A Stroll in New York City

I never had the chance to properly live in New York City. Following college I moved to NJ and commuted to Midtown, but that lasted less than two years before moving back to Boston. And I didn’t actuallylive in NY. I boarded a commuter train in Metuchen, NJ in the early morning hours and returned to a small apartment after sunset. There was little time (and at that time even less money) to roam NY and take in the still gritty areas of Manhattan in the mid 1990s.

Before leaving the US for the year, I spent a few weeks soaking up the city and eating. In short, there was a lot of pizza and ice cream.

I don’t know where I’ll end up after this round-the-world trip concludes, but I suspect there will be more time in NYC.

9th Ave & 34th St
View from Brooklyn
Pizza Margherita at Rubirosa
Goodnight New York
Sicilian Slices at L&B Spumoni Gardens, Brooklyn
Rainbow Spumoni at L&B Spumoni Gardens
Weekend Morning at Grand Central Station
Ube Ice Cream at Soft Swerve

 

Goodbye Boston

View from the Custom House Tower

I first came to Boston in 1992 as a freshman in college with little understanding of how big a role the city would play in my life. I left several times but kept returning to the familiar, to the place that was my home for the longest continuous period of my life. Even with all its faults, its bad drivers, the horrible winters and heartbreaks big and small, I’ll miss the city, and am thankful for the person it helped me become.

I’m off to travel, for at least 6 months if not longer. First stop is Central and Eastern Europe, before heading to Italy/Sicily for about a month in September/October.

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