A Tourist in New York City

Whenever spring comes to New York I can't stand the suggestion of the land that come blowing over the river from New Jersey and I've got to go. So I went. Jack Kerouac

Bahar gelince eminim ki dunyanin her yeri cok guzel oluyor. Ama ben suanda dunyanin en guzel sehirlerinden birindeyim ve sizi de New York baharina davet ediyorum. Butun bir haftasonumuzu sanki New York'ta nasil turist olunur baslikli bir makale hazirliyormusuz gibi gecirdik. Buraya gelmemin uzerinden 9 ay gecti ve ben ozgurluk anitina yeni gitim, New York'a Empire State'in tepesinden ilk defa baktim... Belki de dunyanin hic bir ulkesinde turist olmayi kabullenememizdendir butun bunlar...


I'm sure when spring comes everywhere in the world turn out to be heaven. But I'm one of the most beautiful cities in the world and I'm inviting you to NYC spring. We spent all our weekend as if we are writing and article "how to be a tourist in NYC." After spent 9 months in New York, I've just seen Statue of Liberty, I've just been top of the Empire State and look at the city from top... Maybe it's because we don't accept being a tourist wherever we go in the world...

Empire State just before Earth Hour

Empire State dunya saatinden hemen once

Piece of heaven in Central Park

Central Park'ta bir cennet parcasi

MET'teki sergi muhtesemdi ve ozellikle NY'a geldiginizde MET'in Islamic Art bolumunde yeni acilan the art of arab lands galerilerini gezmenizi tavsiye ederim. Her ne kadar Turkiye bolumunde sadece Koc Muzesinden alinan eserleri gormek biraz icimi burksa da MET gibi dunyanin en onemli muzelerinden birinde kendimden bir parca gormek gercekten guzeldi. 

Ve aslinda bu fotograflardan sonra NY benim gozumde yer-gok diye ikiye ayrildi. Yukaridan asagiya bakmak aslinda nasil bi yerde oldugumu bana bir kez daha hatirlatti.

After these photos I separated NY as ground and sky. Looking from top to bottom made me realize in what kind of place I'm living.

Ve MoMa haftalardir gitmeyi dort gozle bekledigim Cindy Sherman ve Diego sergileri.

MoMa and the exhibitions of Cindy Sherman and Diego that I was looking forward to see.

Ve biraz da alisveris...

And a little bit of shopping...

Lastly couple of pics from Statue of Liberty. I think I m looking too chic as a regular tourist but I have an excuse ; we were invited a dinner :)

Son olarak Ozgurluk Aniti'ndan bir kac fotograf. Sanirim siradan bir turiste gore biraz fazla sIktim ama bir aciklamasi var tabii; aksama yemege davetliydik :)

OUTFIT

Koton coat/ceket

Zara dress & socks/elbise & coraplar

Tory Burch ballerinas / babetler

Chanel 2.55 bag / canta

One full day in NYC

Hava guzelse siradan bir pazar gunu New York'ta ne yapilir derseniz ben biraz galerileri gezer, biraz magazalara bakinir sonra da dergimi, kitabimi, yiyecek icecegimi, muzigimi alip bir Central Park klisesi yapardim derdim ki dun iste aynen oyle gunlerden biriydi. Hava cok guzeldi once 39. sokak 9. ve 10. caddeler arasindaki bita pazarinda dolastik, daha sonra da Whitney Muzesinde de bir Bienal vardi ki gorulmeye degerdi. Ordan cikip Madison'da biraz gezinip ne yesek derken Shake Shack'a gitmeye karar verdik ki oda ayri bir NY klisesidir. Buraya gelip Shake Burger yemeden doneyim falan demeyin birde ev yapimi limonata isteyin mutlaka. Bu yediklerimizi eritmek gerek diyerekten Central Park'a gidip biraz yuruyus yapalim dedik. Yuruyus bitti ama gun bitmedi tabii ben Ny'ta gunu Soho'ya ugramadan bitirmem mutlaka magazalara bakinilicak ufak tefek te olsa biseyler alinacak. Neyse artik Soho'da gunu bitirdik, Standart Hotel'de geceye basladik. Hemen orada guzel kapali bir bahce goreceksiniz iceriden kalabalik insan sesleri gelicek soyle bir kafanizi iceriye uzatacaksiniz ve Biergarten' e girmeden edemeyeceksiniz ve ickinizi alip sira sira dizili masalardan birine oturunca aslinda ortamin Asmali'ya ne kadar benzedigini hissedip turist modunuzdan kurtulacaksiniz. Iste size NY'ta kocaaa bir gun. Simdi izninizle pilimi pirtimi toplayip South Beach'e dogru yol alayim malum uzun bir gun gecirdim, gunesle ve denizle randevuma gecikmemem lazim ! Yarin Miami'den ilk postumu yapiyor olacagim, takipte kalin ! 

If you ask what would you do in sunny sunday in NYC, I would probably say ; visiting some galleries, a little bit window shopping and then grab my magazines, book, music and some snacks and enjoy with sun in Central Park that yesterday was one of those days. Weather was wonderful first we went to flea market in 39.street btw 9.th and 10. ave. , then we visited the spectacular Bienal in Whitney Museum. After then while wandering around Madison Ave. we realized we were starving and decided to eat at Shake Shack. This place is one of the must eat places. So if you come to NYC one day don't leave without trying Shake Burger and home made lemonade ! To burn all those calories, we went and walked around Central Park. Then as a ritual for me before end the day going Soho and shopping little bit. So we did so ! After end the day we went to Standart Hotel to start the night. 
when you arrive there you will se big indoor place and also you will hear the voices. It's the voice of crowd and liveliness ! So don't wait to enter to Biergarten ! Here is a long and full day in NYC. Now if you don't mind I want to grab my everything and go to South Beach. As you all know it was long day for me so I don't want to miss my date with sun and sea ! Tomorrow I ll be writing from Miami so stay tuned ! 

OUTFIT

Koton coat / mont

Zara t-shirt

Diesel jean

Topshop loafers

Chanel bag 

Photos by JB