Big City Blues

Arriving in New York and staying in Brooklyn was bittersweet. We had reached the end of our wonderful road trip, arriving back at the point we began in July and were also revisiting a city we had  spent some time in 25 years ago. The weather was different, up till now we had experienced six weeks of hot and humid 'Southern' climate, but here, the sky was blue and clear and there was a definite coolness in the breeze. Fall was setting in and we were going home.

Brooklyn is a great place to stay. It is a massive borough of the city and has both good areas and bad. We stayed in a kinda middle ground part, in a good hotel, but the street was pretty run down. No matter, we have a subway station outside the door and taxis running past every ten seconds.

We caught the train to Times Square and for the first time in almost three months, met with shattering noise and a mass of humanity. Forgot what that was like!

This whole trip of ours has been about music and people and we have stayed with so many great folk. We have also met with many new friends on the road and even sitting in a bar in Greenwich Village, we meet someone who will no doubt remain friends in the future.

Brooklyn has some really nice streets

This is typical of the area around Smith Street and Court Street.

I mention these two streets as they are hidden gems in the Big Apple. Both streets run parallel with each other through the Northern part of Brooklyn and are packed with bars, restaurants and designer shops. If you are visiting NY, try and get to this part of the city, it is great.

Of course it wouldn't be New York without the problems.

They have a massive rat problem.

There are a lot of aliens in the city

Even Liberty has to make a dollar nowadays.

We came across a wonderful little cinema, called the Cobble Street Theatre, a throwback to the tiny street picture houses of the fifties.

http://www.cobblehilltheatre.com/

We watched a great movie called Boyhood for $5 each, wonderful value.

The murals on the walls of the cinema were wonderful.

Bella and Boris.

All too soon it was over and the US road trip was ending. We were ready to go back and get sorted. Three months living out of two suitcases can be wearing at times and we look forward to 'normal' food again. Not looking forward to the weather or the two days travelling either.