Paris Impressions IV
The Swans of Nieuwe Keizergracht, Amsterdam
The first photo has GIMP Colors->Auto->White Balance and Auto->Color Enhance applied. The second picture is the actual exposure. Using a point and click, fully auto.
Cafe Rembrandt, Amsterdam
Tried Dutch alcohol at this wonderful cafe overlooking the canal and Rembrandt’s house. They don’t have cocktails like we do so we had it their way, straight. They have jenever (like gin) and corenwign. The corenwign we were served was a really good brand. We liked it a lot. It was like high end tequila. The jenever was strong, not unpleasant but not that pleasant either, to us. We had the “young” version of each of these. Old is spicier in the case of jenever, and the spice is juniper berries.
Coastal flight
An April evening at Lake Tahoe
Enjoy good Mexican food and a great view across the street from Commons Beach in Tahoe City.
A walk through Greenwich Village, Manhattan
Exiting the High Line. Starting here, headed toward the World Trade Center and the western edge of Greenwich Village.
After reading this: “Wine-dark in a shallow lemon sea, pelted with capers, the curl of octopus ($16) looked messy and primeval, as if just plucked from the deep. It is the dish that a Greek restaurant lives or dies by, simple yet exacting. Tenderness should be victory enough. But the octopus at Boukiés had gone a step beyond, the flesh undoing itself, achieving a texture, at its core, close to nectar.” Ligaya Mishan, NYT 9/21/12, we had to try it:
Heading to the subway station and back to home away from home:
Nicci Carrera 