Old World

I love how old parts of New York City look.  For a US city, New York really is old, but in some areas, you'd never know it.  I find that people who have never been to New York, or who have even only been once or twice, have no idea that some streets are lined with buildings from the late 1700's and early 1800's.  People are surprised that these type of historical sights exist in New York, which always surprises me.  Then again, before I moved here, I mostly thought of Times Square, flashing lights and glass too.  I thought of honking horns and cars driving on sidewalks... and some angry Fuhgeddaboudits.  

Now... I think of scenes like this.  

Not all of them are of things that are actually old, though most of them are.  But they show the way I see the city.  The way I feel it.  More importantly, they show what I wish more people would stop and see.  But, one of the beautiful things about us is that we all see the world differently.  I don't want to change that either.

Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Into the Woods

Into the woods

And down the dell,

The path is straight,

I know it well.

Into the woods,

And who can tell

What's waiting on the journey?

Into the woods
To bring some bread
To Granny who
Is sick in bed.

 Never can tell
  What lies ahead.
  For all that I know,
  She's already dead.

But into the woods,
into the woods,
Into the woods
to Grandmother's house

And home before dark!

Chadd's Ford, Pennsylvania, USA

Seattle, Washington, USA

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Lyrics from the musical Into the Woods.

Washington Mews

Washington Mews is probably the coolest street in New York City.  It is one of the oldest ones still in existence- the street is a jagged cobblestone, the buildings are almost all original from the 1700's.  Nifty.  Also, cars cannot drive down this street, so it is always full of pedestrians, puppies, pidgeons, and the lucky NYU students who live in the language houses on this block.  Most people who walk down this street don't actually live here, they just enjoy the cut through, or the lovely European atmosphere it evokes.  I have a feeling this guy likes the atmosphere.

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA