Devon and the Heat Wave

Devon, a friend since college, was in town recently. It was her first time to New York City and we soaked it all in with her. Or should I say, sweat it all out. She visited right in the middle of a nasty heat wave and we had a nice and sticky weekend. We made sure we saw all the major points of interest and took some photos along the way. And there were definately some "only in New York" experiences. :)
We walked on the Hudson River Promenade down to Battery Park and had a nice, hazy view of the Statue and Ellis Island.
Next we ventured to Times Square - hey, you gotta see it at least once in your life, right?
It was our lucky day - there was a Naked Cowboy sighting on Broadway. Don't worry, he was wearing his white undies under that guitar. Apparently, he's been "performing" in Times Square since 1998 - even in the winter.
Rockefeller Center was next - an artist named Chris Burden has this installation on view in the Plaza. It's a giant erector set replica of The Rock. He calls it "What my dad gave me" and it was up in time for Father's Day.

We also had lots of good food throughout the weekend, including this fun night at the Brooklyn Burger Bar. It had been a day of thunderstorms and we made it to the restaurant right before another big rain came through. As we ate dinner, the Brooklyn Pride Parade marched down 7th Ave. in front of the Burger Bar. We went outside to get a closer look and Dev snapped this great picture.

This man was actually very smiley and it's a shame the camera didn't capture the peace sign he flashed Dev after she took the pic.
After getting some tasty cupcakes at Magnolia Bakery, we walked to Central Park. It was Father's Day, so we all decided to call our dad's while sitting on the rocks in Sheep's Meadow.

The next day, we headed down to meet Ethan for lunch. We walked right by the "Law and Order" courthouse on the way to the Thai restaurant. (It's actually the NY State Supreme Court building). Apparently, we ate lunch right next to a city jail. We looked out the window and were surprised to see some rough looking handcuffed folks were filing out of a van. Once again, only in New York. In case you were wondering, it was very good Thai food.

Thanks for coming to visit, Dev! It was great to see you and show you our new home. :)