Last Updated on January 4, 2021
After months and months of hostels and 20+ hour bus rides, settling in our Brooklyn apartment has been nothing short of miraculous. We love the neighborhood, at least a dozen corner shops and supermarkets with anything we need, the cuddly cats…
The greatest thing about our housesit in New York, however, is that it gives us almost eight weeks to explore every buttery nook and cranny of the Big Apple and still have time to recover from the blinding speed of our tour through all of Chile, Argentina and Uruguay.
We’ve been to New York before, both times only for a few days and raced to fit in as many quintessential sights as possible. Not this time. Now, instead of making a trip to see the Brooklyn Bridge, I jog over it and back to Brooklyn via the Manhattan Bridge. Now, if we don’t get a good picture of the skyline at sunset, we just come back the next night and try again. Now, whenever we pass by a cafe restaurant, bagel shop or farmers market, it’s not just a part of the scenery of New York life – we can pop in any time and try it out ourselves sometime later that week.
Just a few weeks ago we were hiking through the driest desert in the world, short of breath from the altitude, strolling past pink flamingos on the salt flats, and now we stroll aimlessly through the neighborhoods of New York, we work at trendy cafes with delicious Flat Whites, eat breakfast at the diner on the corner and watch nannies pushing strollers, hipsters, bankers, students, delivery people and yes, some tourists, navigate the sidewalks and subways together. We could have never soaked up true New York life while lined up to hop a boat out to the Statue of Liberty or waiting for a trip up the Empire State building. This is just one reason of many why we love housesitting!
Walter
Monday 20th of May 2013
Nice view indeed. Did you use an Iphone or S4 for this picture?
Dani
Thursday 23rd of May 2013
I used my iPod Touch 5 - didn't have my dSLR camera with me on my run. I thought the pictures turned out pretty well though :)
Kate
Saturday 18th of May 2013
I'm so pleased you're spending a good chunk of time in NYC. It's the best city anywhere!! A dangerous place for travel bloggers cos you might not want to leave hehe!! Good on you for jogging. I never do any exercise beyond walking and swimming when traveling and could use doing something that gets my heart rate up more but I'm too lazy.
Dani
Monday 20th of May 2013
Yes, we are so happy that we got this amazing offer! Seven weeks is a good amount of time - enough to get a good feel for what it's like to be a New Yorker ;-) You are right - we might not want to leave. And about working out- I am usually too lazy but New York inspired me to take up running again :) It's necessary though, to make up for all the bagels and pastries I eat here, hehe.
Arlene
Saturday 18th of May 2013
Great Photo! Makes me homesick!
Dani
Monday 20th of May 2013
Thanks, Arlene! New York is such a great city, I totally understand that you're homesick :D
Scott - Quirky Travel Guy
Friday 17th of May 2013
I haven't seen the Brooklyn Bridge from this angle in person. Nice shot. What a great place to housesit!
Dani
Monday 20th of May 2013
Thanks, Scott! I took the picture from the Manhattan Bridge. It's the best housesit ever!! ;)