I've already posted my live review and some photos from John Maus and Geneva Jacuzzi's performances at the Red Bull Music Festival 2018, but I wanted to share a few other photos from my latest trip to NYC as well. My best friend and I both celebrated our 30th birthdays together (our birthdays are only two days apart) and I couldn't imagine a better way to spend it. Check out a few of my other photos from Coney Island and the rest of trip below:
Coney Island
Besides seeing John Maus and a handful of his friends at the Red Bull Music Festival, I also got to hang out with my best friend and a longtime music friend and photographer Qbertaplaya, and also go on some rides at Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park!
Storm King Art Center
My friends took me to the incredible Storm King Art Center in upstate New York. The park is huge and surrounded by green. I kept telling them I didn't feel like I was in the USA but got more of a European vibe, I'm guessing from all of the cobblestone work and rolling green hills. It was such a wonderful day!
I also got to reconnect with my friend, Pebble!
American Museum of National History
For the longest time, I didn't know where in New York City these exhibits were - they always fascinated me because they looked like paintings, but I didn't know where they were located when I'd seem them in photos from other people. I always assumed they were a free display at a main subway station or something. I finally looked into it and took the time to check out the American Museum of National History and got to see the many incredible displays for myself.
Of course, I stopped through the other exhibits in the museum, too. I'm so glad I was able to come here over a weekday and not on the weekend!
After walking the whole museum, my best friend I had some downtime to catch up in Central Park. I've done loads of the touristy sight seeing over my different trips to NYC, but since we were so close we decided to go by the Strawberry Fields memorial as well.
The High Line
By this day on my trip I had developed horrible blisters in the middle of my feet due to walking a lot in new sneakers - the same pair for 4 days straight - which I had not anticipated. It didn't stop me from heading out to do some of the things I still aimed to see - I hobbled up to the NYC High Line Park that goes through the city, and it was a gorgeous day. I might have been moving slower than I wanted, but it was very fun to explore and to wind up back at Chelsea Market, which I haven't been back to since my very first trip to New York.
I am truly lucky to have such a best friend. Celebrating our birthdays together was so great!
Dream Machine
The last thing from my trip that I really photographed was the DREAM MACHINE with my best friend. We did a handful of things I didn't get photos of or have my camera with for (lots of meals with friends, our night in Time Square and seeing my first Broadway show, and running into James Murphy from LCD Soundsystem twice (apparently we were right next to his bar)) but for this I made sure to take it. It's sort of a pop up art instillation, begging to be shared on social media by taking photos or videos inside. It was truly a lot of fun, and I am so lucky to have a friend who is willing to be my model! I hope to rig up my own dream-like photoshoots, now that I've been inspired by this installation.
That caps off the photos from this NYC trip. Until my next vacation!