Washington Metro

Based upon my extensive NYC subway experience, of course I was ripe to compare my opinions to the Washington Metro. Apparently often, in DC, an escalator is not operative. When it’s stairs – as in New York –  I’m facing with a suitcase, I know it’s stairs and I lug upwards to a stair-induced-rhythm. But …

Fun and Free

Went with a friend last night to the second floor of the Hilton Hotel on 6th Avenue where every 20 minutes another music or dance performance was taking place. The venue was the APAP [Association of Performing Arts Presenters] Showcase 2012. What a wonder! Of course we saw the Dana Leong Trio: electric cello, guitar, …

Fire Escapes

As  you walk around the City, especially away from Mid-town look up and see the Fire Escapes on many of the buildings.   It was a guest from Europe who suggested the buildings would be more attractive without this lattice work distorting the front architecture. Although fire insurance apparently originated in the city of Philadelphia, followed …