union square, soho, the bowery and chelsea
The day started out a bit grey and dreary but I went ahead with my plans to visit the Union Square Green Market.
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I love seeing the way people shop and the food they eat.
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I seemed to spend quite a bit of time around and about Union Square, in no part due to the presence of ABC Carpet and Home, J. Crew and Fishs Eddy.
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What a fabulous place ABC Carpet and Home is. I loved everything I saw and wanted to move in!
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After visiting Michele Varian I spent the afternoon exploring the lower East Side where I spied this great building made from cast iron.
Then it was back on the subway to Chelsea to buy some food at the Chelsea Market before walking the High Line.
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My friend 'Little One' set me a challenge. When she was in New York in May she'd hidden a MMOA token on a bird feeder on the High Line and I had to track it down. I searched high and low but couldn't find it anywhere. Later on we discovered the bird feeder was a temporary art installation which had been dismantled by the time I made it to New York.
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It didn't really matter because the walk was such a beautiful experience.
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I just loved the old industrial buildings, the sympathetic plantings, the elegant street furniture and the occasional unexpected pop of colour. I wonder whether there's a similar hidden treasure in Sydney?
Less than 2 weeks now 'til my last working day for 2012. Roll on the weekend!!
Jillian
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