Day thriteen. Time to say good-buy

It got colder in New York. Winter is coming. We, like those migratory birds, want to fly to warmer countries. It seems that we have chosen the wrong direction. Although this morning in Berlin, we were greeted by the sunshine and the illusion of warmth. Difficulties on the highway to Szczecin mean...

Sheer beauty

On Saturday, at the end of our intensive stay in New York we visit a museum: “The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the United States. With 6,953,927 visitors to its three locations in 2018, it was the third most visited art museum in ...

We have the custom that we like to celebrate birthdays and name days and we will not miss any opportunity to celebrate these occasions with dignity. Teresa, today's birthday girl, invited us to the Brooklyn Crab Spot restaurant to spend this festive evening together. The whole variety of seafood r...

Day eleven. Avocado and friends

One of the important reasons for our trip to the USA is meeting Teresa and Leszek. We have been friends for so long that the oldest highlanders don't remember ... This time we meet in Brooklyn to spend two days together. A walk around this district made us realize that New York is not only Manhatt...

Day ten. Relaxing

Everyone needs a well-deserved rest. After a multi-day tour of Manhattan and a short stay on Fire Island, at temperatures often close to 30⁰C, it's time to breathe. It's raining in New York now and it's cold: 18⁰C. We’re staying in our rented apartment and ponder the moments spent exploring the ci...

Day nine. Bye to Fire Island Pines

With the holidays is like with sweets: there must be not enough of them, to want more ... Following this rule, we left Fire Island insatiable. And we would love to come back here. The great weather played its role, which intensified the regret of leaving. We know that after our departure it rained...

Day eight. On the beach!

Despite the heavy clouds in the sky and not too high temperature in the city on Sunday and Monday, we trusted the extremely optimistic weather forecast and booked a room for one night on Fire Island* specifically in Fire Island Pines. Here a small curiosity: the name of the island comes from the Du...

Entering 22nd century?

“Hudson Yards is a real estate development in the Chelsea and Hudson Yards neighbourhoods of Manhattan, New York City. It is the largest private real estate development in the United States by area. Upon completion, 13 of the 16 planned structures on the West Side of Midtown South would sit on a pla...
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