Red Hook/ Run Through Central Park

We're way late getting to this one from a weekend in early November.  Whoops!

Thanks to Carly and Luke Parsons, we enjoyed a lovely Friday night dinner at Locanda Verde.  The restaurant is located in the Tribeca neighborhood that we haven't explored that much so it was fun to check it out.

The following morning was beautiful so we decided to head directly south of our neighborhood to an area called Red Hook.

Pic of our street on a Fall morning.  Our goal is to do one for each season to see the changes.

Had brunch at Kevin's in Red Hook.  Gregg's Cornflake-Crusted Challah French Toast was delicious! 

Cutesy cups that we split our Stumptown French Press in

Doing hipster stuff (channeling Jane McGuire)

Pier in Red Hook.  Can you see the Statue of Liberty, Jersey City and One World Trade?

The blocks say "Red Hook"

Fort Defiance, our next Red Hook brunch spot

A cool exhibit of an old railcar behind a grocery store

"What's the hold-up?!"

Lehigh Valley Water Museum 
There is a family of four that live on this Barge.  Under the main floor there are four bedrooms and storage.  There is also a stage on the main floor where the host performances and holds "pirate" camps for kids during the summer.

Inside the barge/museum.  Note the functional kitchen in the background.

There's a catering company on the pier and they grow some of their own produce right outside.

Welcome to Red Hook Winery.  We had no idea Red Hook had a winery, but now we do :)

They had very festive decorations.

Classic truck outside of a cool BBQ trailer

Botanica. Way more crowded in the summer but we didn't mind the peaceful atmosphere.

Cacao Prieto

Inside a distillery next door to Botanica.

Widow Jane

Thanks, Cass, for the swag.

The nice weather continued into Sunday so we headed to the City for a run through Central Park.

Jekyll & Hyde Restaurant

Doing the touristy thing and running along Poets Lane in Central Park

Ran into an organized exercise class.  We think it may have been some type of fundraiser. Instead of a run, they were doing aerobics with the instructor in the bandstand.

Topped off our day by doing some browsing at Brooklyn Flea.