Karin's cozy book-and-art-filled apartment is located in the heart of Park Slope, Brooklyn's chicest neighborhood. When you aren't checking out the spectacular skyline view from the roof, stroll the streets of restored 19th century brownstones and peek into ground floor windows for glimpses of the lifestyle to which you would like to become accustomed. Prospect Park, NY's most beautiful, lies only a few blocks in one direction and a spectacular Whole Foods lies in another. Walk a little farther and you're at the Brooklyn Museum, which always has interesting shows. If you're of a literary turn of mind, look around when you visit one of the many coffee houses: that guy or gal typing away may well be the next breakthrough novelist. Or if you can't wait that long, check out Community Bookstore on 7th avenue, which always has interesting events. All this without even leaving Brooklyn, or even the neighborhood!