Back in March I was able to go to two concerts: Gentleman and Nneka!
I was very surprised that they've performed in NY because they are really well known in Europe but the U.S.? Anyway, I was happy that I could see them here, the venues were small, it wasn't too crowded and I enjoyed it!
It
was the first time for Gentleman performing in the city and Nneka had a
lot of fans coming. For me, it was like vacation, to forget your
stressful life and to feel the moment.
Incredible singers and great shows! Very inspiring people.
Opening Act at Gentleman's show: Meta and the Cornerstones
The
weather is getting better, I am spending every weekend in NYC, at least
one day and I am doing fun stuff, either on my own or some of my
friends are joining me.
A
week ago, it was Earth Day and after hitting the green festival in the
city my friend Franzi and I, we've been to a fashion show of students
from Parsons, the New School. They showed some recycled fashion and
reused old fabrics.
It's amazing what you can do with old clothes, just redesign it ;-)
I like the black dress with the golden bracelets a lot, it could be a little bit too loose.
I have a passion for old, used accessories, especially vintage handbags and scarves. I like to combine old stuff with new ones. It is a lot of fun to go to flea markets and second hand shops to wander around and to discover some treasures. All my friends know that I am a small fleamarket- addict and I am always looking for some new handbags. But HEY, sometimes you get great deals and you cannot say NO.
Compare to Germany it is more expensive and you cannot always bargain with the vendors,
but you can find very popular brands like Coach, J.Crew. and many more..
And at the fleas in the city there are young designers as well,
so you could find handmade jewelry or unique shirts.
On Friday I got new ear piercings and I couldn't resist to go shopping, of course in the mall! :-)
I spent Saturday and Sunday in the city.
First of all, I met an asian friend on Saturday and I really really wanted to eat some vietnamese food, but we couldn't make it to chinatown, so we decided to stay in K-town.
She showed me Korean Town and I have never heard of it before. We went to a korean restaurant and it was very good! It is so funny to see so many different parts of NYC like Chinatown, K-town, Little Italy etc.
I miss eating asian food and using chopsticks!
She brought her Polaroid Camera from Japan. The first time I saw such an old one!
The rest of the day, we spent on 5th Ave and we just went Window Shopping :-)
In the evening I met a german girl, I met her once before at Hell's Kitchen Flea Market and we stayed in contact. She and her boyfriend live in Harlem, so I could stay there for the night. We cooked some pasta and made some salad. It was really nice with them, I do miss the time with my friends in Germany, just hanging around at each others place and talking. The couple was so in harmony and they were really nice people. We talked a lot about this and that.
Here, some music we listened to: SBTRKT
It has something of lounge atmosphere.. I liked it!
On Sunday the german girl and I, we went to Princeton University in NJ. We did a campus tour and a tour in the art museum. It was really interesting and I didn't know that the Frist Campus of the University is used in the aerial screen shots for the serie: Dr.House!
The campus is very nice and so beautiful :-) I could spent my student life there if it wouldn't be so expensive ;-)
It reminded us of Harry Potter :-)
After our One-Day Trip to Princeton, the german girl showed me the High Line, NYC.It is so romantic there and I have to go there again in the spring when the plants are much prettier! If you are in the city, you have to go there for a walk or picnic!
