Victory Stroll
Classes are finally over. Today was the spanish final - easy as pie. I walked out and thought 'now what?' I actually have a whole month off, nothing but tutoring to do and that's hardly an every day kind of job. So it occured to me that a) my backpack was light and b) I had to go to Chelsea Market or it would be ramen for dinner. So I took a stroll. I wandered from 68th and Lex to Amsterdam, then walked down that till it turned into 10th. Around then I realized how close to the river I was and that there was supposed to be a river walk. I went over and found that. The air was surprisingly refreshing. I meandered down to 15th and walked back over to 9th to do my shopping. Including strange loops, exploration and general city-planning I walked about 75-80 blocks today.
I saw: the stables of the mounted NYPD; a garbage barge; a 'correctional facility'; the Circle Line dock; a helipad complete with landing helicopter; a strange glass leviathan of a building(no, no, this one was *really* weird); 2 gas stations; the backside of the Javits Center; Law and Order Way; the Chelsea docks; a children's center complete with climbing wall; a car show room; a classic mechanics shop; a strange closed museum that won't be open for 69 more days; the backside of the Chelsea Market; a Dippin' Dotts that sold only bannana flavor; a weed garden; La Guardia High School; a statue for MLK Jr.; John Jay; a church with windows very similar to ST. Paul's and a *lot* of tourists.
Also - my main grocery bill for the week or more - $21. I LOVE Chelsea Market.
Current Mood: 
curiousCurrent Music: Land Down Under - Men at Work