What is truly magical about big western cities? For me, one of the things that drove me to London - besides better career opportunities and the offer in culture - was to be able to see so many different people from all around the world living in the same space. Being able to open my … Continue reading NYC Impressions: the very little Little Italy & the very big Chinatown
Train stations. Central Stations. A place where destinies have a very literal meaning. And the grandeur of some of these places is there to ensure either arrival from or departure to a new destiny is celebrated, marked, and deeply underlined in the chapters of our lives. You may just be arriving into the unknown. But … Continue reading NYC Impressions – Grand Central Terminal & the City Beautiful Movement
I remember this day very clearly. I was 9 years old, still attending primary school. I remember it was sunny in Portugal, and classes had just recently started. I was home, so it had to be past 3:30pm because that was when my classes ended. Now, memory is a malicious thing and it can be … Continue reading NYC Impressions: the 9/11 Memorial
This was the only grey day I had in New York City. I was just in Washington Square when some drops of rain - what was after all a false alarm - reached my forehead and my stomach immediately started complaining, as if on cue. No food had been received in a while. Indeed, I … Continue reading NYC Impressions – the American Diner cannot die
You may want to crucify me after admitting this but I had never understood what was the big deal with the Brooklyn Bridge. Taking the stage as background for so many movies and series, this is one of the most photographed sights in NYC. Yet, that was before seeing it in person. You know when … Continue reading NYC Impressions – The Brooklyn Bridge
The Winged Bone 