(I don't know why I did that, I thought it would go along with the title's theme...)
If you don't already know, I'm a New York City based blogger/film maker/photographer/etc. When people hear the words "New York City," most people would automatically think of Times Square, Madison Garden, The Empire State Building, or other famous landmarks in the city. I mostly see tourists roaming around these areas, but they rarely branch out to the hidden gems that surrounds them.
All these local restaurants, bistros, cafes, and bars rarely get visited by new comers (unless you go online of course). You may disagree with me, but this is what I've seen so far.
Now that you know this, I'm going to circle back to it later on. Bare with me.
In my previous post, I mentioned how I was a part of a documentary program and how it was kind of difficult to get production days down. When we all were beginning to shoot our documentaries, people had split up with their groups to go out and film whatever they had to film. My partner was out that day, so one of the program's instructor and I went out to Washington Heights to get some b-roll for the film. We spent the whole day walking from 165th st to about 195th st. The weather was nice, so the b-roll scouting didn't seem much of a hike.
In the end, the footage I got was never used in the documentary .-.
Haha, it wasn't a waste of time though. I really enjoyed the walk. We stumbled upon a gem of an area called "Castle Village" (see? I'm circling back now).
I never heard of this neighborhood, but my breathe was taken when we continued to explore the place. The apartment complexes looked AMAZING.
For someone that loves to observe and study the little things, the architecture is absolutely beautiful. It's like you walked into The Renaissance and the Medieval times.
The walkways, gardens, and rooftops were made with grey bricks that gave off a very earthy feeling. It reminds me of the book and movie, "Ella Enchanted."
It's magnificent.
I don't have the footage from the first time I went there, but I did go back recently with two of my closest friends. They were just as amazed as I was, and (of course) I brought my camera to capture our surroundings.
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The area's location is brilliant, you get a great view of the George Washington Bridge and the Hudson River. Boats sail by as you hear the rush of passing cars on the freeway. In the distance, you can see cars crawl across the bridge over to New Jersey.
It's a place you wouldn't expect in a city like this.
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With the sunny and humid weather, we didn't stay long. Even though it was a short visit, I wished we could have enjoyed the view more. The sun was beating down our back, so that didn't help the relaxing and beautiful feeling I intended for it to be.
Despite being there for only two times, there's still moments I will try to grasp on.
If you ever get the chance to visit New York City, or even if you do live in NYC, try to explore new places.
The cafe you always walk by on the way to school.
The little bistro that you pass by all the time.
Just find someplace new, you might find something worth while.
~ Vicky
(P.S. It kinda feels odd to end a post without my usual ending of "Until then, bye ~" but it feels different in a nice way).
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