Exploring The Village

Last night was another restless one. Jimmy has a cough that just won't quit. He is on his second antibiotic and some over the counter medicine but he still starts coughing in the middle of the night. His blood counts have come down since the new immunotherapy treatment started. His immune system is compromised therefor the cough and congestion is lingering. We got out of bed around 8:00, had breakfast and prepared to leave by 11:00. Getting going is the hardest part.

Our destination today was Greenwich Village. Jim Waters told Jimmy he had to visit the Village while in New York. We were thinking of bringing Skye here when she visits so we wanted to do a test run. By 11:30 we were on the bus headed to Washington Square Park, a 9-acre public park in the NYC neighborhood of Greenwich Village. It has been the landmark as well as a meeting place and center for cultural activity.

I could only imagine what it is like in the warmer months to visit this park. The large fountain in the center would be flowing with kids and adults
splashing in the waters, musicians playing music,
poets reciting poetry and artist painting pictures. Most of the area surrounding the park now belongs to New York University.



We walked around the streets but unfortunately the melting snow and crowded sidewalks took away from the true vibes of the area. There were a lot of college kids out and about. Jim wanted to stop at a craft beer pub he had researched so we went to The Malt House to warm our feet and take a break. It was a quaint pub with old brick walls and thick wooden tables. We ordered drinks and relaxed for a while.

After warming up we walked around and couldn't decide if we should find a bite to eat in Greenwich Village or go on to Whole Foods to gets some groceries and buy something to eat there. As we were trying to decide we passed Chloe. It was packed with college kids and looked like a burger joint. As we looked closer we saw that it was a Vegan Cafe with many gluten free options. SCORE!!! I was so excited. Needless to say we went in and had lunch. Our food was delicious. I will be back even if I have to take the subway.

Jimmy ordered the Classic Burger- a tempeh, lentil, chia, walnut patty with pickles, onion, beet ketchup and special sauce.
Piggy had the Quinoa Taco- spicy tempeh chorizo, black beans, sweet corn, avocado, tomato, tortilla strips, crema with agave-lime vinaigrette. We shared air baked sweet potato fries and Jim had the cinnamon espresso chocolate chip cookie.

After lunch we decided to skip Whole Foods and return home on the bus. Something went wrong and the bus never showed. We waited a good 20 minutes or more for it. The subway station was right behind us so we decided to go for it and took the subway home. It took half the time. The rest of the night we chilled or should I say warmed in the room. Here are a few more pictures of our adventure to Greenwich Village.

A lady waiting for the bus with us. She had a fur coat on and pink rubber boots with a duck face. You see all kinds of people in New York. I think Jimmy gets a little annoyed that I take so many pictures. 

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