The AUDI is in the shop for two days to fix a cracked windshield. Look at the cute SMART we got as a rental!
It sure is cute but only goes 140 km/h and that just ain’t gonna cut it. But nice to play with for a day or so.
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NYC Take Three
NYC take three. Or should it be, take thee? I LOVE LOVE LOVE NEW YORK CITY!
Our last full day together, sniff sniff. The next day everyone will be flying back to their kids, their husbands, their normal routine. Except for me. My travels are only starting. But the Loos weekend in NYC was coming to an end. Again, sniffles.
Hurry it up gals, we got people to see and places to be. And what would be a trip to Manhattan without stopping at Central Park? It would be NOTHING. Nothing I tell ya.
Awww cute lil horsey. Is the taxi dude checkin’ me out? Or the horse?
Birds on a wire. (In front of the Plaza hotel)
Eight Loos. On a Rock. In Central Park, Manhattan. USA.
I always love a ride on the Central Park Merry-Go-Round. Yeehaw!
After the funness at Central Park we walked to the East Side to grab a burger. Cheeburger Cheeburger. And a Bloody Mary. Or Two. Most of the gang still needed to buy some tchotchkes, so back to Times Square we go. Bess and I needed no more New York themed stuff so since it was WORLD CUP month, we headed to the closest bar for a Bloody Mary. Or Two.
We did NOT go to Olive Garden to watch the game. GO GERMANY! GO USA! GO SPAIN!
Our good friend and SHS ’89 classmate, Kary, works at Shaffer City in the Meatpacking District. He was going to cook us up a dinner made specially for us. Yippee! If you go there, be sure to ask for Kary the chef to make your dinner. You will not be disappointed. I don’t have pics of everything from our 7-course meal, but here are a few of the deliciousness that was served up by the friendly staff.
Love oysters.
Meat, potato goodness in special sauce. Mmmmmm….
I was in heaven with the brownie dessert.
ALL of the Loos, with Kary, the chef. Thanks Goolsby!
Oh, you think that’s it? We are not done yet. The night is young. And the night calls for ….. KAROKE. Yo. Bring it 80s music.
DELTA DAWN WHAT’S THAT FLOWER YOU HAVE ON. COULD IT BE A FADED ROSE FROM DAYS GONE BYYYYYYYYYYY
Be afraid. Be VERY afraid. Susie and I are rockin’ the mic.
There you have it my friends. The incredible tales of the Loos take over Manhattan. Until next time. I am Loo Loo Loobird.
Nice Abs. Nice Legs. Nice Ball.
Wimbledon 2010 champion Rafael Nadal practicing his side kick on the beaches on Formentera. ‘Now the most important thing is for me to rest in Mallorca,’ he said, ‘to enjoy the summer there and then have a mini-pre-season practice.’
Can’t wait to see you back on the island Nadal. Until then, we will enjoy watching you kick a ball around, shirtless.
You are welcome ladies…..
NYC Take Two
New York City, take two.
I must apologize to my bedmate (does that sound weird?) AMY for not getting up and going to the Today Show with her. She wanted to go see the Rascal Flats play for that weeks summer concert. I opened one eye, said “Do you want to go?” and she said no. So! Therefore I went back to sleep. Hopefully our Today Show celeb sighting made up for the fact that we missed Rascal Flats.
After all eight of us were beautified and ready to go, first stop was Rockefeller Plaza. I took pics of cool buildings along the way.
I really like this one.
We stopped at Le Pain Quotiden for lunch. If you are in Manhattan, you have to go to one, they have several locations. Delicious salads, hummus, sandwiches. I sampled a bit from everyone’s plate (I did order for myself as well) and everything was scrumptious.
High Line park was our next destination. The High Line is a public park built on a defunct railway that runs 30 feet above Manhattan between 10th and 11th Avenues, from 34th Street to Gansevoort Street in the meatpacking district. It is going through three sets of phases until final completion. The first phase is finished, the second will be in fall 2010 and the third has yet to be approved.
We climbed up three flights and stairs and wove our way around the wildflowers and plants on the boardwalk through the floating garden. Fantastic sights include:
The Statue of Liberty
Funky art object to give an optical illusion to the buildings.
Pretty wildflowers.
And while we were there our celeb sighting. Remember here?
Trying to fit everything in on our agenda and we only had about 36 more hours to do so. Cupcakes anyone? Magnolia Bakery here we come! I have never seen the Sex and the City episode where this frosting fabulousness comes from, nor do I care. BUT I did care about my chocolate cupcake with sprinkles. The place is super small and was a bit chaotic but once outside with cupcake and lemonade in hand, I was nothing but happy.
Now to hurry home back to nyc apartment with a crazy lady living below, freshen up, throw some cheese, sausage and pasta in the belly and go to ……. ROCK OF AGES!
Yes, that’s right. ROCK OF AGES!! Here is the gist of it: In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small town girl met a big city rocker and in LA’s most famous rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the 80s. It’s ROCK OF AGES, an arena-rock love story told through the mind-blowing, face-melting hits of JOURNEY, NIGHT RANGER, STYX, REO SPEEDWAGON, PAT BENATAR, TWISTED SISTER, POISON, ASIA, WHITESNAKE and many more. And I can say that we sang along to EVERY SINGLE FACE-MELTING SONG. Fun show, the alcohol also helped…..
Above pic from the ROA website or the LOOS!
And afterwards, we wandered around Times Square…..
I love Times Square at night.
USA First Stop – NYC
A little over a month ago I made my way back to the USA. First stop, New York City.
Almost immediately after arriving at my friend’s place in Park Slope, Brooklyn, we headed out for sushi and discussed upcoming events; Norah Jones concert at Prospect Park that evening and the itinerary for the Loos weekend in New York. The Whos? The LOOS! A group of eight rockin’ but diverse girls who went to high school together in the collegiate town of Stillwater, OK.
Shall we see what fun we got into? Part Uno.
Bess, Drew and I decided to brave the rainy rainy weather to see nine-time Grammy winner Norah Jones at Celebrate Brooklyn! in Prospect Park. I love Norah, she has an angelic voice and she can ROCK the guitar and piano. It was a soggy night with umbrellas strategically placed over one’s head to keep the rain off, and not stab someone in the eye. An impressive crowd still gathered and Norah told us “You have a beautiful bouquet of umbrellas”.
So far, five out of eight had arrived in New York. To make sure we started it off right we went to Grimaldi’s Pizza in Brooklyn for some delicious pie. Then we needed to work off all the pizza we ate. So off to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge!! I was super excited, after living in Manhattan for 2 years and the east coast for 4, I had never done this. Let’s GO!
Afterwards, a few silly pics on the NYC subway.
hehe. and ….
By now, after all of our shenanigans, Beth had arrived, we paid and got the keys to our Manhattan apartment rental for the weekend, we went to the World Trade Center site, wandered around the NYSE, bought some I HEART NYC t-shirts, and headed back to Bess’s place for some homemade enchiladas and margaritas.
G-L-O-R-I-A !!
Last night, at 22h, I saw the legendary Patti Smith perform in front of hundreds at the gardens of the Palau Comtes d’Aiamans in Lloseta, Mallorca. Thank you Patti, or Ms. Smith. The night will stay etched in my memory always.
“Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to us”
This is a picture of the world’s smallest beer.
Patti and band.
Patti. Impressive.
El Pulpo Paul says Viva España
Just arrived back in Mallorca yesterday a few hours before the third place game of Germany vs. Uruguay. You know who won right? Paul the octopus from the Oberhausen aquarium in Germany did ….. hours before the game. GERMANY!
And now el pulpo (the octopus in spanish) Paul says Spain will win the World Cup championship.
At the moment, Paul has correctly predicted the winner of all six of Germany’s World Cup matches: four victories and two losses, including the quarter-final loss against Spain.
As a result of that last call, Paul is not very popular in Germany these days. Newsweekly Der Spiegel reports that the Twittersphere is buzzing with death threats against the octopus in the form of calamari recipes.
Spain is even considering offering Paul asylum “so that the Germans don’t eat him,” environmental minister Elena Espinosa tells Der Spiegel. If Paul’s next prediction comes true, all of Spain will welcome him with open arms: Paul and his own eight arms say Spain will beat Holland for the World Cup championship. Watch Paul, in all his glory choose SPAIN. Viva España!
And stay tuned peeps … I have finally returned from my month-long excursion in the USA and have much to share. Sorry I have been away for so long. My apologies, and I promise to make it up to you. Muah! oxo.
Loos heart Hoda!
Hey you guys! It’s ME live from NEW YORK!
I have the greatest group of girlfriends that I grew up with in highschool and our name is the LOOBIRDS. Don’t steal it now cuz it’s so freakin cool. Well, we all met in New York for a weekend reunion which I will be giving highlights to, but wanted to show you our celeb sighting. It was ….. hold on to your hat…. HODA KOTB from the Today show. Who? Wha? Okay, so I had no idea who Hoda was, but hey, I live in Europe now. Yep. But now I know! And she rocks.
So, Hoda met the Loos. She was very sweet. Stay tuned for more NY sights!
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