New York City, via Instagram

two perfect weeks in New York City

(photos from last year’s trip here)

a few highlights and favourite things;

♥ the Plaza Hotel, Central Park Zoo, and FAO Schwarz

♥ the Metropolitan Museum of Art & The Steins Collect

♥ frequent trips to Lincoln Center & walks through Central Park

♥ the Upper West Side—Amsterdam Avenue, Café Lalo, Riverside Park, Zabar’s, the Museum of Natural History

♥ watching the sunset from the top of the Empire State Building

♥ walks around the Reservoir, swinging on swings in Central Park
♥ the Upper East Side (which looks particularly stunning in the rain), Museum Mile, Ladurée
♥ Strand Book Store, Union Square, Soho & West Village
♥ Park Slope, Prospect Park, Brooklyn Heights, and a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge at sunset