This vlog is way overdue but I finally got the time to post it. Last month, mom and I went to New York and despite April is a Spring month, Manhattan was cold!. Definitely sweaters and coats were a must. The temperature was about 60′ degrees on average and was so difficult to not dress with cozy clothes.
Outfit 1 at the Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge a truly icon and probably the most famous bridge of New York City. The Brooklyn Bridge was built in 1883, and was the first bridge to provide passage across the East River between Brooklyn and Manhattan, back when Brooklyn was still an independent city. The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspending bridges in the US. At the time of its unveiling it was also the longest suspension bridge in the world. In fact, it was so long that people doubted its strength. In order to prove the bridge was safe, a circus promoter led a herd of 21 elephants across the Brooklyn Bridge!
The Brooklyn Bridge is perceived as one of the great engineering accomplishments of the 19th century. Its beautiful brick towers and Gothic arches have been the subjects of many photographs and have even featured in such movies as The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises and I Am Legend.
Outfit 2 at the Manhattan Bridge
The Manhattan Bridge is a somewhat more modern suspension bridge, as it was constructed in 1909. It was the last of the three bridges built over the lower East River, the second one being the Williamsburg Bridge. The Manhattan entrance to the Manhattan Bridge lies in Chinatown, and is marked by a magnificent triumphal arch and colonnade. On the Brooklyn end, the Manhattan Bridge ends in the popular neighborhood DUMBO, which is an acronym for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass.
The Manhattan Bridge features a separate pedestrian walkway as well as a bikeway, making it convenient to walk or cycle across the bridge. You’ll get a great view of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan skyline from here, and you can also see the Statue of Liberty in the distance. However, unlike the Brooklyn Bridge, the Manhattan Bridge includes subway tracks. This means that crossing the bridge on foot or by bike can be rather noisy. You can also choose to cross the bridge by taking any of the following four subway lines: B, D, N or Q. If you take the B or Q train towards Manhattan, you’ll also get a chance to see the art installation called Masstransiscope, created by Bill Brand, in the abandoned Myrtle Avenue Station. You can see the zoetrope on the right side of the train just after leaving Dekalb Station.
Outfit 3 at SOHO
Soho, is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan in New York City. Since the 20th century it has been the location of artists and art galleries.
he name “SoHo” derives from the area being “South of Houston Street”, and was coined in 1962 by Chester Rapkin an urban planner and author of The South Houston Industrial Area study, also known as the “Rapkin Report”. The name also recalls Soho an area in Londo’s West End.
Soho is a fun place to go where you can find art galleries, good food an of course the most prestigious fashion designer houses.
