Fall Day Walkabout: A Photo Blog

Yesterday was a beautiful day. The air was fresh and crisp, it wasn't too windy, and after of couple of days of dismal weather it was finally sunny again. I decided to take advantage of this great fall weather and take a stroll around the neighborhood. As I normally do when I am wandering aimlessly I took my camera with me:

Let's begin...

The first thing out the door of my building (well other than the White Castle) is the Bel Aire Diner. They just renovated, we used to call it the disco diner because of it's old camp blinking lights. You can see the diner from our balcony.




Q19A is the bus that goes right by the front of our apartment building down 21st St. (That's my building in the background).




They have been doing construction on a site about a block away from my apartment for about a year now. The thing is they have not actually built anything in that time. This is the only thing I have ever seen on the site. Doesn't it look lonely and sad? It kind of reminds me of one of my favorite books as a little kid.






The Noguchi Museum
If you have never been to the Noguchi, it's actually a very cool little spot hidden away on Vernon Blvd.. The museum features the work of Isamu Noguchi, a Japanese born sculpture artist. There is also a really nice outdoor sculpture garden within the walls of the museum that gets beautiful natural light through the trees. Very chill and pretty.

Moving On...



Old building down the block from the Noguchi.




Little girl looking out over the water at Roosevelt Island.




Nice puppy...




Aaaaah!

Coffee Break!



Stopped into Bakeway, a local bakery that just opened up a few months ago, for the coffee. Their stuff always looks so good...

Onwards...

I don't know if you can tell from this picture, but these piggy banks are creepy! They have been sitting in the same crate outside the same store since I moved in over a year ago.

Broadway Station




Astoria is known for being a Greek neighborhood, Uncle Georges is the place to go for Greek food.

The local markets...




















King of Falafel







Hands down the best street food in NYC ! I defy you to find better.

And this is where my meanderings came to an end.