i ♥ new york - governors island

I cannot remember his name now, but he struck me, standing alone at the back of the ferry to Governors Island. He could have taken a step to the right and leaned against the railing over the open water, admiring the city skyline from there, but he stood behind the window instead. I was grateful for that, because it framed the city ever so sweetly behind him.

"I go every Sunday, when the island is open" he told me. "It is something special."
I now know why one would return to this little island just south of Manhattan with such frequency: it is charming, and it's even more endearing because of its run down buildings, the smell of the sea air, and it's quirkiness.
Biking along it's wide, shaded roads, exploring big abandoned houses... I could do that again. And again.

At the very least, I want to make sure I make it back next summer for the Jazz-Age Lawn Party. How could I have missed it this year?

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Today's Sountrack:
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

ah, summer

"People take pictures of the summer, just in case someone thought they had missed it, and to prove that it really existed" ~ The Kinks

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Today's Soundtrack

The Kinks - People Take Pictures of Each Other