{"id":1369,"date":"2012-07-08T21:14:43","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T04:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jett.in\/?p=1369"},"modified":"2012-07-08T21:14:43","modified_gmt":"2012-07-09T04:14:43","slug":"instawalk-dumbo-and-environs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2012\/07\/instawalk-dumbo-and-environs\/","title":{"rendered":"Instawalk: DUMBO and Environs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>a coworker was going to go up to brooklyn today to see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brooklynmuseum.org\/exhibitions\/keith_haring\/\" target=\"_blank\">keith haring exhibit<\/a> and i was going to meet her there (i couldn&#8217;t fathom driving 2+ hours to get to BK for just one museum exhibit, so decided to make a day trip out of it &#8212; seriously, who knew there was <a href=\"http:\/\/wikitravel.org\/en\/Brooklyn\" target=\"_blank\">so much to brooklyn<\/a>?). in any case, she canceled last-minute, but no biggie. i had more than enough to do! i ended up spending the morning in DUMBO and the <a href=\"http:\/\/jett.in\/instawalk-brooklyn-navy-yard\/\" title=\"Instawalk: Brooklyn Navy Yard\" target=\"_blank\">afternoon at the navy yard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>p.s. if you&#8217;re coming up from philly and taking the turnpikes, bring a lot of cash. tolls up the wazoo! (there was one bridge that was super short and yet $12 &#8212; i think on the way to\/through staten island?) talk about highway robbery&#8230;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 622px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Untitled by jon|k, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/7527466160\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8028\/7527466160_851655e338_z.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"612\" height=\"612\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geometric street art<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 622px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Manhattan Bridge by jon|k, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/7527511404\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7125\/7527511404_abe1bcc7dd_z.jpg\" alt=\"Manhattan Bridge\" width=\"612\" height=\"612\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manhattan Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 622px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Underbelly of the Manhattan Bridge by jon|k, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/7527533220\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7250\/7527533220_37099f3a70_z.jpg\" alt=\"Underbelly of the Manhattan Bridge\" width=\"612\" height=\"612\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Underbelly of the Manhattan Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 622px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Who's this man? by jon|k, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/7527775930\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7277\/7527775930_2776416d84_z.jpg\" alt=\"Who's this man?\" width=\"612\" height=\"612\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Who is this man?<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 622px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"With iMac in tow by jon|k, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/7527815870\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8012\/7527815870_91c8cc3c33_z.jpg\" alt=\"With iMac in tow\" width=\"612\" height=\"612\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">With iMac in tow #hipsters<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 622px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Untitled by jon|k, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/7528604438\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7248\/7528604438_84b0cdaa31_z.jpg\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"612\" height=\"612\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brooklyn Bridge<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 622px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"One last hurrah before I head back to Philly by jon|k, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/7531430316\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7135\/7531430316_c3455bb100_z.jpg\" alt=\"One last hurrah before I head back to Philly\" width=\"612\" height=\"612\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">One last hurrah before I head back to Philly<\/p><\/div>\n<p>a view of manhattan from the brooklyn bridge (apologies for the little picture snafu on the bridge cables):<\/p>\n<p>p.s. it&#8217;s a tourist mecca, but try the pizza at <a href=\"http:\/\/grimaldisnyc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">grimaldi&#8217;s<\/a>. worth the wait in line, but be warned: they don&#8217;t sell by the slice and they only take cash. i was able to scarf down an entire small regular (like a neapolitan margherita) all by myself, but barely, and without eating the crust. hands-down the best pizza of this type i&#8217;ve had outside naples.  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/p.twimg.com\/AxS6M7CCAAAkgQk.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p>bonus (not in DUMBO):<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 622px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Have been informed this is Tom's Diner of Suzanne Vega fame!!! *faint* by jon|k, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jonk\/7531756004\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8423\/7531756004_a43f3419f2_z.jpg\" alt=\"Have been informed this is Tom's Diner of Suzanne Vega fame!!! *faint*\" width=\"612\" height=\"612\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Have been informed this is Tom&#8217;s Diner of Suzanne Vega fame!!! *faint* (Tom&#8217;s Restaurant, Prospect Heights)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a coworker was going to go up to brooklyn today to see the keith haring exhibit and i was going to meet her there 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