One of the best things of living
in a city like New York is that most of the times a simple walk turns out to be
an exciting experience… 2 weeks ago for example I happened to be in Columbus
Circle after dinner and I saw President Obama’s car surrounded by hundreds of
policemen on motorbikes and trucks! So far I had seen those kind of things just
on TV!! Again, a few days ago I went out because I craved pizza and I found
myself by chance in front of the café where one of my favourite films – “You’ve got mail” - was shot!! I ended up
eating a sandwich and a waffle at Café
Lalo (201 West 83rd St.) but it was even better than
the pizza I craved, as it was completely unforeseen.
I never get bored while walking
in New York, not only because there are planes writing sentences in the sky, stunning
sunsets, people dancing in parks or on piers, fashion shows (last week in fact
began the fashion week) etc. Looking at people in the streets turns out to be an
interesting pastime here... Sometimes I am shocked, sometimes amused or
fascinated by the people who crowd New York City streets and by their
activities. They are creative (maybe some of them are just crazy?!), they seem
to follow their instinct, and for sure they are not afraid of what people might
think about them. This is the reason why, in my opinion, the Big Apple is the
place where everyone wants to be, the place where new trends are launched,
where artists feel free to express and feed their genius and normal people feel
free to just express themselves. There are no limitations here, at times this
is positive, at times there are obviously downsides. To understand better what
I am trying to say check out http://humansofnewyork.tumblr.com/.
Eventually my advice is: if you don’t feel like planning your day or your week, just go out for a walk and wait… something extraordinary, weird or unexpected will happen!!!
Elisa
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