One with sauerkraut, please

I wouldn't think of going to Coney Island
without stopping here for a "Nathan's famous."
(In fact, I might make the trip expressly
for one of their delicious dogs.)
[To see more Mellow Yellow, go here.]

Shadow Shot Sunday

They have some pretty nice shadows at
the Metropolitan Museum of Art here
in NYC—don't you think?
[To see more shadows, go here.]

Photo Hunt—"painted"

These guys were out early on the bridge, refreshing
the line that divides the walkers from the bikers.
Unfortunately, the tourists don't always recognize
this division, and tend to wander into the bike lane.
I can't even tell you how many people I've
pulled out of the way of enraged cyclists—
hey, they're just trying to get home!
[To see more, visit tnchick's meme.]

Skywatch Friday

Okay, I know I've featured more or less this
vista before—but lower Manhattan from the
Brooklyn Promenade is a world-class view!
[To see more Skywatch, go here.]

Thursday Challenge — "garden"

This is La Pietra, NYU's property in Florence.
If I were going to study abroad, this is where
I'd want to do it—and my daughter Lila did.
(I took this pre-digital when I visited her there.)
It was truly the best of both worlds: housing was in
a 14th-century villa (but with modern plumbing),
and she could step out of this Renaissance garden setting 
and take a short bus ride or walk to the center of town.
Apparently, 12 years later, I'm still envious!
[To see more from the Thursday Photo Challenge, go here.]

abc wednesday —C is for "coastline"

This is the coastline of treeless Greenland
(captured by my daughter Katie).  I've never seen
the ocean look like this anywhere—have you?
[To see more of the letter C, go here.]

Traveling Tuesdays

I showed you a Roman street light a couple of days ago,
but my all-time faves are the lights of Venice—and
whose brilliant idea was it to make them pink?
[To see more travels, visit Sandi's blog.]