On 12/26/06, Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 26, 2006, at 1:40 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: > > I don't live in NYC, but I've spent a lot of time there. > > > The wife and I are planning a weekend getaway to NYC sometime within > > the next couple months. The tentative plans include hitching a ride > > on the Amtrak to Penn Station. Most likely we'll be arriving around > > lunch time on a Saturday and departing the following afternoon. Would > > anyone have recommendations for accommodations in the vicinity? Plus, > > a pilgrimage to B&H is, of course, a requisite. The maps I've looked > > at seem to indicate that their store is very close to the train > > station. Can anyone confirm this for me? > > Can't help you there, since I've never gone there by train. But you > should not go to NYC and deny yourself the experience of a NYC taxi > ride. With luck you won't get the same driver I had one time who > laughed hysterically the whole time, or the one who groused that I > was only going a few blocks and he wanted a "real" fare. LOL. I'll keep that in mind. A few years back I took a cab across St. Louis. I don't recall why exactly, but I did. Anyway, I specified the route I wanted the driver to take and he refused, claiming he knew a shorter way. When we finally arrived at my destination he actually asked me for a tip. I think I said something like "piss off'. I guess I even look like a tourist in my own town. Go figure. > > > Our time in NYC will be far > > too short to take in more than one or two "sites", so we'd prefer to > > keep travel within the city to a minimum. Any art museums, > > restaurants, etc. come to mind? What's it going to take to convince > > one or two of you to lead us around on a photo tour? > > If you're into looking at fine photography the International Center > of Photography is one of those things you should not miss. You can > look on their web site at www.icp.org to see what's showing during > the time you will be in NYC. The Leica Gallery on Broadway has some > great shows. Check their site to see what's hanging when you plan to > be there: > > http://www.leica-camera.us/culture/galeries/gallery_new_york/ I mentioned this to Christie. She wants to partake in some non-photo activities. Like shopping. At Macy's or some crap. Women. HCB's Scrapbook will be at ICP. So I'm going to have to overrule her this time. :) > > MOMA is a must-see if you haven't been before. If you're there in > good weather, the South Street Seaport is great fun and offers many > photo opportunities. The Seaport is a possibility.
Thanks, Bob. Much appreciated. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
