Thursday, June 02, 2016

The Flatiron Building: One Of My Favorite New York City Landmarks

I don't often get my two days off at work in a row because I prefer (and request) to have them split. Personally, having my work week broken up seems to keep me fresh by preventing me from getting into a routine. I know this sounds crazy, but having two days off in a row seems to go by faster than two days split. And I also prefer to have weekdays off rather than weekends. Maybe because I've predominately been in retail most of my life, weekends are really no big deal.

However...

There are times when my boss will surprise me by randomly scheduling my days off in a row whenever I receive an extra day off in the form of a PAID-OFF holiday. Such as it was this week when I worked on Memorial Day (and got time and a half), I was also entitled to an extra day off. So do you know what she did? She gave me Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday off. So do you know what "I" did? I took one of those days (Wednesday) and traveled into my favorite city...

Whenever I go to New York, I try to pick a different area of the city to explore. The last time I was there I walked around Midtown and Uptown. So this time I thought I would visit Lower Manhattan and the Village.

Sometimes before going, I will contemplate visiting certain NYC landmarks so that I can take pictures of them. Wednesday I decided to visit one of my favorite architectural landmarks, the Flatiron Building. *one of my other favorites is the Chrysler Center Building.

To me there is something so architecturally DRAMATIC about the Flatiron Building - the size, the shape, and the ornate exterior dressings. There is no other building like it!

So, allow me to take you on a little journey (past and present) to one of my favorites sights in Manhattan....

The Flatiron Building - constructed in 1902

Whenever I stand back and look at this phenomenal structure, I think to myself, "I cannot believe it's been majestically standing here for 114 years!"

AMAZING...

Have a stunning weekend everyone!

X

A fascinating documentary on the Flatiron Building: Treasures of New York: The Flatrion Building

*Note: Over the next few weeks, I'll be sharing more about my recent trip to NYC.