(As my first entry on “CasseLakbay,” here are pictures from when I went to High Line with my boyfriend’s mother and her brother who’s a tourist from the Philippines!)
(CasseLakbay is two joined words: Cassela + Lakbay. Cassela being my name and ‘lakbay’ which in Tagalog means to go on an adventure.)
I am blogging to share a couple of photos that I shot when I went to High Line on November 16, 2017. While it wasn’t my first time being in the place, it is my first time to be able to shoot the good views to see because the first time I went there I was with Lawrence – and he was simply the best view.
I started my day with 3 Krispy Kreme original glazed donut and a cup of coffee – because who doesn’t? It still surprises me everytime I realize that there’s only one Krispy Kreme in the whole New York City. This is why every single time I pass by Penn Station I always get an original glazed donut to-go.
I love how High Line is half old and half new. The place, even from the first time I saw it, gives off the vibe saying, “I’m in New York! But it doesn’t look like it. Ha!” Aside from the popular yellow cab shot overlooking a veranda, everything else in this place is not too iconic as a ‘New York’ shot, or maybe not just yet.
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Ever since I moved to this country, I didn’t want people to identify me as an American or as a New Yorker, and that explains a lot why I didn’t like doing things that most Americans do or go to places that are overratedly New York. I’ve always seen myself as someone who goes to New England but chooses to spend most of my time in a place called Kennebunkport, and then goes to Pennsylvania and spends the night in an AirBnb in Manayunk (which btw has an amazing night scene).
New York is so full of history, and these old buildings witnessed the most glorious time of the city. At some point, these old buildings make me feel like I’m part of history just because I get to walk around Chelsea surrounded by them.
(Here’s a candid photo of me because the candid photo turned out to be more decent than the actual one.)
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