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뉴욕 오자마자 먼저 들렀던 Museum of Modern Art. (MoMA)

최근 들어선 유화 작품이 아니라면 사진작품들이 보기 좋다.

비가 주룩주룩 내리는 날 많은 관광객 가운데 섞여 사람 구경도 많이 했다.

예전부터 맘에 들었던 Willem de Kooning 의 작품을 볼 수 있어 뜻밖의 excitement 도.

혼자라도 오늘처럼 쿠키로 점심을 때우는 일은 흔치 않다. 하루 대부분 느끼는 외로움을 음식으로라도 충족시키듯...
(오늘은 배도 좀 나오고, 어제 산 바지도 집에 와서 입어보니 좀 안 맞고, 영수증 정리를 한 후 격심한 양심의 가책을 느끼기 시작한 unfortunate 한 날.)

The Petrossian New York Boutique
911 Seventh Ave., New York, NY

Petrossian signature cobb salad 는 훈제연어, 아보카도, goat cheese, 삶은 계란 등으로 이루어짐. 아주아주 맛있게 싹싹 긁어 먹었다. (먹다보니 몇 안 되는 테이블에 거의 모든 손님이 기본으로 이 샐러드를 시켜 먹는 듯 했다.)
혼자 먹다 보면 눈은 내 앞의 음식에나 주변의 사람들을 두루두루 훑어 봐도 귀는 바로 옆 테이블에 기울이고 있게 마련... (일부러 그런 건 아니지만, 밥을 먹는 동시에 책을 읽고 있지 않는 한, 옆 테이블의 대화를 안 듣는 건 노력해도 무리다.) 옆 테이블 여자 둘다 같은 샐러드를 시키면서 전형적인 뉴요커처럼 뭐는 빼 주고 뭐는 따로 옆에 주고.. 지시사항이 많아서도 흥미로웠지만, 계속 듣다보니 그 중 1명은 요즘 트렌디한 비싼 요가복 디자이너 중 1명인지 Stella McCartney, Lululemon 등의 name dropping 이 재미있었다. 자신도 디자이너이지만 요즘 요가복의 말도 안될만한 가격에 반은 경악, 반은 자랑스레 얘기했다.

La Boulangerie
109-01 72nd Rd., Queens, NY

첫 주말엔 원래 계획이었던 뉴욕 업스테이트에를 올라가는 대신, 언니 아파트 근처에서 고요한 하루를 보냈다. 언니가 부탁한 바게뜨도 사 올 겸, 새로운 브런치 집도 시식할 겸, cuban sandwich 를 주문했다. 사람들도 친절하고, 샌드위치 맛도 괜찮았지만, 바게뜨는 추운 날 하루종일 가방에 끼고 돌아다녀서인지 다음날 아침엔 이미 딱딱하게 굳어 그리 즐기지는 못함.

1. Island hopping, New England style

Boston Harbour now provides a spectacular scenic backdrop to the city, and its 34 islands provide an exciting urban-adventure destination for day-trippers and city-scapers. If you are sailing your own boat, your options are unlimited. The islands are your oyster. Otherwise, it’s easy to get out to Georges Island or Spectacle Island by taking the Harbor Express ferry from Long Wharf. Either of these can serve as a launching pad to visiting the other islands – and they are also destinations in their own right.

2. Tossing a disc, riding a bike or catching some rays

We can thank Frederick Law Olmsted for transforming the marshy, mucky Charles River Basin into Boston’s favourite urban greenscape. It is an enticing and easy escape from the city, a delightful oasis that is always abuzz with hikers and bikers, runners and sunners, picnickers and play-scapers. Free concerts and movies at the Hatch Memorial Shell are highlights of summer in the city. This is where Boston’s Independence Day celebration goes down.

3. Being awestruck by an amazing array of architecture

Step onto Copley Square and into the ‘Athens of America’. Boston’s most magnificent architecture is clustered around this Back Bay plaza, symbolic of the culture and learning that gave Boston its nickname in the 19th century.

4. Following in the footsteps of revolutionary heroes

Summon your inner Paul Revere and follow the red-brick road, from the Boston Common to the Bunker Hill Monument, past 16 sites where the most dramatic scenes from history played out. This walking trail is the best introduction to revolutionary Boston, tracing the locations of the events that earned this town its status as the cradle of liberty.

5. Browsing the bookstores and sampling the sidewalk scene

Harvard Square is a vibrant, exciting place to hang out: it’s a hotbed of colonial and revolutionary history. Lined with mansions that were once home to royal sympathizers, it earned the nickname Tory Row. But its proximity to the university also means that it is a well-known address for the country’s intellectual elite. There are no official stats, but Harvard Square must have one of the country’s richest selections of bookstores. Once you have your reading material, take a seat at one of Harvard Square’s many sidewalk cafés. From here you have a front-row view of the congregations of students, the performances of buskers, the bustle of the shoppers, the pleas of the homeless and the challenges between chess players.

6. Contemplating the contemporary, the controversial and the downright confusing

Boston may appear radical in its politics, but in affairs of the art, the city has long shown more conservative tastes. The 2006 unveiling of a gleaming new Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) on the waterfront shattered this trend, establishing the city as a hub for the art of the present and the future. Contemporary art attempts to be about real social issues and uses real materials from everyday life as a means of expression; in this way, the design of the building already fulfills the mission of the ICA, ‘to become both a dynamic space for public activity and a contemplative space for experiencing the art of our time’.

7. Cheering for the olde towne team at MLB’S oldest ballpark

The oldest of the old-style baseball parks has been home to the Boston Red Sox since 1912 – that’s almost a century of baseball. Only at Fenway do long fly balls get lost in the Triangle, the furthest corner of centre field. Only Fenway has the Green Monster, the towering left-field wall that constantly alters the play of the game. And only at Fenway do fans sing along with Neil Diamond as he croons ‘Sweet Caroline’ at the bottom of the eighth inning.

8. Feasting on creatures of the sea and cuisines of the world

Boston is the home of the first Thanksgiving and of bountiful autumnal harvests. It is America’s seafood capital, famed for clam chowder and boiled lobster. And it is a rich mix of ethnic flavors from all corners of the world. Is your mouth watering yet.

9. Cheering on the runners as they cross the finish line

Patriots’ Day – officially celebrated on the third Monday in April – means more than Paul Revere’s ride and ‘the shot heard around the world’. Since 1897, Patriots’ Day has also meant the Boston Marathon. Fifteen people ran that first race (only 10 finished); these days, the Boston Marathon attracts over 20,000 participants annually.

10. Reflecting or recreating at Thoreau’s sanctuary

Thoreau took the naturalist beliefs of transcendentalism out of the realm of theory and into practice when he left the comforts of Concord and built himself a rustic cabin on the shores of the pond. His famous memoir of his time spent there, Walden, or Life in the Woods (1854), was full of praise for nature and disapproval of the stresses of civilized life – sentiments that have found an eager audience ever since. The glacial pond is now a state park, surrounded by acres of forest.

Why go in fall: It's peak season for Dungeness crab, and a great time to try razor-clamming.
Population: 2,355
Pounds of seafood harvested here yearly: More than 150 million
Main drag: Westhaven Drive, which overlooks Grays Harbor, Washington’s largest fishing port.
Dress code: Skip the clamdiggers (brrr!); instead, pack your hat, gloves, and parka. Waders for clamming are a must.
Best way to get your heart rate up: Scale the Westport Viewing Tower for a crow’s-nest perspective of the harbor.
Where to hang 10: Rent a board (and wetsuit―you’ll need it) for cold-weather surfing at Steepwater Surf Shop (rental gear $39; 360/268-5527), then hit the jetty at Half Moon Bay (at Westhaven State Park; 800/345-6223).
For home cooks: Buy fresh crab right off the piers for tonight’s dinner.
Cozy overnight option: The remodeled Glenacres Inn (from $50; glenacresinn.com) has eight B&B-style rooms



2. Spokane, WA (Daven Port District)

Why go: The Davenport District's galleries and restored art deco gems have made it a wonderful indoor town.
Sculpture that says Spokane: Bronze-cast runners whip around the corner of Post Street and Spokane Falls Boulevard in The Joy of Running Together, a tribute to the Lilac Bloomsday Run, one of the country's largest footraces.
Functional art: Benches made from scrap metal and recycled steam-plant hardware work well as resting spots or conversation starters.
Dress code: Little black dress for the symphony; fleece and boots everywhere else.
Winter ways: Snow is common in February, so duck into the covered walkways that link downtown buildings.
Join the locals: First Fridays means an after-hours party and selfguided tour of galleries and boutiques (next dates Feb 6 and Mar 6; downtownspokane.net or 509/456-0580).
First Fridays' best stop: Barrister Winery (free tastings Fri, Sat, or by appointment; 1213 W. Railroad Ave.; 509/465-3591), where you can sip wine crafted by two Spokane attorneys.
Our favorite detail: The peacock stained glass on the cocktaillounge ceiling. From $169; 10 S. Post St.; thedavenporthotel. com or 800/899-1482.
Take it home: At Finders Keepers, you'll stumble across beautifully preserved vintage clothing (like a '40s-style slinky white gown worthy of Rita Hayworth) and art deco and Victorian jewelry. 112 S. Cedar St.; 509/838-4590.


3. Coeur d'Alene, ID
(사실 며칠 전까진 아이다호 주가 워싱턴 바로 옆에 있는 줄도 몰랐음.. -_-;;)

At the Leather Works (31 miles from Spokane, and no, it's not that kind of store), a husbandand- wife team stitches buttery soft leather wallets, bags, and jackets on-site. The smell will make you want to stay forever. Closed Sun; 215 E. Sherman Ave.; 208/676-0818.

(Sources: sunset, sunset)

부모님 가시기 전날 Mount Rainier 까지의 길을 학습하기 위해 길을 나섰다. (꾸불꾸불 산길을 오르느라 손에 힘 꽉 주고 핸들 잡았다.) 길만 한번 익히면 혼자서도 가벼운 산책/등산 겸으로 찾을 수 있을까 하는 희망을 가졌었다.

입구까지는 잘 통과했으나 조금 더 올라가려니 저 얼음길은 절대 혼자서 또는 이 차로 오를만한 길이 아님을 깨닫고 얌전히 다시 출구로...

입구와 가장 가까운 트레일입구, Kautz Trail.

언제쯤이면 나도 이 차로 운전/날씨 걱정 않고 레이니어산을 오를 수 있을런지.

레이니어산/공원에서 나온지 30분 정도 후, Bellevue 를 향해 북동쪽으로 향하는 도중 찾은 scenic view:

뉴욕을 떠나기 전날은 엄마아빠가 즐겨찾는 롱아일랜드를 다시 찾았다, 형부의 차를 빌려서. Bless the GPS.
(역시 좋은 차는 달랐다. 운전대의 진동으로 다니는 고속도로구간마다의 도로포장재료를 느끼던 나의 차와는 달리 형부의 차는 속도와 관계없이 스무드... [smooth])

Captree Island 아래의 Robert Moses State Park 를 찾았다.

정말 몇년만에 모녀 셋이서만 소호 구경. French bistro 집 Balthazar 에서 브런치 먹음. (사실은 런치메뉴에 관심이 있어 들어갔지만 12시부터만 점심 주문을 할 수 있다 하여 브런치에서 Norwegian eggs (연어포함), waffles with warm berries, scrambled eggs in puff pastry 주문.)

두어시간을 정처없이 걷다 구경하다 Balthazaar 에서 멀지 않은 Harney and Sons tea 집에서 디저트.

티맛도 좋았지만 gluten-free 브라우니와 tea cake (강추!!) 이 아주 맛있었음.

대략 1시간 반동안 다리 위를 걷는다고 완전무장을 하고 나선 3세대다. 특히 막내 조카는 무슨 cocoon 처럼 쌓여 있는 동안 큰조카는 스쿠터 탄다고 신났음.

시카고에서 연말연휴를 같이 보내러 온 시누이 시애틀 구경시켜 주기 위해 부모님과 함께 또 한번 나갔다. 이 날도 어김없이 비. (시누이가 온 이후 며칠동안 아직 해 구경을 못함, 그리고 난 쏟아지는 비 속에서 운전연수 단단히 하고 있음. ㅜㅡ)

주차장에서부터 파이크플레이스마켓까지 (Pike Place Market) ..

스타벅스 1호점 앞에서 사진 찍고 (줄이 길어 들어서지도 못함) 점심을 먹으러 가는 아빠의 발걸음이 힘차다.

더말할나위 없이 씨. 푸. 드.
(엄마가 주문한 커피soda 가 참 괜찮았음.)
그리고는 디저트거리로 치즈케잌 집에서 Seattle's New York Cheesecake 을 픽업. 시애틀의 뉴욕치즈케잌이라...

크리스마스 장식 구경도 좀 더 하고. 내일은 또 뉴욕행이니 뒤늦게 크리스마스 데코 구경은 왕창 하겠구나.