Brooklyn Bridge Park

The good thing about New York City is that there are so many things to do and see that all you need is a will to do something and an idea. On one Sunday afternoon we did not want to stay home since it was really nice outside so we decided to go to the beach and walk on the boardwalk. However, there was a little traffic on the way (the not so cool thing about NYC) so we decided to go somewhere closer... the Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Looking closely at the bridge you can probably notice that is being restored so half of it is covered. Gotta restore the history ;) hah

The park under the bridge is really nice.  There is a lot of greenery, people can sit and relax. It has a cute little pond.

and I even spotted a small turtle. Isn't that cool :)

We saw people getting their wedding pictures. She was in a white dress and he was in the tuxedo.  I kind of felt bad for the guy, it was really hot. However, I bet they have wonderful pictures.


 We got some drinks in the bar and we sat down on the grass and enjoyed the view of Manhattan.  After living here for so many years the view is still breathtaking and magnificent to me... would you agree?

I have never been to statue of liberty. There is a rumor or rather a superstition  that once you go see the statue of liberty and then you leave nyc, you might never come back... as I said, it is a superstition and I have heard it from a lot of people... however, I would love to go see it and maybe I will do it this summer :)

The building that you see here is the Sea Port. It is very lovely, it has small restaurants and bars and it is one of my favorite places in the city. If you ever come to NYC you need to see Sea Port :)

So.... we have spend a nice day out there. Did not spend a lot of time there since it started to get really hot... but it still was nice and better than sitting at home. And it is really awesome that it was just minutes drive from home... that is what I love about NYC.

Best,
Polka

in the search of an apartment- part 2

We have seen some more apartments.(you can read about the first part here) Although most of them would suit us, they were just not IT! Maybe I am wrong but I am still waiting for "this is my apartment" kinda feeling. I want to believe that somewhere out there is an apartment that will give me that feeling :)
so far some of the drawbacks in the apartments that we looked at, were:
- no view form the windows, or should I say, jail like window view, which is kind of depressing and sad
- bars in the windows since the apartment was on the first floor
- bad location
- a little too small
etc. etc.
It is not that we are picky. We do not mind old kitchens, ugly bathrooms or not so nice wall colors, it is all changeable. We just want a nice layout in a nice location with a reasonable maintenance fee. And we know that we can find it, we just need to look and be patient :)

Today we are going to see an apartment in this building

The building is lovely and we love love the location!! therefore I am very excited. Unfortunately, there are no more pics on the Realtor's website so I did my own digging and I found some other, old, listings from that building. If the webs are correct then possibly this is the layout of the apartments

I think the layout is great, it will suit us perfectly, and the amount of closets it just amazing!! I hope it is something similar to the picture. I know I am being silly, but it just the excitement of all of it :)
I still cannot believe that we might soon live together in some cozy apartment of almost ours.
I will let you know how it goes

Thank you for reading
Best
Polka

boston terrier love

 I have always dreamed about having a dog. Unfortunately, in the place that we currently live in, dogs are not allowed so I was unable to own one. So I hope that when we move out I will be able to get a small dog :) Currently, I and my fiance (or finance as we like to call it haha) fell in love with Boston Terriers. They are small, very very cute and what is most important, extremely smart - at least according to the info on the net and friend's description.
I will want to adopt one instead of buying, so that will be my priority and I hope we will be able to find one, happy fella :)

See this adorable little face? ahhh my heart is melting

Sooo cute :) love love love it
Truly, I cannot wait for the day that I will be able to get a dog :) Would love to have a companion and since I love walking it will be great to have someone to walk with.
I hope that one day my tiny little dream would come true :)

Best
Polka

letter love...

I found this amazing blog on the net yesterday. Couldn't resist and looked through all the posts there. That is how bad I am if I find something that I really like :)

and after awhile I fell in love with this amazing project that the Birdie Blue has done

I want to have something like that as well :) So I am in search of a letter K and some nice paper to tackle the project.
Go check out her amazing blog as it is full of great inspirations. I love it :) What do you think?

Thanks for reading
Polka

oh the big city

My friends live in a studio in Williamsburg with the most stunning view of the city. I couldn't resist not taking any pictures :) so I will share some with you.

sundown... beautiful pink skies

neighborhood 

I love the one below, with still pink skies and with the lights lighting up :)

My friends have an amazing view as you can see :) I'm happy that I took those pictures.
New York is great ... always busy and never resting. However, I dream about being able to live somewhere calmer, at least for a little while... just to see how it is :)

Thank you for reading
Polka

the search for an apartment

so we, or actually my lovely fiancee got an idea that maybe we should buy a co-op.
As for now we saw only one place in an amazing location, with a huge park next to it, in an old pre-war building. Everything is picturesque and lovely... but the price is pretty high and it requires a renovation.

 

isn't the entrance just loooovely :)

It does not look so bad on the pictures but in reality in requires some TLC. As for price we found some other stuff in the same price range that do not need as much TLC and are also located in cool places

So we looked more and here is something else that we want to see...

 

it is nothing amazing but I will be MORE THAT happy if I could call something almost my own  :) hehe
I will let you know how the search goes ;)

Thanks for reading,
Polka

is it an obsession?

While cleaning my room today, I stopped and looked around...

Books on my desk, next to the desktop

On the shelf next to the desk

Love books with white covers ;)

 

Uncontrolled stuck of books... since I have no place to put them

 

It just gets bigger and bigger

and then there is the big book shelf. As you can see books are stocked one on the top of the other

books...

... and more books

what, even more?

books on the wall shelf, above the bed

I love all books, old, new, paperbacks, hard covers, baby books, children books... I definitely have more than I can handle.. is it an obsession? 
I cannot part with them... just need to find a better way to store them... 
I will let you know if I will find a way to do so... :P

Thank you for reading,
Polka