Linds and I took an “exploratory trip” to NYC this past weekend, our first visit to NYC since we finalized our plans to make the move there this summer. With a city so vast and amazing as New York, we decided we needed to take a weekend just to explore some neighborhoods and see what would be the best fit for us. This photo above pretty much sums up the entire weekend, as we walked huge portions of the city (a good 4-6 hours each day). It was a great way to see a number of neighborhoods in Manhattan and Brooklyn, even though my feet were hating me by the end of each day. As Linds said, it felt like we went on a backpacking trip in the city. It was fun and exhausting, but the tasty food options really helped ease the pain…

This photo was taken at a small sushi place we tried in Cobble Hill at the tail end of our visit. We really liked the Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill area of Brooklyn, so much that I think that this area currently tops our list of possible places we’d like to live.

As we make the transition from mellow Charlottesville in Central Virginia to the one and only Big Apple, I hope to document a bit more of our process along the way. Wish us luck!