11 YEARS! MY LIFE IN NY!

Stairs in Penn Station to 7th Avenue.

Today I woke up thinking about posting something that I could celebrate my welcome back home… It’s been few a days I since came back from Brazil. As it always happens, I come back feeling a little bit blue… missing my family and friends, and my mother land! So I thought about writing something about New York to remember how great this city is… so that way I could feel a little bit better. But do you know what?! I remember that today it’s my 11 year anniversary of coming to New York. On September 1, 1999, I arrived in NY. Since then I’ve always been here… learning how to be a New Yorker. New York is a place that is transforming every minute, full of different things and places. There is always something new; some place new to be discovered!

I would like to share some of my favorite places and things that you can find in this rich city!

New York Hot Dog.

I don't have to say who this Lady is, right?!

You can see the meeting of 5th Ave & Broadway (bottom of the photo).

Ah! Detail: View from the master, Empire State Building!

Vibrant and crowded Times Square. 

If you come to NY for the first time you have to go to The Phantom of the Opera!

Central Park Ice Skating.  I don't know how to skate, but I like to watch the skaters and listen to the music!

 Central Park's Musicians.

World Financial Center at the end of the day...

The sillouette of boats and buildings looking from Battery Park City, at the end of day!

Romantic and mellow...

Taken at Battery Park City.  I love this area of Manhattan on a Sunday afternoon.

Brooklyn Bridge view from Dumbo-Brooklyn.

Do you see the Master King in the middle of the bridge foot?

I love the texture of old buildings...

...the history of each building.

Building located at Soho. I am fascinated with the architectural details of it.

Colorful buildings between Soho and Chinatown.  I love this kind of urban 'street scenery'.

  

Manhattan street scene.  Typical advertising posts attached to the street walls.  

I like the street graffiti. Street Pop Art. Taken in Soho.

Ah... And The Botanical Garden of The Bronx.

Ah... The cherry blossons in the spring...  Botanical Garden of The Bronx.

I love the tulips being sold in the markets on the streets.

How about a gigantic butterfly at the Botanical Garden in The Bronx?!

When I moved to NY I used to live in Astoria-Queens.  N Train was the subway that I used to take every day to go to Manhattan.  I have a 'special feeling' for this train...!?  Strange...

QUEENS: Structure of the world globe of the New York World's Fair (1964) located at Flushing Meadow Corona Park. 

 

Flushing Meadow Corona Park. Buildings from the World's Fair 1964.

Cirque Du Soleil built every year in Randal's Island: between Queens, Manhattan and The Bronx.

Going back to Manhattan... What a sky, huh?! The skies are dramatic in New York!

Interesting to go see the ocean creatures at the New York Aquarium in Coney Island.

Talking about creatures that act like human beings...  You have to see the gorillas in The Bronx Zoo!

 My favorites of all the animals there! 

I love to see a snow storm... but from my window (inside my home).

The Christmas decoration detail is just a detail of the exuberant Christmas

decoration of the Long Island houses.

Oh! We can't miss window shopping the stores of 5th Avenue.

I am going to sleep now...  It's a long story!  I can't finish this today...

All photos taken by me (except the where I'm eating the hot dog).

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WHERE IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE IN NEW YORK?

MY FAVORITES SHOTS OF MARAU_BRAZIL

Oh… yeah…! I have disappeared! I know… I know…! It’s because I am on vacation in Brazil. I left New York on July 29. I flew to the beaches of Brazil; and now, for about one week and a half I have been with my family in the interior of the country. I am really trying to ‘take it easy’! Talking about ‘taking it easy’… I would like to share some photos that I took from this so peaceful place I went for a week. It’s called Peninsula de Marau. It’s located in the state of Bahia_Brazil. It’s still an unexplored place… It’s rustic and ‘sophisticated in natural beauty’! It’s a great place to ‘hide from the world’ and mellow out life. If you want to learn more about it I recommend that you read this post written for RG Art & Design Inspirantions:  Marau is One of the Most Beautiful Refuge.

Algodoes Beach

Algodoes Beach

Barra Grande Beach

Barra Grande Beach

Barra Grande Beach

Between Barra Grande and Taipus de Fora

Taipus de Fora

MORE PHOTOS OF MARAU...

If you are interested in buying one of them you can contact me!

THANKS FOR LEAVING A COMMENT!

_ Renata Gross _

COZY PLACES TO EAT

I love to get in the morning, grab my coffee and check my emails... some people read the newspaper… I am just thinking how nice it would be to have a special cozy area in kitchen where I can enjoy my breakfast in the morning with my lap top, or with my husband (in the weekends). My ideal setting would be an intimate and comfortable built in banquet with a small table and chairs.
Here some inspirations to keep my mind focus and positive that one day I would be able to have the opportunity to enjoy my breakfast in such homely and pleasant banquet.

Sorry...  I don't know the source of this one.

Isn't it so elegant, chic and fresh?! 

Alessandra Branca Interior Design.

Very practical breakfast/informal lunch/dinner area. 

The choice of the banquete it looks just so right. Looks like is a very comfortable sitting...

Betty Wasserman Interior Design.

I love te color pallete and materials...

A cool and modern way to eat!

Nathan Egan Interior Design. 

I love the combination of modern style and traditional here.

Another one that I don't know the source... Oh... Very cute!

How great it would be to have breakfast in this bright little cove...

Does anybody knows who have design this nice space?

I love red, white and cream stripes! ... And the black frame of the chairs, against the white and red.

I also love all the drawers and cabinets to keep the stuff hidden...

Sherril Canet Interior Design.

Exciting patterns and colors. It's a great spread banquete.

Well, the table seem to be a little small for the large sitting area, or is my impression? 

Via Egg Nest Blog. 

I love the texture of the brick wall and beans. The overall soft colors and the beautiful yellow flowers arrangement. The lighting fixture hanging above the table... and also the table!  Well, I think I love everything there... But... I not sure about the style of the chairs, even though I like the tuffing and the color white for them.

Do you have an area in your home like these ones? If you do could you share with us know frequently do you use it and how do you use it? Do you like it a lot, or would like to change it?

Splash of Red

I love red poppies… One of these past Saturdays I went {with Mike} to the countryside of New York again, searching for country houses. We stopped to have lunch in this gourmet and organic barn style market. Mike went to bathroom, and I disappeared. The place it was right on the road, but surrounded by lushes farm fields, and in one side of the fields it was ‘splashed’ of red poppies and daises. I could resist it. I went there and spend some time taking pictures of those bright red poppies... Later on that became an inspiration to search for rooms that it was splash by red color.

That was the Market/Barn (I don't remember the name of the place)

Of course, these were the red poppies... Aren't them so pretty!?

I found this picuture from Internet...  It might be better than mine... I have to confess!  I love the the mix pop of red against the green, and the brownish color house in the background. Oh... and to complete: the blue sky!