Jay On The Go

We took off from Massachusetts on Saturday after breakfast.  Just so as not to put miles on my Toyota RAV-4 lease, and to avoid the dents and scratches while driving/parking in NYC, I rented a car from Enterprise for just $47 for the weekend.  Lorena prepared sandwiches for lunch so we would need to eat junk food.  We arrived around 2 PM and parked for free on the street next to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (yes, it is possible to park for free in New York during the weekends).  We walked around Central Park for a while and then went for coffee at the Bouchon Bakery in Time Warner Center building on Columbus Circle.  Some more people watching on Fifth Avenue and Rockfeller Center area and eventually we ended up in Times Square.  Soon enough it was dinner time and we typically like to eat where New Yorkers eat and one of our favorite places is a Thai Restaurant called Room Service (690 Ninth Ave).  Great food, excellent ambiance, and this is not y...

Whenever we go to New York City , we spend a lot of time in SoHo , The Village, and Fifth Avenue. We also make a point to visit a few art galleries. You never know what you will find. It was on one of those adventures of ours that we ran into Skye Ferrante, who is not only a great artist, but also a very charming man. Fortunately, he was present at the art gallery when we were there and was kind enough to chat with us showing his work to us and explaining how he comes up with ideas and how he makes his art pieces. He basically takes a piece of wire and then makes magic happen by molding it into shapes that tell a beautiful story. What fascinated Lorena and myself, apart from his artistic talent, is his story (he was a ballet dancer). He literally started on the streets of New York selling his art to tourists for amounts that had only two digits. Just to give you an idea, the pieces that we liked from his collection on sale were all in four digits. What we continue to ask ourselve...