out and about

went to dinner at the famous alberto's monfongo house uptown where the specialty is monfongo a plantain based dish that is popular in the dominican republic and puerto rico. the picture above is of the monfongo which was served in the wooden bowl.
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so my schedule has been a bit erratic since mid june since i have family in town so unfortunately i have not finished my try something new every day in june challenge. below and above are some things that i have had a chance to do that were new. I will continue to post new things under a new label going forward since i cannot use june anymore...the month ends today! so all i can say is this live your life always try to see your glass as half full and get out there and try to experience new things..life is good but short.

photos from wave hill park in riverdale.

an amazing little escape so close to the city. free before 12pm on saturdays and free on target tuesdays.

hydrangeas

sunflowers

lawn chairs waiting for your visit.

a hidden path.

what a amazing tree.

succulents

ate some kumquats...a bit tart for me.
are they normally tart?

erykah badu in concert.

erykah was a first in concert for me. she opened for maxwell who i have seen in the past, both were amazing.

back to korea town.

cold noodles yum at bcd tofu house

makiko a new girlfriend that met us for dinner.

a visit to water taxi beach in long island city.

made some new friends at the beach the french twins are both djs from france that were in town spinning for little louie vegas's birthday party.

the french twins.

scenes

 hungarian coffee.....yum with almond extract,cinnamon and whip cream a first for me and i like!

scenes from the 32nd annual museum mile festival a first for me.

lobby of the national academy.

young artist at work.

out door activities.

the super long line in front of the guggenheim.

live music.

i also went to the jewish museum for the 1st time, sorry no pics.

a taste of hungarian coffee and 2 new museums for me today...not bad.

taste of time square

 pictures from the taste of times square event. i am so glad that i finally had a chance to attend.

                                                                 plenty of food.

                                                                           dancing.

                                                                          live music.

                                                                           good eats.

                           

                                                                                 pasta

                                         my favorite at this event was the food from bangkok house.

                                                                             until next year!

street vendor

hola,  i worked at a outdoor street market today helping a friend of a friend with sales and setup. wow i give street vendors a lot of credit no ac standing all day, but the fun part was meeting so many people, talking and helping them pick out colorful jewels.

the pretty necklace that i was given today.

tourist

 hola. went to times square and pretended to be a tourist walking around taking everything in( most times i rush when i am in the area ) the reason i went to times square is i always meet tourist that mention all these cool things that i feel i miss out on because i am not always aware when things are going on. sooooo........

i walked around .....the crowds were not to bad today.

i even went into the enormous toys r us store, i heard it was massive inside with a ferris wheel and all so i braved it an walked in............

                                                                     the ferris wheel.

                                                          godzilla! i think?

                        the barbies! they looked like mini top models.

                                                                  smurf

                                                              spider man making his rounds.
                                   ok i must admit it was a pretty cool store, kids must love it.

                             so while in times square i popped into the times square alliance.
                                                pictured above is the new years ball.

while at the alliance i purchased tickets for next weeks taste of time square an event where you can taste local dishes from restaurants in the area. entry is free tickets to taste the foods are $1 each.

by visiting the alliance i also found out about the museum mile festival also next week. 10 museums on 5th ave from 82nd to 105th street open to the public in the evening and it's free! well we know where i will be next week stay tuned for post updates.

after being tourist for a day i stopped by the rice and beans brazilain restaurant for some tasty fuel.

                                                                       xingu black beer.

                             black bean soup and pan de quiezo (cheese bread)

                                         and last some brazilian chocolate wafers.