Mikel 4

The next day I had to work a bit, but with Mikel's good fortune (weather) came an early day at work! I met up with her around 2 with the goal of conquering Chelsea and West Village. I am pretty sure goal accomplished! We started at the Chelsea Market. Such a cool place, it supports local grown, local artist, local designers and promotes community. We stopped for a homemade popsicle from the People's Pop.

After the market, we headed to the High Line (see previous post) where Mikel captured the water flying from the pools with her new camera. After leaving the High Line, we had no agenda-so we walked. Randomly, we stopped to pet a dog and notice this cool little place next door. The Biergarten at the Standard. Of course we stopped to enjoy a local brew and people watch, this place was perfect for both! So fun. Definitely recommend swinging by here if you have time!

We then cruised through the rest of Meat Packing, into the West Village. I am not sure if I have mentioned it before, but WV is my favorite part of the city. I love the neighborhood feel, the quaintness of the area. It is what I imagine NYC to be before it was the huge place it is today. Everyone is friendly, the stores are open and some reasonably priced. There is a great mix of local and commercial here. Plus, every restaurant I've eaten at, is truly amazing in their own right! Plus, it is the home of Magnolia Bakery-enough said.

After wondering around, we found my favorite crepe place-Viva Le Crepe and shared a dolce de leche. Perfection! Across the street from the crepe place was a fortune teller. We had time to kill and no expectations-so we tried. We decided on a palm reading with this lady Zena- she is good! Mikel went first and pegged her about 80% right. Btw, we took our wedding rings off and tried to shed any "telling symbols" and she still got her. Next, my turn. She was only about 95% right with me, even so much a knowing I have stomach issues and called me out saying they were stressed related-unreal. Great fun for two friends to share in this!

Finally, we wondered to dinner. The restaurant I found through a blog about NYC, the blogger says this is one of her favs. Hudson Clearwater is the name, and from the front it looks like an old run down shop with no door, but you walk around the corner to the green door and magic opens up. We started at the bar waiting for Mike and his wife to meet us (great conversation), then ate on the patio. The food was spectacular and the ambiance even better-perfect weather for this kind of night! Should also mention, a few famous people decided to dine also and had to walk right past our table. Love, love, love! I actually didn't recognize either of them, but Mike's wife sure did! She's a huge glee fan and notice Jonathon Groff right away, he was with Zachary Quinto-Spock in the last star trek. Yet another great day in NYC!