Stationed at Christine Altman’s house in Park Slope, Brooklyn, we (middel aged couple with 14-year old daughter) were very good located for an eight days sightseeing vacation in New York. With the F and R subway lines nearby we were fast in Manhattan to go to all the parts of the city, its attractions and museums we would like to visit. The G train took us directly to Williamsburg, and the F train in the other direction to Coney Island. We are happy to be able to walk distances as well, so on the first day we took the time to walk from Christine’s house in 10th Street up 7th Avenue, turned left to Cobble Hill and Brooklyn Heights to enjoy the magnificent overture of the skyline of Manhattan from the promenade and the Brooklyn Bridge Park. We walked around in DUMBO, had the best coffee ever at the Brooklyn Roast Companee located in an old warehouse, and then we crossed the Brooklyn Bridge on foot, a grand way to be welcomed in Manhattan, to visit the impressive 9/11 Memorial in the afternoon. The subway took us back to Brooklyn in the evening. Park Slope and environment are very pleasant to live in and walk around. We had a modern green supermarket and a greasy bacon diner (just what we were looking for) around the corner plus fresh donuts, blueberry muffins and bagels with more creamcheese flavours than an ice cream parlour has ice cream flavours. And some good and/or cosy restaurants too for if you plan to have dinner in the neighbourhood.
We were lucky to have such a welcoming and attentive hostess, who we usually met in the kitchen each morning. The whole second floor was reserved for us: a large room ensuite, warmly decorated, with a better equipped bathroom (American Standard!) than we have at home. It was very quiet at night. We had a wonderful time!