Labor Day Weekend in Murray Hill was as I expected, a generally mellow one. With the hype of Hurricane Earl looming over us all week, I thought that maybe, just maybe, we would have more bodies laying low in the city, at least for one night. However, Earl turned out to be a bust, and as a result, the mass exodus out of the city took place without incident. That left us with a pretty dead Friday night.
On the other hand, Saturday turned out to be pretty busy, between the attraction of the U.S. Open, college football and a Fantasy Football draft dominating the afternoon and the stream of tourists and bachelorette parties throughout the night. It was like the polar opposite of Friday night. Weekend salvaged.
The bar was closed on Sunday, affording me my last Sunday off until February (thanks to football season). And since I didn't get a real vacation this Summer, I did the next best thing: I went to the Brazilian Day Festival over by Times Square. Hey, if you can't go to Brazil, let Brazil come to you. I love going to this event because it isn't like your typical cookie-cutter street fair you find dotted all over Manhattan every weekend. This festival has it all: great food dishes from Brazil, live music from multiple stages, dancing everywhere; You literally feel like you're at Carnival! Truly a sight to behold.
This was going on from West 42nd to West 57th Street. And at the epicenter of it all, Little Brazil (West 46th).. it was sheer chaos.... in a fun way!
Talk about colorful! All of the five senses were given a full workout at the festival!
My future mode of transportation!So while my plans of summer traveling went bust, this was a nice way to make up for it. Best of all, at the end of the day, I come home, to the comforts of my own bed! Check out the rest of my pics on my FACEBOOK page!
That's It. That's All I Got.
That's It. That's All I Got.
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Are you really getting a scooter?? That would be awesome!!!! I saw 2 buses full of Brazilians in full garb heading south on 95 yesterday, now I know where they were headed. --Andrew B.
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