city adventures

Now that we've confirmed that we're leaving New York for Portland (!!!!), we're trying to think through our list of things to do, see, and eat in New York and get to as many as possible. We've always had a vague list in our heads, but now we've got a clear deadline of November 30th to make them happen.

And so, along those lines, we went to see the final matinee of the New York City Ballet's fall season. We saw three works, all choreographed by Balanchine to Stravinsky's music: Agon, Apollo, and Rubies (from the full-length Jewels).  Apollo and Agon had moments of beauty, allowed the dancers to display a tremendous amount of technical expertise, and featured a few striking performances (by Sterling Hyltin and Maria Kowrowski). But Rubies was gorgeous and lively, and both Megan Fairchild and in particular Teresa Reichlen were outstanding.  You couldn't take your eyes off them.

Last Saturday afternoon we visited the South Street Seaport and then walked all along the bottom of Manhattan, through Battery Park. It was nice to see the city and the water, and all the boats and helicopters, and to watch the sun setting over the Hudson River.  We hopped into a taxi and went to a Neapolitan pizza restaurant in Greenwich Village, Keste, for dinner. We had gelato at Grom for dessert and then made it to our car for the trip home. (The children, wired up and sugared up, did not fall asleep until they were back home and in their beds.)

Steve took the children this past weekend to get bagels and lox at Russ & Daughters on the lower east side and then walked along the High Line.  And last, but not least, we had a date lunch at 15 East Sushi, a place we've been meaning to go for months and months.  It was so good - so buttery, so fresh, so unctuous, so perfect. Sigh. :)