Yesterday we spent the day exploring Brooklyn with Rosy, who just so happens to be one of its biggest fans…
Mal and I took the subway out to her stop, and after getting a quick tour of her apartment (which is fabulous), we headed for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
On the way, we stopped to get Rosy a coffee, and I decided to get a fresh salt bagel with lox and garlic cream cheese. It’s been years since I’ve had a bagel like that, and it was so good!
We then spent more than an hour wandering the grounds of the BBG and snapping photos of everything from tree peonies in full bloom to a glorious bluebell meadow to some of the exotic flora in their greenhouses…
Then we strolled through the neighborhood to a little coffee shop for tea, coffee and some fresh-baked treats. [This trip seems to be increasingly about food I’m afraid…] After that, Rose took us through the local Farmers Market, featuring an amazing spread of fruits, veggies, baked goods, local cheeses, and on and on…
Then it was back to her apartment to get out of the rain while we waited for the movie we’d picked out to see nearby. “Stories We Tell” is a unique little documentary about how a Canadian family wrestles with questions about their long dead mother’s private life. It’s the kind of movie we’d never get to see in Montrose, and we thoroughly enjoyed it.
To finish off the day, we had a drink at a Park Slope dive bar (called the High Dive), followed by an amazing dinner of Bibimbap (see below) at a Korean restaurant nearby. Thanks Rosy, for giving us the quintessential Brooklyn experience!
We fly to Denver at 4 this afternoon, and will have tonight and tomorrow morning with Louisa in Boulder before driving home in the afternoon.
Can’t believe the adventure is wrapping up. What a magnificent time we’ve had. It’s going to be tough going back to reality though. I’ll be hitting the ground running Tuesday morning!
