The charm of a small Village in a big city

by Yulia Kez

I really like old small European towns; they have a special charm, and I probably love them even more than big and famous ones. Greenwich Village, especially Gay Street and the nearby area looks very similar to such towns in Europe such as in England or in Norway. As for me, this special atmosphere is always made by narrow bumpy streets and tiny old houses with flowers on the windows. Actually, I don't remember if there were any flowers, but there really should be in such places. They all makes me feel as if time had stopped a couple of hundred years ago there and since then, nothing has changed. The quietness and peacefulness of this place creates a feeling that Greenwich Village is not a part of New York at all, but it's really cool that the same city can have so many different faces. Perhaps it would be interesting to see people who live there; they seem to be completely different from other locals.