tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post3388184694256744310..comments2024-03-10T04:15:59.846-04:00Comments on Violet Sky: my trip #3, or meeting interesting peopleVioletSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-27820994480552072632010-01-22T20:58:40.605-05:002010-01-22T20:58:40.605-05:00Ruth: a compass! I'll have to remember that fo...Ruth: a compass! I'll have to remember that for next time.<br />the highline is great (even in winter!) and I love that it even has its own blog (http://blog.thehighline.org)VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-16920899967897023842010-01-22T20:43:37.924-05:002010-01-22T20:43:37.924-05:00Now that is the kind of trip you want, connecting ...Now <i>that</i> is the kind of trip you want, connecting with strangers who aren't after that. Awesome.<br /><br />And the Highline is so great! I've only seen it in photos. (I blogged about it at puffing.)<br /><br />I love this, and it's fun picturing you in NY. That place will be different for every single person who goes, and the only way to do it right is to be open to strangers and see what you can give each other, even if it's just a few minutes' conversation.<br /><br />Oh, and when I go to Paris I take a compass so I know what direction I'm facing when I come up out of a Metro tunnel. It's impossible to know otherwise!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-52477182916656501762010-01-21T13:11:30.705-05:002010-01-21T13:11:30.705-05:00Susan: or I could have driven you insane. I tend t...Susan: or I could have driven you insane. I tend to set out on walks with no plan and am easily distracted and diverted....VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-22894213927585151202010-01-21T07:32:51.797-05:002010-01-21T07:32:51.797-05:00I'm so behind in my comments!
This is just a ...I'm so behind in my comments!<br /><br />This is just a perfect post and one of your best, IMO! I love the shot of the bridge, and the silhouette, and the sunset one! Beautiful!<br /><br />I had no idea about the IAC building. That's awesome!<br /><br />I love that you caught a ride into the city with Erna...only <i>you</i> would be brave enough to hop into a total stranger's car. What an experience! You're making me even sorrier that I didn't take you up on your offer!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-35819821447799161462010-01-20T02:16:12.473-05:002010-01-20T02:16:12.473-05:00Katherine: good to see you again!Katherine: good to see you again!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-57127427307287352692010-01-19T22:22:01.211-05:002010-01-19T22:22:01.211-05:00Violetsky - I've missed so many of your wonder...Violetsky - I've missed so many of your wonderful posts while I've been painting! I will slowly work through them now I have a bit of time.<br /><br />This was lovely - I actually heard the sax-man's accent! Wonderful.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-68841776257955398972010-01-19T21:47:22.849-05:002010-01-19T21:47:22.849-05:00Jazz: that was sortof what he said, too. he was pa...Jazz: that was sortof what he said, too. he was paying it forward for all the times he was lost.<br /><br />Mr Nighttime: never actually made it into Brooklyn. he was the only 'busker' I saw, but yes, many of them are very good (they do practice a lot for us, afterall!)<br /><br />Oliag: I have no problems with asking, or confirming directions. and I <i>always</i> carry a map with me. but sometimes you get good tidbits of information from the locals.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-30814800531566421322010-01-19T21:29:10.922-05:002010-01-19T21:29:10.922-05:00...How much fun does this sound like! This is w......How much fun does this sound like! This is what a city experience should be like:)...When I go to the city with Mr O I am always surprized how great he is at directions...GailOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556665956317683667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-26248127999361041502010-01-18T21:53:09.922-05:002010-01-18T21:53:09.922-05:00My beloved Brooklyn...I was born there, and even t...My beloved Brooklyn...I was born there, and even though I did most of my growing up in the Bronx, I always maintained a strong connection to it. my mom was from there, as was half my family. I worked there for 11 years, and it was a very special place, even midst all the horror that sometimes permeated it. <br /><br />Gotta make a stop there the next time I go home for a visit. <br /><br />I've heard some of the best musicians on the streets and in the subways.Mr. Nighttimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09546329409708860876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-53068513481798850402010-01-18T16:15:30.458-05:002010-01-18T16:15:30.458-05:00You gotta love when strangers step up like that. R...You gotta love when strangers step up like that. Renews my faith in humankind somewhat.Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644896022880634803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-67939570424497669462010-01-18T15:14:41.937-05:002010-01-18T15:14:41.937-05:00Jeannette: yes, I grew up in the city and like to ...Jeannette: yes, I grew up in the city and like to think I can detect a safe situation. and I would hate to live a life of being too fearful of <i>everyone</i>.<br /><br />Therese: I'm glad - because it was so much more fun to write these out than to tell them.<br /><br />anon: um, not at the moment, thanks.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-43236207965819863842010-01-18T14:18:48.786-05:002010-01-18T14:18:48.786-05:00Hey, thanks so much for posting this original and ...Hey, thanks so much for posting this original and unique article. I can't tell you how many times I've visited blogs<br />from Google and they've got nothing on them but crappy ads and false information that's unereliable. I don't<br />normally comment on blogs, but I just thought that i'd drop you a line and tell you that I think you're doing a fantastic job.<br />Thanks! if you want, you can check out my blog at <a href="http://www.reclininglawnchair.net/" rel="nofollow">Reclining Lawn Chair</a> and<br /><a href="http://xbox360repairsnow.com/" rel="nofollow">Xbox 360 Repairs</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-7826851560369739422010-01-18T05:38:55.143-05:002010-01-18T05:38:55.143-05:00So much fun to read your adventures! Even at the m...So much fun to read your adventures! Even at the musea... :)Thérèsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354559064351144704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-63040091571224565722010-01-18T03:21:17.661-05:002010-01-18T03:21:17.661-05:00Aah, you're a tourists that the locals like to...Aah, you're a tourists that the locals like to talk to! (Hope you're also careful, if you know what I mean).Jeannette StGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07951617490107614687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-7203183439066908342010-01-17T19:54:45.479-05:002010-01-17T19:54:45.479-05:00XUP: OMG, I'd forgotten all about him!XUP: OMG, I'd forgotten all about him!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-86402797612084890822010-01-17T15:02:43.579-05:002010-01-17T15:02:43.579-05:00The sax player puts me in mind of Bleeding Gums Mu...The sax player puts me in mind of Bleeding Gums Murphy - the jazz musician on the Simpsons who befriends Lisa and "shows her the way" and then disappears. What exciting adventures so far!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-84258479210816850552010-01-17T13:13:40.437-05:002010-01-17T13:13:40.437-05:00LGS: sometimes I think you meet so many more peopl...LGS: sometimes I think you meet so many more people when you travel alone<br /><br />Annie: thank you! my whole trip felt like a series of vignettes, each day a different focus.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-10912979614735757942010-01-17T11:31:20.284-05:002010-01-17T11:31:20.284-05:00Hi. I just stumbled into your #3 trip report and ...Hi. I just stumbled into your #3 trip report and can't wait to go back and check out 1 and 2. I love the way you blend story and images. They have a beautiful flow that leaves the impression of a series of vignettes held together by a common plot.Annie Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415548089882625246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-81767416438203214512010-01-17T10:50:03.918-05:002010-01-17T10:50:03.918-05:00Sounds like a great holiday and certainly you have...Sounds like a great holiday and certainly you have met some great characters and they are probably what will make the trip special when you look back on it in the future. Good way to start the new year. God bless.Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-11931647949736499072010-01-17T03:55:29.504-05:002010-01-17T03:55:29.504-05:00Gail: sometimes you find the neatest places when y...Gail: sometimes you find the neatest places when you get lost, always remember that.<br /><br />Geewits: we will talk... I really would like to go back when the trees aren't quite so bare and April was in my plans.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-10391110143822055132010-01-17T02:58:18.378-05:002010-01-17T02:58:18.378-05:00What great adventures! You certainly know how to t...What great adventures! You certainly know how to travel. Maybe you can make it back next year (April 2011) for my 50th birthday. I plan to spend it there.geewitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590044820333720010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-70304568092681497832010-01-16T20:30:02.146-05:002010-01-16T20:30:02.146-05:00I would be lost all the time.
Sounds like you are...I would be lost all the time.<br /><br />Sounds like you are having a great time.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-73022657406761873832010-01-16T17:00:14.473-05:002010-01-16T17:00:14.473-05:00Frogdancer: yeah, his choice of music was so-so, b...Frogdancer: yeah, his choice of music was so-so, but he was very genial.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-74198781463812024822010-01-16T14:46:41.761-05:002010-01-16T14:46:41.761-05:00Interesting people make a trip, don't they? Th...Interesting people make a trip, don't they? That sax player sounds great. (His personality, I mean... not his playing.... because how would I know....)<br /><br />You know what I mean, I need another cup of coffee, I clearly haven't woken up yet.Frogdancerhttp://dancingwithfrogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-77388824997774524932010-01-16T13:34:17.459-05:002010-01-16T13:34:17.459-05:00SAW: he was interesting. I was disappointed he had...SAW: he was interesting. I was disappointed he had left; I would have bought him a coffee, just to hear him talk and laugh some more!<br /><br />Char: thanks, I was pleased with that one, too. and if I hadn't interacted with these two, I'd have few stories, just pictures.<br /><br />SueAnn: yes, Erna's offer was very generous! and I also desperately wanted to see that building (so glad the day I went back was the only day with a blue sky!)<br /><br />Pinklea: want to join me next Spring? I want to make it an annual pilgrimage. next time I stay in the Village where it is much quieter.<br /><br />Tiffany: thanks. I took an awful lot of pics!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.com