4th of July

Looking out of the window, right at Financial Times headquarters... there are more skyscrapers around, tall and slim, gray and black wherever the eyes travel...
Hard to imagine how many people walk in every morning to earn their bagel and cream cheese...
What do they think, those that we see at the wheel of business word? What do they think of their country? Do they see the role-model? or mess? or do they see skyscrapers out of their office window... shadow of competition?

It's Independence Day, which is highly celebrated by New Yorkers... checking out Macy's seems to be inseparable attribute of the day. Flags are up and people are slow... no rush, just may be for the better deals.

I found myself in Museum of Sex... khm :) Well, what are you gonna do on an Independence Day in the City? Almost like talking a class on this intricate issue... at Masters Degree :)

At Greenwich and SoHo the life was out on the streets, full of people restaurants and cafes, music and laughter... sounds bouncing off the walls of very nice buildings. This is a place to learn architecture.

Later in the evening, when the dusk fell, I crossed the FDR Drive to get to the embankment, thousands of people gathered to get a glimpse of the 4th of July Fireworks... It started to rain... umbrellas flew into the air covering curious gazes... Half an hour later the crowd, inspired and united moved back... the celebration was over... but the spirit was pumped for the year ahead.