As I mentioned in my last post, I tend to look for visual items of interest as I’m walking the streets of New York City. The building above left, with the round windows, is called the “Dream Downtown Hotel,” which was designed by Handel Architects. I always admire this building when I’m walking around Chelsea, … Read more
I found a couple pictures that I took on a visit to the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn many years ago (2013, in fact). There is so much street art in Bushwick that I took tons of photos on that visit, so the fact that I’m pulling something from 12 years ago is just the result … Read more
On my way up to Livingston, NY to see the Mission Revival style house, I stopped in Tivoli to take a look around as I was in the area a little early for my realtor appointment. I didn’t get as much time to explore Tivoli as I would have liked, as it was an interesting … Read more
I saw this street art while walking the streets of Barcelona at night, not far from the Picasso Museum in the “La Ribera” neighborhood. I’ve always been a fan of Spiderman and read the comics as a kid, but what grabbed my attention here is the depiction of his face. As you can see, the … Read more
Part of my inspiration for going to Mexico City – and staying in the CDMX, as opposed to spending any time at a resort or on the beach – was that I had heard that Mexico City has become an international destination for art, between the museums, contemporary art galleries, and the street art. As … Read more
All of the planning (here and here), the time leading up to my first trip to Europe in 12 years, and I’ve arrived in Madrid. But between exiting the plane, going through customs, making my way to the metro station, riding underground to my destination, and coming up out onto the streets … I wanted … Read more
I took a day trip up to Poughkeepsie, NY, over the weekend, as a continuation of my exploration of Hudson River towns and the Hudson Valley in New York State. I had never been to Poughkeepsie before, so I was curious to check it out. As I pulled into town, my GPS sent me in … Read more
I was walking around Chelsea in Manhattan on Saturday, visiting art galleries, when I noticed this combination of objects, pictured above. I didn’t touch it or move anything, what you see above is what I saw – and to me, it looked like a flower! Now, why would a long thin plant leaf like this … Read more
