Part three begins at a little neighborhood Italian restaurant I found down the street from the Walker Hotel, Da Andrea Ristorante.
Just the kind of local “joint” that is the best part of travel for me - stumbling onto a cool place that is not part of a predictable national chain.
The beet salad:
I stayed with my usual and got the bolognese:
Dessert was a Tortino di Cioccolato (chocolate cake, salted caramel ice cream). In any language, it was yum.
Before hitting the pillow, I took a nighttime shot of the Empire State Building from my window:
The next morning was all sunshine; literally! I ventured out into the Village again, and reshot a few photos of the Jefferson Market Library without any interference from the gray clouds and rain. Much better!
Another great find was this Seinfeld-esque diner, The Waverly Restaurant.
Inside was festively decorated for the season:
The waffles and bacon were diner perfection.
The one disappointment was that I didn't get to see (and photograph) this sign at night. Always something for the “to do list.”
Downing Street Playground was a beautiful little space with plenty of shade trees:
An Armillary Sundial was at the center of the playground:
Gemini was looking good.
If I ever decide to move to New York, I would be sure to contact the Wizard of Moving.
ClairVoyant was closed; guess she didn’t know I was coming. Some psychic.
Nearby is the apartment made famous by Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) in “Sex and the City”:
It still looked good, but the owners have definitely made it less accessible to fans since I first saw it in 2005:
The address is 66 Perry Street; is the 1866 plaque on the right to fool gawking fans? It didn’t seem to do any good while I was there, as a crowd was gathered at the foot of the steps.
Magnolia Bakery, also made famous by SATC.
The cupcakes were ok, but I never thought they were worth the hype. The candy corn cake in the window looked fun, though!
At the nearby Bleecker Playground I saw The Family Monument, a bronze sculpture by Chaim Gross.
This wall decor looked like it had come straight out of the French Quarter:
Last one for my journey around the Village is of Squad Company 18, built in 1892.
Still plenty more to come! See more New York City photos at my main website.
