Blogs from Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States, North America

La journée d'hier a été relaxe. Puisque ma tv ne fonctionnait pas, ils m'ont changé de chambre, car 13 jours sans tv, c'est non. J'aime écouter les nouvelles locales. J'ai d'ailleurs écouté l'émission NY Live, et ils faisaient un topo sur le nouveau Vegan Market, qui a lieu les mardis au Central Park! Aussi, une mauvaise nouvelle: un jeune de 15 ans s'est noyé à midi et demi à la plage où j'étais samedi soir. C'est un kid du coin, et le débat ici, c'est que la chaise du sauveteur était vide! Il y a des endroits où le manque d'employés est fatal. Cette noyade aurait pu être évitée, c'est frustrant. La plage est publique et accessible 24h, ça devient dur de couvrir ce long territoire. Ils regardent à bloquer des accès à certaines portions. Donc ... read more

Washington D.C. is such an interesting city as there is so much to see and do. Naturally we saw the White House, the Washington monument, the Lincoln memorial. The US Capital, the very moving Arlington Cemetery and several of the Smithsonian museums. Being Memorial Day we watched their huge parade with many, many high schools from all around the US marching with their brass bands, drummers and flag twirling girls and guys. Pity it rained but it didn't deter the thousands lining the streets as Americans are very patriotic with everyone waving their flags. We had a wonderful time staying at a friend of a friend,'s home and it was so nice to relax and not have to constantly eat out for every meal. We are now near the end of 4 days in New York ... read more

Aujourd’hui j’ai traversé le fameux pont Brooklyn. Sur le pont, il y a des vendeurs de souvenirs, les calottes sont les moins chères que j’ai vues à date: 4$! Premier musée de mon voyage. Celui du réseau de transport de la ville. C'est vraiment un musée d'histoire très riche. Il y a beaucoup de photos d'archives depuis les débuts de la construction des rails (des années 1800, mais surtout 1903-4). Le musée fait 2 étages, et est situé dans une ancienne station de métro. L'étage inférieur est rempli de wagons des trains qui ont roulés sur les rails sous-terrain de la ville au fil du temps, depuis 1916 environ. Et ils sont accessibles: on peut circuler et s'assoir dedans. Ou comme les enfants: courir excités. J'ai pris la peine de bien regarder les publicités au-dessus des ... read more

The day starts at 3:30 AM. Elinor doesn't think that we need to get up that early, but somehow she's not aware of how long it takes her to get ready in the morning. Any morning. She's just ready in time for the taxi (now called Riide which has in identical signup screen to Uber, but its still the local taxi companies). Oh yes, and Elinor had insisted on making a fruit salad to take with us and eat at the airport before going through security. That means that we're rushing to eat it (and not finish it) before getting in the long line for security. Turns out the long line moves along quickly, and we do have a few minutes to sit before they start boarding. Not rushed, but not sitting waiting, either. And quite ... read more

Day 12 New York/Brooklyn It’s Wednesday morning and as per usual I snuck down to the “milk bar” on the corner of 6th and union in Brooklyn for my small latte with an extra shot. A Small in the USA is the same as a large back home! We caught the subway to grand central and then walked to the UN building on first st street near the east river. We joined a guided tour and sat in the general assembly and saw the security council and other chambers . There was a telling poster that showed annual military expenditure at 1.8 trillion dollars, where as expenditure on development is only 30 billion a year! All the world’s leaders and Greta Thunberg will be talking in the general Assembly next week! We then headed off to ... read more