Coney Island

In celebration of Memorial Day, I took the train with Erika to Coney Island, located at the very south of Brooklyn. It took us an hour and a half to finally arrive at our destination. The weather was perfect for a nice day on the beach and the boardwalk. While Coney Island is a famous tourism spot in New York, it's never crowded on a Monday afternoon. Well, it wasn't just a regular Monday, it was Memorial Day. That explained the large throng of locals and tourists.

After standing in line for 10 minutes to get fries and cheese sticks, I met Erika's coworkers Cady and Jacqui from Racked.com, a fashion retail site. The four of us chilled on the beach beneath the vast blue sky and talked about everything from Jacqui's funny sorority stories to fashion and food. It was a windy Monday by the water, enveloped in casual bliss.