Brookyln Bridge

Sunday, Lindsay and I met our friends Daphne and Amanda in SoHo for a girls day. The weather was amazing - mid-60's, sunny, slightly windy. SoHo on Sunday is bursting with people and street markets and restaurants. We strolled in and out of shops and book stores, visited the young designer's market, and then stopped for a late lunch at SoHo Park - a fun restaurant that feels like your sitting in the park on the inside.
We kept walking south into Chinatown to experience the chaos of shopping here. Out of all 4 of us "New York" girls, none of us could handle the pushing and bargaining and chattering of Canal Street; we much preferred the quiet strolling of SoHo.

Daphne decided to go to church with me in Brooklyn - I've been going to Resurrection Presbyterian in Williamsburg (an area of Brooklyn). I absolutely love this church - it meets in an old neighborhood Episcopal church and the service is predominantly traditional with a slightly artistic feel. There's a small congregation, alot of young people, married couples, and lots of little children running around - I love it. Anyways, because we had time, Daphne, Amanda, and I decided to continue walking south from Canal street all the way through downtown to the Brooklyn Bridge, and walk across the bridge! This is something that everyone should do... the view of the river, of the NYC skyline, the bridge, everything, is extravagant.

The bridge is a little more than 1 mile long and underneath it the flow of Manhattan traffic runs steadily. The bridge is a massive, strong structure with a wooden walk way. There's a path for bikers and a path for walkers, many people use this bridge as their commute to and from work.


Of course, we also stopped someone to take our picture!


Daphne and I continued our walk all the way up to Williamsburg. It was so great to walk and talk, just like I used to do with all my friends from college - a little taste of home.