I recently met friends at The Mansfield Hotel bar (aptly named M Bar) in midtown (drinks here are expensive, but the atmosphere is laid back and subdued, which can be really nice (and hard to find) in the hubbub of midtown. If you do find yourself here, you simply must try Violet’s Blue Martini with fresh blueberries and pineapple juice. To die for.
Anyway, the bar is on 44th, and as I started walking to the subway I thought … why not walk home? I haven’t done that in forever, and the night was cool and breezy after the rain, so I just went ahead and did it, my friends.
And you know what? It was lovely.
Even on a wet and dreary day, the New York Public Library is still the most lovely.
If you squint really hard, you can see the red Radio City lights shining away in the background.
Rockefeller Center, in all its glory.
It’s kinda hard to tell from this photo, but St. Patrick’s Cathedral is getting a massive facelift.
I have an unhealthy obsession with street vendors — particularly of the large pretzel variety ;)
54th Street ya’ll! Only 40 more blocks to go!
I couldn’t tell you why, but I think there’s something eerily beautiful about this photo …
Birdcage women? Interesting display.
Anyone else as purely ecstatic about the fall weather clothing making its way to window displays? No? That’s just me? Okay then.
Okay friends. Well I promise to be back at some point to talk more about Gallow Green, the rooftop garden where we celebrated my sister’s engagement last weekend. It’s seriously a sight to be seen.
Cheryl Lock is a former magazine, newspaper and website editor turned full-time freelance writer. She has worked on staff at the Daytona Beach News-Journal, More and Parents magazines, as well as for Learnvest, the leading women’s financial website. Her work has also appeared in Newsweek, Forbes, Ladies’ Home Journal, the Huffington Post, AOL Travel and more.
Cheryl was born in Nuremberg, Germany and grew up moving around every few years as an Army brat. The urge to travel has been with her her whole life. While she calls New York City home, Cheryl makes it a priority to travel as much as possible throughout the year. Some of her favorite places include Iceland, the Great Barrier Beef, Cabo, Rome, Calabria and Munich, although she hopes to never stop exploring. Cheryl blogs about her travel adventures (and what’s happening in and around New York City) at Weary Wanderer.
