The sense of freedom

A fun fun fun winter vacation in beautiful Vermont.  Okemo Mountain ( aka the middle of nowhere ;) )

Falling people all over the place

A little while ago someone asked me if Manhattan with all the snow is really that romantic like in all those kitschy christmas movies. Now I can say: No, not at all!

No later than on the second day of snow the roadsides and sidewalks are full of all the dirty, wet and grey snow. And you can hardly walk through the city or cross the streets without rainboots.

But there is a place though which could let a romantics heart beat faster. In the snowy Central Park you can find sledging children, cross- country skiing sport addicts, ice skating families and lovers who are enjoying horse- drawn carriage rides through the park, like Carrie and Mr. Big in Sex and the City.

However, I have to admit that I was the most amused about the plenty of falling people who couldn´t hold their balance on the slippery and icy snow (My friend was one of them and it´s almost a miracle that I wasn´t) and especially the little hills were fun to watch. ;)

And a second later it really came on my lap

What a flair on the fleamarket...

All the vintage- , second hand- and antique lovers out there shouldn´t miss one of New York City´s fleamarkets. Today I enjoyed the unique flair of the "GreenFlea Market" on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

The typical smell and the atmosphere were unmistakeable. I´m looking forward to explore more of these wonderful markets, especially in summertime without freezing fingers and feet.

Go Nets

Did I really experience a Brooklyn Nets Training from the first row? YES 

Did I know any of the players before? NO.. not really   (I just thought "That one guy looks like Kim Kardashians ex husband" -until I found out it´s him - Kris Humphries)

Did I also see the following game? YES (Brooklyn Nets -vs- Orlando Magic)

Did I like it? ...NO?!..

Did I love it? YES!!! (The atmosphere was thrilling.)

Will I come back?   Hell YEA, soon!!!!

"Fuerza Bruta"

My friend called it a "crazy- ass show" and actually that´s exactly what it is. "Fuerza Bruta", in my opinion a trip which goes from a crazy nightmare to a fun party and I couldn´t help but dance and move with the crowd.

You are truely in the middle of the performance and the actors are dancing, running, falling and -yes- swimming in front of, behind and even above you.

If you want to experience something crazy and mindblowing, "Fuerza Bruta" pretty much could be what you are looking for. But make sure, that you can go somewhere to party after the show because the clubby atmosphere makes hungry for more!! ;)

"crazy- ass face"

The pizza experience and some rice pudding

I know it´s just pizza and -yes, I know- it´s also just rice pudding. But "Lombardi´s" is known as the "first Pizzaria in America" and the Pizza was huuuge, althogh we ate it all because it really was delicious. 

The second place "Rice to Riches"(perhaps someone has seen it in a Sex and the City episode or the movie Hitch) is probably the one and only place in the world where you can only buy rice pudding an nothing else. The 21 different flavours (from "Hazelnut chocolate Bear hug" to  "French Toast") are making it difficult to decide what to try first and what better not ;) 

Altogether my friend and I were impressed and surprised, what "little Italy" had to offer and I (just want to speak for myself) will definitely come back when I´m craving for pizza or rice pudding or even when I just want to find out, what else "little Italy" can delight me with.