Sacred Chow at Greenwich Village

I'm not a vegetarian but am interested in vegetarian restaurants. My friend and I had a small lunch at the Sacred Chow in Greenwich Village. Looking at the restaurant from outside, the inside was dark and seemed closed, but taking seats near the window, the place was very cozy and the staff was very natural and friendly, so we felt relaxed. I had a pumpkin soup which was the soup of the day and a cookie. It was good and also the portion was enough for our quick lunch.

"Ripley's Believe or Not" at Times Square

Today I was with kids who are sons and daughters of my friends because this week is a spring vacation for them. We went to the museum; The world's most unusual museum, "Ripley's Believe it or Not" at Times Square. Maybe all the attractions are fun for kids, but for me there was something that I could not accept about their concept.

We saw pictures of a person with too much long hair and a person with an enormous foot, etc. Also there were interactive exhibits such as a black hall, ancient instruments... those were fun. However some of them were pictures of Siamese twins and there were replicas of old instruments of torture.

I felt like the place was a freak show... Also many gods which are worshipped in Asia were exhibited like odd things... I know this museum is for entertainment, but I think this is not suitable for Times Square where a lot of people visit from all over the world.

Zaber's

I tried " Cheese ---(I forgot the name...)" at Zaber's cafe. This seemed like traditional fare from Zaber's. There is sweetened cheese inside which is not too sweet, which goes well with a side dip; fresh cream cheese and apple sauce! Also everything is fresh there!

Veniero's

I went to Veniero's today which I've wanted to visit for some time. Veniero's is a pasticceria in Manhattan established in 1894. I took out some cakes because there were no lights inside the shop and restaurant because something was under construction there. The cheesecake was so delicious as they say!

Brooklyn 4 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

New Yorkers also enjoy Hanami.












There is a Japanese garden and Japanese cherry trees in Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Brooklyn 3 - Coney Iland -

This is Astroland on Coney Iland. This roller coaster called "Cyclone" in the back of this picture is the oldest roller coaster in the world which opened in 1927.

This is Nathan's where there is a Hot Dog Eating Contest every year.

Brooklyn 2 - Brighton Beach

This is Brighton Beach where there is a big Russian community. As you can see on these pictures, there are a lot of Russian letters on signs on the streets. Surprisingly, hearing people, all of them were speaking Russian! We wanted to try piroshki and found a meat shop which had piroshki in front of the store. The piroshki was so good!

People on the boardwalk were speaking Russian!

The stairs to Brighton Beach station. The sign of the station's name was still the old one. It hasn't changed for 100 years??

Piroshki was sold at this butcher's shop.