The Magic of the Cities.
Zen promotes the rediscovery of the obvious, which is so often lost in its familiarity and simplicity. It sees the miraculous in the common and magic in our everyday surroundings. When we are not rushed, and our minds are unclouded by conceptualizations, a veil will sometimes drop, introducing the viewer to a world unseen since childhood. ~ John Greer
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Where is my hand
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Sonorous Pencils / Lapices Sonoros
Monday, September 28, 2009
NYC Series
NYPD
Sorry for post about NYC, but I couldn't resist, I'll try to continue this series of NYC and Washington on my other blog, hope you have the time to visit: Sketches of Cities.
Tomorrow more about magical Mexico.
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Friday, September 25, 2009
NYC Series
End of Freeman Alley, New York, NY
This exceedingly low-profile restaurant materialized at the end of a nondescript Lower East Side alley unknown to even the most intrepid hipster. Persevere, and you'll discover a taxidermist's dream of a dining room, specialty cocktails, and a homespun American menu tinged with the occasional Anglo accent, like devils on horseback and summer pudding. If you don't feel like battling for a Rum Swizzle (Haitian rum, lime juice, syrup, bitters) during the raucous evening hours, order one (or two) on a peaceful Sunday afternoon, along with a bowl of stewed plums (with Greek yogurt and vanilla syrup), a slab of excellent wild-boar terrine, and a fat lamb-sausage patty served with watercress salad, two poached eggs, and thick slices of sourdough.
Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld. The New York Times.
Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY
Ivan Aohut, part of the team that turned Astoria's Bohemian Hall into a destination back in 2000 now partners with a couple of Czech friends and his wife Joanna, a private chef who cooks hearty dishes like roasted pork tenderloin topped with prunes and porter beer sauce and served with potato dumplings and red cabbage. Aohut, who built the outdoor bar at Bohemia, has built his solo venture to resemble a 1890s Austrio-Hungarian beer hall, with communal tables made from 150-year-old barn wood. The garden, where burgers and an array of wursts are grilled, will eventually have infrared heating under its retractable canopy. Free Williamsburg
Williamsburg, Brooklyn Street Art
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
NYC Series
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
NYC Series
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
NYC Series / 1,000th Post
Neighborhoods around the square are the Flatiron District to the north, Chelsea to the west, Greenwich Village to the south, and Gramercy to the east. Many buildings of The New School are near the square, as are several dormitories of New York University.
Wedding at The Cloisters
"Located on four acres overlooking the Hudson River in northern Manhattan's Fort Tryon Park, the building incorporates elements from five medieval French cloisters--quadrangles enclosed by a roofed or vaulted passageway, or arcade--and from other monastic sites in southern France. Three of the cloisters reconstructed at the branch museum feature gardens planted according to horticultural information found in medieval treatises and poetry, garden documents and herbals, and medieval works of art, such as tapestries, stained-glass windows, and column capitals. Approximately five thousand works of art from medieval Europe, dating from about A.D. 800 with particular emphasis on the twelfth through fifteenth century, are exhibited in this unique and sympathetic context."
Today this blog celebrates 1,000th post. Thank you all for your support. Cheers!
Este blog celebra hoy el post No. 1 000. Gracias Mil por sus visitas y comentarios. Salud!
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Monday, September 21, 2009
NYC Series
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Mañana Septiembre 22 este blog celebra el post No. 1000. Mil Gracias por sus visitas y comentarios. Salud!
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Saturday, September 19, 2009
NYC Series
Formerly named Longacre Square, Times Square was renamed after the Times Building (now One Times Square) in April 1904. Times Square, sometimes known as the "Crossroads of the World," has achieved the status of an iconic world landmark and has become a symbol of New York City. Times Square is principally defined by its spectaculars, animated, digital advertisements.
The intersection of Broadway and 42nd Street, at the south-east corner of Times Square, is the Eastern Terminus of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across the United States of America.
On February 26, 2009, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that traffic lanes along Broadway from 42nd Street to 47th Street will be de-mapped starting Memorial Day 2009 and transformed into pedestrian plazas until at least the end of the year as a trial program. The same will be done from 33rd to 35th Street as well. The goal is to ease traffic congestion throughout the Midtown grid. The results will be closely monitored to determine if the project works and should be extended beyond its trial period." Bloomberg also stated " he believes the street shutdown will make New York more livable by reducing pollution, cutting down on pedestrian accidents and helping traffic flow more smoothly." [Wiki]
Have a Great Weekend
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
NYC Series
5000 Years of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street
Singers
Old Marketing
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Dia de la Independencia / Mexican Independence Day
On 16 September the entire country celebrates the day when in 1810 Mexico gained its independence from Spain. On the night before, 'El Grito' - a dramatic re-enactment of the revolutionary Father Hidalgo's call to his fellow Mexicans to join the uprising - takes place in city halls throughout the country. Mexican flags are seemingly on display everywhere you go and celebrations continue late into the night. On 16 September, military parades are held in most Mexican cities. It is a time of great national pride and a celebration of Mexico's cultural identity during which food, music and drink play an important part of the activities.
El proceso de la Independencia de México fue uno de los más largos de América Latina. La Nueva España permaneció bajo el control de la Corona por tres siglos. Sin embargo, a finales del siglo XVIII, ciertos cambios en la estructura social, económica y polÃtica de la colonia llevaron a una élite ilustrada de novohispanos a reflexionar acerca de su relación con España. Sin subestimar la influencia de la Ilustración, la Revolución Francesa ni la independencia de Estados Unidos, el hecho que llevó a la élite criolla a comenzar el movimiento emancipador fue la ocupación francesa de España, en 1808. Hay que recordar que en ese año, Carlos IV y Fernando VII abdicaron sucesivamente en favor de José Bonaparte, de modo que España quedó como una especie de protectorado francés.
El núcleo donde hubo de comenzar la guerra por la independencia fue Dolores, Guanajuato, luego que la conspiración de Querétaro fue descubierta. Aunque aquél 16 de septiembre de 1810 el cura Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla se lanzó a la guerra apoyado por una tropa de indÃgenas y campesinos, bajo el grito de "Viva la Virgen de Guadalupe, muerte al mal gobierno, abajo los gachupines", finalmente la revolución le llevó por otro camino y se convirtió en lo que fue: una guerra independentista.
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
NYC Series
US Mail
The Juilliard School of Music
The Juilliard School of Music
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Monday, September 14, 2009
Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street)
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Friday, September 11, 2009
NYC Series
Los Dados. Mexican Home Cooking
The Empire State Building
West 15th Street
10th Ave
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Thursday, September 10, 2009
NYC Series
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
NYC Series
The High Line is a new public park, built on an elevated 1930s rail structure located on Manhattan's West Side. It runs from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to 34th Street. The first section of the High Line opened to the public in June 2009. The High Line is property of the City of New York, and is maintained and operated by the non-profit Friends of the High Line, in partnership with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. The High Line winds above Chelsea and the West Village.
It has its own art scene, drawing students from Parsons sketching panoramas, and photographers armed with devices from cellphones to Leicas. It has its own neighborhoods and hot spots, shifting in feel throughout the day.
It even inspires crusty New Yorkers to behave as if they were strolling down Main Street in a small town rather than striding the walkway of a hyper-urban park — routinely smiling and nodding, even striking up conversations with strangers.
A little more than a month since its first stretch opened, the High Line is a hit, and not just with tourists but with New Yorkers who are openly relishing a place where they can reflect and relax enough to get a new perspective on Manhattan.
The New York Times
by Diane Cardwell
Published: July 21, 2009.
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