4 November 2010

The perfect place to be

For someone who hasn’t been to New York yet, The Big Apple is like a whole world waiting to be discovered, like a naked city, scary and beautiful. I have seen NY in hundreds of movies and pictures and I have come to love it before actually seeing it. I love film noir New York, Woody Allen’s New York, Carrie Bradshaw’s New York (couldn’t leave fashion out of it, could I?), I love New York seen through the eyes of my friends.

I’m thinking sometimes that I have postponed travelling to New York over and over again allowing myself to dream a little longer. But now I am seriously starting to plan my trip to the city that never sleeps and there’s no other place I’d rather stay at than Mandarin Oriental, New York . Because it has to be something amazing, never experienced before, up to my expectations of the city I’ve been longing to see for such a long time. It has to be a splendid, breathtaking view over Central Park, a dramatic panorama of bustling Broadway and Manhattan skyline, with perfect evenings started in the Lobby Lounge with an Asia Poire or Ginger Mojito, waiting for the sunset and for the lounge to become alive, looking out at the glimmering East Side lights and experience the buzz of New York nightlife. And the photos I would take from the top of the world to immortalize the emotions and feelings…trying to find the meaning of John Jay Chapman’s phrase “the present in New York is so powerful that the past is lost.” 

photos: courtesy of Mandarin Oriental, New York

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12 Responses to The perfect place to be

  1. Alma wrote on
    --> 4 November 2010 at 8:30 am

    beautiful!

  2. Danny wrote on
    --> 4 November 2010 at 9:56 am

    Wow! great post! “naked city”-love this! and Jules Dassin’s movie is really something!

  3. Anastasia wrote on
    --> 4 November 2010 at 9:57 am

    beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!

  4. dressaddict wrote on
    --> 4 November 2010 at 10:27 am

    Ah, si eu am avut ani in sir dorința de a merge la NY, acum mi-ai reactivat-o:) Hotelul ales e perfect!

  5. Marta wrote on
    --> 4 November 2010 at 12:16 pm

    i have been to nyc, and i have to admit that this city has got such magical atmosphere! i keep my fingers crossed so that you could visit big apple one day too!

  6. mirela wrote on
    --> 4 November 2010 at 2:28 pm

    ah, cat imi doresc sa ajung in New York (si eu)! Visez la ziua aceea si glumesc cu prietena mea ca vom reusi sa mergem doar cand vom fi niste tantici. Dar mai bine mai tarziu decat niciodata, corect? :)) Oricum, superb… SI pana cand vom ajunge pe viu, putem sa visam…

    xx

  7. the chirpy bird wrote on
    --> 4 November 2010 at 6:27 pm

    ..sigh… New York…. I’m well over due for another visit… So fabulous!
    xox tash

  8. Closet Fashionista wrote on
    --> 4 November 2010 at 11:34 pm

    Ahh NYC! I’ve only been a few times and it was to to specific things so I never had time to actually sight see…but I’m going in a few weeks for 3 days and I’m going to be able to do a lot 😀 Sooo excited
    https://aclosetfashionista.blogspot.com/

  9. My Republic of Fashion wrote on
    --> 4 November 2010 at 11:43 pm

    Wow!! New York, New York…yes, please! :)SarahD

  10. irina wrote on
    --> 5 November 2010 at 12:59 am

    thank you for lovely comment! love your style and your blog, lets follow each other?

  11. Ana-Maria wrote on
    --> 5 November 2010 at 8:57 am

    New York is truly magnificent. You’ll love it! 🙂

  12. Catalina wrote on
    --> 10 November 2010 at 3:35 am

    Wow! Love the article, the kind words about my fav city and your passion. Excellent job! You rock dude!! 🙂