The week started with a day off!Now that's what I like to hear, it was labor day,
the empire state was red, white and blue, so we thought we'd
do something American! Me and Katie decided to take a trip to Coney Island,
which is a an amusement/sea side town about an hour from the city.
The first thing we saw on our arrival was a gang of cops,
who later went into Dunkin' Donoughts for Coffee and Donoghts,
a living stereotype if ive ever seen one!
It was literally the strangest place I have ever been.
It was like Blackpool but Americanised, very weird but an experience none the less!
We had candy floss, sunbathed, paddled in the sea and got whiplash from a roller coaster that was built in 1927!!!
The typography there was tacky as hell, I loved it...
So the weidest part was "Shoot the Freak"
People were qeuing and willing to pay money to shoot a real
person with a Paint Gun.There was one one guy running
round in what looked like a building site
holding a bin lid as a sheild!
We headed back to the city with sandy shoes, ready to start another week of work!
Week 3 was productive in work, I completed my first book in Book Binding!
It doesn't look very impressive but it took my about 3 hours!
Hopefully I'll be a whizz by the time I come back!
Below is also the view from our studio...
Thursday meant the beginning of Fashion Week in New York
and to kick it off there was "fashion night out", me and the nags
got dolled up and headed into Soho where all the stores where open late
with free champers and cupcakes!
We took rickshaws, which was hilarious, one man cycling three girls
trying to keep up with Manhattan traffic!
The atmosphere was brilliant, street performers
everyone piling into the streets, celeb hot spot also,
I saw Pharrell Williams, Sienna Miller, and the Legend that is
Anna Wintour (Editor in chief of American Vogue)
A great night all in all, this is city is so exciting, so much happening!
Friday was September 11th, a sombre day in New York,
we visited The World Trade Centre which was flooded with people,
and watched Obama's speech live on CNN, very inspirational man.
Later me and Katie went out and about, going to Grand Central,
where I have been highly excited to visit, And I want disappointed!
An incredible Place, very Old New York, I loved it,
definitely one of my favourite places here!
We also went for lunch in Rockafella centre,
Another very impressive place, I cant wait to go ice skating there!
Saturday was spent on Governers Island, we took a boat ride,
(view above) where a Dutch festival was happening.
It was to celebrate "New Amsterdam" and they had music, food, dancing,
beer, all Dutch of course! A very strange place, It didn't feel like I was in New York,
more like Holland but yet another great Night.
Sunday was designated to shopping on 5th, and on the way back
I stumbled upon the VMA's!!!
Totally unintentional, that's why i love this place,
You don't know what's round the corner!
xxx
