Seattle

I had a BLAST in Seattle. Saw a lot of the city. Check out my photos on Flickr for more. Also check out my Google Map of places I visited.


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Jeff Koons on the Roof, NYC

Jeff Koons on the Roof
April 22, 2008–October 26, 2008 (weather permitting)
The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden

From the Metropolitan Museum's website:

"On view is an installation of sculptures by American artist Jeff Koons (b. 1955), featuring three of the artist’s meticulously crafted works that have never before been on public display. The works are set in the most dramatic outdoor space for sculpture in New York City: The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, which offers a spectacular view of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline. Beverage and sandwich service is available from 10:00 a.m. until closing, including Friday and Saturday evenings."

Café hours - 10:00–8:15 (Friday, Saturday), 10:00–4:30 (Sunday, Tuesday–Thursday). Martini Bar open 5:30–8:30 (Friday, Saturday).



Image:
Jeff Koons (American, b. 1955), Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum website, New York, NY
Balloon Dog (Yellow), 1994–2000
High chromium stainless steel with transparent color coating; 121 x 143 x 45 in. (307.3 x 363.2 x 114.3 cm)
The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Collection

Traveling to Paris?

(Image from the Specialapartments.com website)
If you're traveling to Paris and you're thinking of alternative means of accommodations, consider this: renting an apartment! From the website: "Special apartments is a French company, based in Paris, specialised in the short term rental of furnished Parisian apartments, flats and homes. We have been managing furnished luxury and budget apartments in Paris since January 2005. Our team has over ten years of experience in the hotel, residence and furnished flat rentals business in central Paris. The director, Regis Maurin was the director of several hotels and residences in Central Paris before setting up Special apartments and his principal associate, John Armstrong is an Anglo-American, who has lived and worked in Paris for over twenty years, and understands very well the needs of a foreigner in Paris."

Special Apartments offers a "selection of Parisian rental apartments from studios to 2/3 bedroom apartments, with accommodation for up to six people. All of their short-term Parisian rental apartments are centrally located in the best areas of Paris."








Check out the Special Apartments website!

LaFayette House, NYC

(photo courtesy of NY Times online; source: nytimes.com and lafayette house website; source http://www.lafayettenyc.com/)
The LaFayette House has been deemed as a "cool hotel located outside of the tourist fray". With its working fireplaces in all of the rooms, handpicked antiques, 500 thread count lines, free wireless web access, iPod docking stations and DVD players, the LaFayette House proves to be one of New York's fabulous new hotels, situated in NoHo, next to B Bar.

(from the website) The property is housed in a five-story building, with only a couple units per floor. First floor rooms, while smaller, have the benefit of soaring ceilings. Room 4 has a small balcony, and a few other rooms open onto a small courtyard. At the back of the hotel, rooms can be a bit dark. Business types looking to work in the room should book facing 4th Street.

Rates for a standard room start at $375 a night.Check out the virtual tour from Youtube.

(Read the article from the New York Times)

Lafayette House
38 E 4th St.
New York, NY, United States 10003
212 505 8100
http://www.lafayettenyc.com/

Stay the Night, NYC

(photo courtesy of staythenight.com website)
The Barnes, Madeline, Cecilia, can accommodate 3 people, and the Apartment can accommodate 2 couples.

From the website:
Our flagship property is our 93rd Street Townhouse, between 5th and Madison Ave. Fully renovated and very secure, the house is on a tree-lined block between Fifth and Madison Avenues just two minutes from the reservoir and running track in Central Park. We have three large Victorian suites with en suite bathrooms, one with a Jacuzzi, a one-bedroom apartment with full kitchen and bathroom with Jacuzzi. Two of our suites, the Madeline and the Cecilia, can have 2 twin beds.
Check out their website for more information and reservations!


Hosts: Nick Hankin
Address: 18 East 93rd Street
New York, NY 10128
Phone: (212) 722-8300
Toll Free: Fax: (212) 427-6123
E-Mail: nick@staythenight.com
www.staythenight.com