This past weekend we also hung out at the Atlantic Antic, a great street festival that goes on right outside our building. As always, it was a lot of fun. Whereas most street festivals in NYC seem always to have the exact same food, vendors, etc., the Antic features all sorts of local and unique artisans, restaurants, and bands.
Here is the view from our window. The NYC Transit Museum (which is a block away from us) always brings out a bunch of old buses onto the street that you can walk through.
Some of the buses we checked out.
One of the best things about the Antic (and Brooklyn in general) is how many different people and cultures are represented there. At one point, I was enjoying a locally brewed Brooklyn beer with a Vietnamese sandwich (pig liver pate, ham, ground pork, pickled carrot, cucumbers, cilantro, jalapeno, and mayo on a baguette) while watching a pair of women in burqas watch a turkish belly dancer. And of course, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz was there (that's him right behind Cher).
As was this guy who plays for the Nets. We have no idea what his name is.
There was a ton of live music... almost a different band every hour on every block.
All in all, just a really fun day in Brooklyn. How could we ever leave this place?
2 comments:
Seems like it was a fun time last weekend at the "street festival".
Dad/Stefan
Hi Cheryl....I had coffee with Becca today and she told me your exciting news and I tracked you down. Miss talking with you. Hope you are well. Email if you have time and want to chat: aballard@umich.edu :) April
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