New York Day 4

B i b b l e

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               S i p

Our first stop this day was Bibble & Sip, a really cute coffee and pastry shop that’s crazily obsessed with Llamas. Starting at 12PM, they also serve these amazing amazing cream puffs. We ordered a match green tea and then an earl grey flavored one. They were crunchy on the outside and creamily delicious on the inside. A must taste!

T h e   M e t r o p o l i t a n   M u s e u m

 

 

    R o o f t o p   G a r d e n

E u r o p e a n   S c u l p t u r e   &   A r t s   E x h i b i t s

T e m p l e  
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                              D e n d u r       S a c k l e r   W i n g
This New York trip would not be complete with a visit to one of the largest and most beautiful museums in the country! There was a wide array of displays, from American art, to European Sculpture art, all the way to Medieval art. My favorite room in the museum was the Sackler Wing with huge windows, a wide fountain where people have been throwing coins inside, and a display of ruins and sculptures. The museum was so big we couldn’t walk through the entire place. We would have needed an entire day!

 

T h e   M e t r o   T r a i nThe metro was extremely easy to use. Google maps has each route mapped out and it easy to follow. We bought the unlimited rides for 7 days ticket for $31, which ended up being totally worth the deal. The metro tunnels were filled with beautiful works of mosaic art all over the place as well. Everything was so creative and really reminded me of the Paris metro tunnels as well.

Korea Town: F i v e   S e n s e s 

  D i n n e r

             T i m e 

We stopped by Korea town to eat at the Five Senses restaurant we had heard so much about! The restaurant filled up really quick and we felt so lucky to have been able to grab a seat when we did. I ordered the Dol Pan Kimchi Bokum Bap and my sister ordered the normal Bi Bim Bap. Both were delicious and pretty popular choices! Korea Town is actually extremely fun to walk around, with delicious little food stands and fun shops to walk around in! It’s a fun area to explore!

New York Day 3

B e l l o c q

 T e a

 

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Through the many brunch spots we visited in New York, we found Bellocq Tea Atlier‘s name all over. Their teas are apparently very popular and well loved, so seeing as this was the case, we decided to go visit the shop! Amidst all the construction in the area around it, we walked up to the cute sign and store to find a little note telling us to ring the doorbell. We paused for a second, rang the doorbell, and walked into one of the most serene and beautifully decorated tea shops ever! They put out little dishes of each of the tea leaf sets, in a gradient of colors! They even prepared a couple samples of iced tea that they served in glass tasting cups. GLASS! Fancy huh? The back had a cute spot with couches and plants that the shopkeeper explained might become a tea tasting room as they continue to remodel. We grabbed an armful of leaves to take with us on the way out.

 

 

Lunch:

R e y n a r d

For lunch in Brooklyn, we stopped at Reynard for lunch at the Wythe Hotel. Service was really really good and the dutch pancake was BOMB. The hotel even has a rooftop bar at the top! That’s definitely on my list for next time.

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                                  Breakfast:  E g g   S h o p

New York Day 2

First Stop:   B l u e s t o n e   L a n e   C a f e

 

 

T i m e

    F o r

                   B r u n c h

Bluestone Lane is an Australian style inspired cafe with locations all over New York. They really sealed in the Australian feel deal with Australian accents ringing from the mouths of every waiter and waitress in the cafe! We heard great things about the Avocado smash, so we made sure to order that with a beautiful egg with a runny yolk on top. Never have I been offered such a generous share of avocado with my share of breakfast! The place was beautifully open and lit, with seating outside in the warm sunshine as well.

 

Second Stop:   D o m i n i q u e   A n s e l ‘ s   B a k e r y 

 S w e e t s         &    M o r e    S w e e t s

We stopped by Dominique Ansel‘s Bakery in South Village to fulfill that sweet tooth craving! My sister, Katie, make sure to order in the infamous and flaky DKA (Dominique’s Kouign Amann). I grabbed the hazelnut purple thing (I forget what it’s called) and my mother ordered the one she just thought was the prettiest. My only regret is not having a bottomless stomach because I really wished I could have downed the frozen s’more. It looked flippin’ heavenly! We took our beautiful pastries and brought them to the back beautiful back room of the bakery, it was so cute! They even had a garden area in the back with tables and everything! New York is doing a good job winning me over so far.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Third Stop:   N e w   Y o r k   P u b l i c   L i b r a r y

The New York Public Library , at times, seemed more like a museum than a library! There were definitely people studying and working in the quiet rooms, but I wonder how difficult it must be to focus with the bajillions of tourists walking in and out. However, the architecture was absolutely breathtaking, and it reminded me a lot of the architecture I saw while traveling in Europe. From the beautiful carving filled arches and tall grand doorways to the ceiling murals, I was having joyful flashbacks to the glamorous and history filled European architecture.

We packed so much into this day, while still recovering from our redeye flight. Our feet were tired and sore, but all the walking really did us some good. We walked over 24,000 steps (thank you iPhone Health App) and burned a significant amount of calories, a good way to balance the enormous amount of calories that we ingested day by day heh. When in New York, gotta eat good right?

Welcome to New York

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Upon waking up, we visited a popular brunch spot, Two Hands Cafe around 9am. We quickly nabbed a spot, only to find the wait line grow exponentially longer behind us. We certainly dodged a bullet! The Acai Bowl, beautifully sprinkled with gluten-free granola, chia seeds, coconut flakes, cacao nibs, hemp, raspberries, and blueberries, is a MUST. The service was quick and friendly, the cafe lined with local art, adorable lights, and little fluff balls of clouds. I must say, hands DOWN one of my favorite brunch spots yet.

 

Ice Cream:   M o r g e n s t e n ‘ s   I c e   C r e a m e r y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C o c o n u  t

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Morgenstern‘s line was crazy long, and we waited for 30-45 minutes on this warm Friday afternoon, but can I just say that good ice cream is totally worth it? We sprung for this intriguing black colored ice cream. I have absolutely never seen that before, but if you know me, you know I love weird ice cream flavors (my “fun fact” is always that my favorite ice cream flavor is Goat Cheese). I was super enticed by this odd colored ice cream, and ordered the Coconut Ash flavored scoop. As I took my cone out onto the street, a total of 6 groups of people approached me within the first 4-5 minutes (as I was trying to take a picture of my scoop) to gasp in awe and ask what in the WORLD was the flavor of my black scoop. It was surprisingly delicious and coconut-y. It does drip and stain though, beware!

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Did you know that the New York Museum of Modern Art is free for everyone 4-8PM on Friday evenings? I strongly believe that everyone should take advantage of that! The picture and sculpture sections were extremely captivating, and the only regret I had was not going earlier to see more of the museum! The outside garden with the huge huge rose, fountains, and sculptures were beautiful as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Iphone Wonders

Just a couple photos from Spring quarter of things that really meant something to me this last quarter of college. Random moments when I was feeling artsy. All photos taken and edited on my Iphone 6!

This first was one of the many bouquets of flower I received during my baptism date. I said a huge yes and made a public declaration to be with God for the rest of eternity! The best part was being able to genuinely share, and choke up a little bit, at telling my Davis family at Davis Christian Fellowship how much they have made a difference in my life. Below are pictures of an apricot field and a greenhouse in the middle of the UC Davis campus that anyone can go visit really! I visited it during a plant sciences class, one of the very first classes I took with my four-year college roommate, where all we did was plant veggies, pick ripe apricots, and play with soil and dirt. It was one of the most fun and relaxing classes I’ve ever taken with amazing friends.

These last four pictures are taken during a Tahoe trip I took with my squad. Decided I wanted to try to be artsy so I took a picture of my friend in the hot tub, but now I can’t decide whether its cool or creepy. His smolder is not bad huh. Discovering caffeine has also gotten me through many tired mornings and long nights. Probably wouldn’t have survived college without it.

This last one is just a verse that is actually my little sister’s favorite. It encompasses so much powerful meaning. It fills me with boldness and confidence to understand and know just what is means to be a child of God. It reminds me that I never need to live in fear, and it reminds me of the fullness of my identity. Cheers to only 1 more week of school! LETS GO.