very snowy night when my sister and i walked from her dorm on the upper west side, to mine more than 60 blocks away. she was a senior, i was a freshman. so much snow. such a great city. xo.
What a lovely post! Jamie's photos are amazing.
I LOVE New York. I so want to live there. Maybe next year. :)
i love new york, too...these photos are magic. thank you so much for sharing. xoxo
I'm headed home to the States tomorrow and I can't wait! And I'll be spending one week in New York with a friend. You're right, there really is no other place in the world like it. Sooo excited.
I can only agree with you! i moved from brooklyn 7 years ago and live in europe today. every time i come back I feel at home.
Thank you for sharing! Joanna
stunning shots! i cannot wait for my next visit. just gorgeous.
i will get to nyc one day! i would love to visit this time of year...i know it is completely full of magic! xo t
one day i will make it there. i mean, literally. not in the "if you can....there....you can...anywhere" kind of way. although that would be nice, too.
Beautiful photos, the city looks great in black and white. New York is deffo on my list of top places to visit in 2010!
knew you would love these shots, bee! xo
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