Okay, maybe it's a slight exaggeration!
It's been a while since I've walked uptown along the East River, from the South Street Seaport.
This past weekend I figured I'd take my Little One on a walk up to get some treats from the Lower East Side and potentially to the new playgrounds on the east side that I heard had opened.
It didn't go to plan.
So I know the construction has been going on for a while, but I didn't realize just how disruptive it is! If you are going to go, be prepared to switch between the road and walking behind a wall. I'm not usually a jumpy person, but I will say I walked a little faster during this trip - it was a little isolated when walking along the water behind the barricade. Needless to say, we didn't make it up to the new playgrounds because the walk sketched me out. I was even walking too fast to take the usual photos with the Little One!
Is Michaeli bakery in the LES worth this trek? Well, yes! It's delicious! But maybe take the bus.
Definitely get:
- Chocolate babka
- Sesame challah
- Cheese straw
- Feta boureka
- Pizza boureka
- Mushroom boureka
Skip:
So this past adventure was a failure by our usual adventurous standards, but consider it my warning to you all to avoid the walk for now. Take the bus!
I'll report back when it's finally a nicer walk to take with the Little Ones!
Melissa