For about two weeks, I traveled all over the East Coast... At least, it felt that way. My reason for going in the first place was for work. Since I was getting a paid trip to and from the East Coast, and I had some free time after my job was over (the one great thing about freelancing), I thought I might as well shell out a few more bucks and visit some old friends who had relocated out there, most of whom I haven't seen in a good while. And thus began Jean's 2008 East Coast Tour.

New York | In Transit | Chicago | Florida

East Coast Tour 2008: New York

New York City, NY
Brooklyn, NY

October 24-November 1, 2008


Sunny's Bar in Red Hook, Brooklyn My friends Huy and Joe (who I stayed with) took me here my second and one of the only free nights I had while in New York (those of you familiar with my travels will remember that I stayed with Huy and Joe during my last visit to New York as well). Huy's sister Phuong was also visiting that evening, so the four of us decided to head here after dinner. It was an interesting place - random people just walked in with their guitars, and what not, and began/joined in on a little bluegrass/acoustic jam session. It was really great!	Sephora on 5th Ave. YES... I hunted down and took a picture of a Sephora store in New York! Ugh, I'm a fan, oKAY???


Folks ice skating at Rockefeller Center.


The view from the Top of the Rock.


The Target Room at the Top of the Rock When you enter this room, it's like you've entered an arcade... except you're in one of the video games. As soon as you walk in, a little light shows up on the grid above you and follows you throughout the room. If your light comes in contact somehow with another light, magic ensues.	Entertainment in the elevator ride up and down the Top of the Rock.


30 Rockefeller Plaza A.K.A. NBC Studios, NYC A.K.A. Home of Liz Lemon and The Girlie Show	Rockefeller Center


Times Square	The infamous Naked Cowboy in Times Square.


The Theater District (located near Times Square)	The Church of Scientology, located conveniently within the Theater District I don't mean to offend anyone when I say this... but I find it interesting that, both in Los Angeles and in New York, the Church of Scientology has set up shop in areas frequented by those in the entertainment industry (professional and aspiring alike). It really makes you wonder...


The Four Seasons Hotel A.K.A. The set.	The set, for REAL!


The view from the suite, Room 3901, on a cold and cloudy Fall day. (FYI, that's Central Park right there.)	The view from the suite, Room 3901, on a partly sunny Fall day.


Midtown traffic at night.	Central Park at night.


Sitting in the Q train at the 57th St. Station, waiting to head back to Brooklyn.	The view from the Q train as we emerge from the bowels of Manhattan.


Huy and Joe's neighborhood in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.	Dressing up for Halloween A Vampy Devil and a 1930s Paper Boy (or Oliver Twist, depending on his mood). Not too shabby for something we threw together at the last minute.


Me, Joe (a modern day, urban gypsy), and Liz (Lydia Deetz)	The urban gypsy flags down a cab.


On our way to Party #1.	Liz/Lydia somehow becomes DJ Liz/Lydia...

And the rest is Halloween Night history...