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buy it: wrecords by monkey

November 02, 2011 • buy it

I went to the Brooklyn Flea on the W'burg waterfront this weekend and came across Wrecords by Monkey-- bracelets, journals and various other accessories made from recycled vinyl records. The bracelets and cuffs are adorbs-- loooove. I want them to match every outfit I own! They're great holiday gifts for friends and fam, too.

Random Band Record Bracelet - $12

Random Cuff Record Bracelet - $20

Houndstooth Cuff and Cityscape Cuff - $25 each

do it: visit houdini's grave

November 01, 2011 • do it

This weekend my boyfriend and I went to visit Harry Houdini's grave. We walk and explore a lot, and after Saturday's nasty weather, it was a good excuse to get out of the house and get some fresh air. Houdini (who died on Halloween) is buried in a family plot in the Machpelah Cemetery in Queens.

In the 1890s he performed at Coney Island with his brother, and later his wife. After several years of touring Europe with his magical act, he returned to NYC and purchased a brownstone in Harlem at 278 W 113th St. He died in 1926 at age 52 from a ruptured appendix. (Considering all of the death-defying stunts he survived, it seems a rather ridiculous way for him to go.)

Houdini was born Erik Weisz (later Ehrich Weiss)

Houdini's wife is not actually buried here per her wishes; her Catholic family didn't want her buried in a Jewish cemetery, so she is buried in Westchester.

Houdini's grave is right at the main entrance to the cemetery. We walked all around in there-- it was super quiet being the only ones there and with the fresh blanket of snow on everything. We took the J Train to Cypress Hills and walked from there, but there's also a bus that runs up Cypress Hills Street from the train station that will save you the uphill hike.

eat it: macarons and mariage freres {paris day 5}

September 09, 2011 • eat it

Today was my last full day in Paris. I made a lot of souvenir purchases for myself and friends, including Laduree macarons, earrings at Pont Neuf, and Vert d'Absinthe for a few bottles to smuggle back into the States.

After dropping off all my bags at my apartment, I went out for a last afternoon stroll along the Seine. It's just so damn beautiful here!

One thing still on my must-do list was to have afternoon tea and dessert at Mariage Freres. I grew up with my British nana, who had my cousins and me drinking tea the moment we were old enough to hold a teacup. I had heard that Mariage Freres was the best tea house in Paris and had to check it out. The place was pristine, with waiters in all white with white bowties, white tableclothes and wicker furniture, and the walls were lined with rows and rows of canisters of tea. The boutique at the front was a huge temptation... hundreds of teas to choose from, plus teapots, teacups, and anything else tea-related you could imagine.

When I was seated, I was given a book on the history of tea to browse (as if the tea menu itself with hundreds of teas and their descriptions wasn't enough reading material).

Since it was my last day, and when would I honestly be able to get another chance to do it, I ordered the "24 Carats": chocolate mousse flavored with Black Magic Tea, salted butter caramel and chocolate biscuit wrapped in gold leaf with red currant coulis. So incredibly over the top and decadent! It. Was. AMAZING.

After tea I headed home to begin the arduous task of packing all of my newly acquired parcels into my already-too-heavy suitcase. I'm going to miss my daily adventures! I do miss NYC terribly though, and am looking forward to being home. I will definitely be returning to both London and Paris-- hopefully sooner than later!

do it: paris la nuit {paris day 4}

September 08, 2011 • do it

Paris at night is absolutely gorgeous. I was usually exhausted by nightfall with all of the exploring I was doing during the day, but I tried to take a walk along the Seine every night before bed.

Tonight I wandered off track a bit to find the street corner from Midnight in Paris... where Owen Wilson's character goes every night at midnight. If you haven't seen the movie, you must. It was very good, and one of the things that made me finally bite the bullet and book this trip for myself.

see it: summit & street art {paris day 3}

September 07, 2011 • do it

Today I went to the top of the Eiffel Tower. I walked there again from my apartment in the 1st arrondisement and brought a little picnic lunch that I ate under the tower before waiting in line two hours to get to the top.