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.

 

Brunch in Brooklyn

While Christina was still vacationing in New York, we went to The Meatball Shop in Williamsburg for brunch.

Williamsburg, New York City's hipster town, thrives with so much creativity in food, art and fashion. Each restaurant boasted its own character, and The Meatball Shop seemed to lend itself a style best described as serendipitous and unique.

From creamy mashed potatoes and cheesy risottos to crunchy meatballs soaked in gravy, the restaurant lived up to its high ratings and didn't disappoint.

Snippets of New York

Location: New York, USA

Gantry Plaza State Park

Times Square

4th of July fireworks

Brooklyn Bridge

Near Grand Central Station

The Metropolitan Museum

Chelsea

View from Columbia University

The High Line

Night view from the High Line

All photos were taken with a Canon T2i.