New York State of Mind

I've been slow to post in the last few weeks. Life seems to keep getting in the way of rambling our the blog. But I thought I'd toss up some shots from a recent trip to New York City right before school started for me. Our close friend, Gabe, was visiting his grandmother in Brooklyn. Since he lives out in Sacramento, we don't connect up nearly enough. On Friday night, Melissa and I found a French bistro in the West Village, Les Deux Gamins. The rain was dumping so we ducked into this place and were greeted with a "Bon soir." I threw back some french, thinking she was a poser and immediately realized, mais non, elle est francaise. So not only did I sip on Chimay (although they did not use the correct glass, which should be chalice-shaped), I also polished up on my frog talk. The food was rich and the bill was reasonable. I recommend the joint. Gabe met us au cafe, in addition to Jonah who left Boston a year ago.


As you see, I couldn't get Jonah to sit still for a picture. I guess that's what living in the big city does to you.






The rain finally cleared on Sunday for us to walk about and dry out...






and bringing the artists out









Damn, even the pope's dope in NYC.