We loved New York. Of course the city is great – but that was something took for granted long before we left Lisbon. But what actually made the difference was Brooklyn and, of course, Irena and Marc’s place. Park Slope turned out to be the right place to regain our strenghts after a long day rushing across the endless metro stations, museums and must-see attractions.

Everything you need is within a walking distance, 2 to 10 minutes away from home, either in the 5th avenue or in the 7th.

The neighborhood is really nice in its diversity and the amazing arquitecture of the buildings made us feel like we were at home, even though our native town has nothing to do with Brooklyn. At the end of the day, when the sun set the top of the buildings on fire, it was like we were inside of a living painting of Hopper – but without the sadness.

The house is just everything you can expect from the pictures in the site: truly beautiful and with lots of space. The main bedrooms in particular are very confy.

If you read this and find this picture too good to be true, know then that the temperature inside the house tends to be hot – we were there in August. But don’t get too worried about this. The house has literally dozens of windows. And for a reasonable extra fee you can use the air conditioning provided in the bedrooms.

We absolutelly loved it.