Meeting point

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WASHINGTON HEIGHTS W 176 St and Pinehurst Ave.

Atlantic Avenue Tunnel

Through a hole in the street down a ladder and into a pool of mud. Some bending and twisting and another stair. Suddenly in another world. A large cool and dusk brick tunnel opened up like Wonderland. The world's first subway tunnel - right under Atlantic Avenue.

After being sealed and forgotten for some hundred years the tunnel was discovered by Bob Diamond in the 80s. The very same Bob Diamond who was our guide. An absolutely amazing character who made us laugh and cry equally. And who told the fascinating underground story of Brooklyn and New York. An absolute must.
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BROOKLYN Atlantic Ave and Court Street
Every other Sunday at 1 pm.

Vertigo

Still can't get enough of those rooftops without glass and wires. The one's with 360° view. 38thish floor with butterflies.

Midnight train passing

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WILLIAMSBURG Williamsburg Bridge

Summer heat in Williamsburg

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WILLIAMSBURG Driggs and North 9th

Spuyten Duyvil mail box

Fifties nostalgia

Just opposite of Fette Sau but oceans apart is Spuyten Duyvil. Bar and cafe with a very streamlined fifties interior. Great wines great beers but do try the ginger soda for some additional authentic feeling.
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WILLIAMSBURG 359 Metropolitan Ave by Havemeyer
Sun-Thu 5pm-2am Fri-Sat 5pm-4am

Walking the bridges

Recommending biking as the main transport in New York I still love walking for pleasure. Last Monday me and a friend strolled Williamsburg Bridge over to LES and SoHo. Shot some absolutely amazing photos and somehow this simple one became my favourite.
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WILLIAMSBURG - LES Williamsburg Bridge
Open all days all year around

At the bus stop

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EAST MIDTOWN 2nd Ave at 42nd Street

For my Swedish readers

For those of you who understand Swedish - or how to manage the Google translator - I am now a columnist at the Swedish travel site Resekoll.se. Enjoy my first column on The Beaches of New York..!

Just Scandinavian

Even though Just Scandinavian is a design shop - filled with the most beautiful furniture and fabrics - the main reason to step through those doors is inspiration. Take a stroll in this spatious and quiet room. Feel the exclusive fabrics of Joseph Frank - the laundry in Mamma Mia the Movie - or blade through the books abt Swedish design, culture and cooking. Have a chat with the owners who are supernice of course. Best of all - it is in the rough and funky Tribeca with chic and cheap restaurants just around the corner.
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TRIBECA 161 Hudson Street at the corner of Laight
tue-fri 10am–6pm sat-sun noon-6pm - check site for summer hours

Mamma Mia..!

Sunday I saw Mamma Mia the Movie. Basically I agree with NY Times. However Mamma Mia made it to strolling by the mere fact that the ads are all over this city. Buss stops subway cars subway stations yellow cabs poster walls. No way anyone hasn't seen the beautiful happy brunet for the musical and blonde for the movie. They are in a third of my photos. And every time I see those ads I feel so happy.

Btw. The movie is well worth its 1.48 - not only for laughing tears at a singing Brosnan - but also for the Swedish address the Swedish flag the Swedish Björn Andersson playing piano and - most of all - the Swedish Joseph Frank's exclusive fabrics as hung laundry.

Hudson River to my right

Hudson River to my left

Dipping my toes in Hudson

Sometimes I find it frustrating - constantly so close to the water without being able to jump into it. But on my bikeride up along the west side I found the perfect spot for dipping my toes. Just a step further into the water there is sand. The Hudson is probably quite dirty - but so is the city - and for my toes I don't mind. View coming.
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WASHINGTON HEIGHTS 170th Street by Hudson

Fire Island

New York has plenty of beaches - Fire Island being one of the finest. Easily accessible through the Beach Package from Penn Station. Today I went to Sunken Forest by two trains a shuttle and a ferry - by far the cleanest ferry ever. All in all the trip is about two hours one way and 24 dollars there and back. The cutest small boats and tidy piers. Maybe a bit windy so waves are more for surfing than swimming.
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FIRE ISLAND Fire Island

A strollers best friend

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No matter how great shoes. Sometimes some help is needed. And I so prefer preventing blisters from healing them. Supposedly Blister Block is sold everywhere but can be tricky to find. So if you see it - buy it.

Eleni's fairy world

For an almost surreal experience - drop by Eleni's at Chelsea Market, opposite of the Chelsea Wine Vault. The walls are shining white. The logo is bright cerise. And the glass cubes are filled with cup cakes of all colors. It is like Alice in Wonderland or maybe a saga not yet told. There is also candy by the weight [lösgodis] - just as in Sweden..!
And - staff supernice but no pics allowed.. Blue logo from the bag.
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CHELSEA 75 Ninth Ave at 15th street
weekdays 8am-8pm sat 9am-7pm sun 10am-6pm

The New York waterfalls

At first I was surprised. To me the so talked-about waterfalls of New York were supposed to be breathtaking - adding on to the beautiful scene of the bridges. So imagine my confusion when I - on my daily walk by the East River - from a distance saw water rushing down a steel piece. Oh no - not a leakage. Not until close and seeing the other ones at a far distance I realised these were the mighty falls.

Now they have grown on me and I love them for being these tiny scaffold ladders. So New York somehow. Most probably even better from a boat view. Not to mention the artist Olafur Eliasson is Danish-Icelandic and there is further reading in Swedish.
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LES B'LYN Gov Isl Pier 35 Brooklyn Bridge Brooklyn Piers and Governors Island
July 1st until October 13th.

Greek yoghurt place in SoHo

Yesterday I recommended ice cream and today yoghurt. But The Yoghurt Place II is in another part of Manhattan so no competition. Greek delicious yoghurt in all shapes. Love the cup with a small portion of yoghurt and lots of fig jam. For the sceptical one - read some true praise and surrender. Besides I was very happy to take a pic. Rare moment inside a shop. And so beautiful cookies.
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SoHo 71 Sullivan Street btw Spring and Broome
everyday 10am-7pm