French Touch NYC

Standard Hotel, NYC

Ok, so I’m back in Paris, but my mind is still Stateside. I’m trying to hang onto the creative inspiration of the writing residency as long as possible.

And New York? What can I say about New York? That city simply pulses with energy. All these years later and it still feels like the place where all is possible to me. Without even trying I seem to end up in amazing adventures. Why do I feel so open and free there?

You want more Paris, though? Well, let me tell you, there was a whole lotta French going on in the Big Apple. Not just all the French I actually heard (and I did!), but tons of cafes and patisseries, too. Here are a few shots of NYC’s nod to France. And then just some gratuitous pics of the city that have nothing to do with France…just because I like ’em.

Endless nutella…Crepe Stand on top of the Standard Hotel

…and obligatory rooftop shot to prove I was there

Cafe Gitane in the Jane Hotel

Trout Salad

More French-inspired finds

Upper West Side

Union Square

Harlem

Williamsburg

Mango, Williamsburg

Harlem

A random NYC tale

“A dramatic evening of opera outside at Brooklyn Bridge Park”

-a storm rolls in

-rain, thunder, lightning as singers reach their operatic crescendo

-then the sky clears and we assess damage (clothes, blanket, everything wet).

But look! A rainbow!

Extending across the whole sky. And over the Watchtower! (Whoa! Creepy!)

-Then the (nearly) full moon appears during daylight

Yes, a dramatic performance by Mother Nature (oh yeah, and the Metropolitan Opera, too!)

More random NYC love

Outdoor Reading Room in Bryant Park

Take notes, Paris?

New York Public Library

The Highline

Birdfeeders

Men taking a break

Synchronized lounging? West Village, NYC

This completely freaks me out, but worth a photo, I thought

NYC Character: He *wanted* all these pigeons on him!

Ok, back to more beauty

Looks like a film set in back, but it's real! Bar in the sky

Bye-bye, NYC. Until next time.

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