After our breakfast and lunch combo, any vehicle transportation option would be out of the question for the benefit of our own health. Now that we have had our caloric and caffeine intake, we were somewhat ready to explore Brooklyn on foot.
We headed north on Driggs Ave passed Weylin (the former Williamsburgh Savings Bank Building) on the left and made a left on Fourth St to head to East River side of Williamsburg. The temperature was hovering around high 50's to low 60's with scattered shower. Our sense of being in NYC was becoming more awakened as we walked past Brownstones, street arts, and restaurants through the neighborhood of Williamsburg.
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| One of the suspension towers of the Williamsburg Bridge, the Manhattan Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge can be seen in the background |
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| Domino Park, the old Refinery is in the background |
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| Family selfie by the East River |
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| The old refinery is being converted for commercial purpose |
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| The old shipping container conveyor, now part of the walkway |
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| GG inside the stairwell of the Urban Outfitter Williamsburg |
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| No better place to shop for school supplies than Muji at Williamsburg |
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| Making a pit stop at Pueblo Querido, one of many unique coffee roasters in Brooklyn |
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| Sipping roast coffee under a jeep at Pueblo Querido |
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| A Van Leewan Ice Cream store across from Muji, we looked but did not partake |
After picking up a few items in Patagonia and Muji, our plan was to head back to the Dumbo area for dinner. The most direct way of getting back from Williamsburg to Dumbo was via the East River Ferry. We were an easy stroll away from the North 6th St/North Williamsburg Ferry terminal. As the sun was setting behind the stormy sky, we made our way to the Ferry terminal. We purchased our Ferry tickets via the NYC Ferry app which I had downloaded prior to our trip. The southbound Ferry would depart at 5:35 pm and would only be a 19 minute ride back to Dumbo with great view of the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge. However, we made a mistake (ok I made a mistake) by getting on the north bound ferry and ended up at the E 34th St/Midtown terminal just south of the United Nations Headquarter. I realized this is wrong immediately as we departed. We somehow managed (Joanne managed) to convince the ferry personnels to let us ride back to the Dumbo terminal (Fulton Ferry terminal) without repurchasing another round of tickets that would have costed us an additional 4 x $2.75 = $11.
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| Fulton Ferry terminal under the Brooklyn Bridge |
After this goof up, we finally ended up back at Dumbo shortly after 6:00 pm. We took the one minute walk from the ferry terminal to
Juliana's, our dinner destination, to get in the line that pretty much lasts through out the day.
Juliana's was a top place for us on this trip. After selling the Grimaldi's pizza chain bearing his last name in late 1990's, Patsy Grimaldi came out of retirement in 2012 and founded Juliana's at 19 Old Fulton Street, the original location of the first Grimaldi's pizza. At the young age of 91, Patsy would still come to the store to make pizza occasionally but we did not see him there this time.
After waiting in line for about 20 minutes under light shower as the sun was going down, we were asked by the restaurant staff if it would be ok to seat us at a smaller table. As long as we get our pizza, we did not care where we get seated. We were led through the lively restaurant to a table at the inside left corner by the coal-fired oven and the open kitchen. We got up to watch the fresh pizza dough being hand pressed to the right thickness then the sauce and fresh mozzarella were placed strategically before the pie being baked in the 850F coal-fired oven.
Juliana's certainly educated us about the tradition of pizza making in the Brooklyn New York area. We would see pizza differently from now on.
After Juliana's, we walked along the Brooklyn Bridge Park to take in the skyline of lower Manhattan. We made our way to the Brooklyn Bridge Park Poles View and snapped away photos at this IG spot along with other tourists.
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| Juliana's at 19 Old Fulton St |
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| We will wait |
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| Can't miss the mid-19th century Eagle Warehouse & Storage Company Building across from Juliana's |
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| We sat by the kitchen |
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| Fresh pizza dough |
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| Coal-fired oven using the more environmentally friendly Anthracite coal |
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| The open kitchen by the oven |
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| Our first pie is there, this is hard to beat |
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| At the cozy table |
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| Second pie is without cheese, just as good |
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| Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory, MM ended up getting her usual flavor at Haagen-Dazs across the Street |
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| Lower Manhattan viewed from Brooklyn Bridge Park |
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| Family selfie again with the super wide angle lens |
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| The Pole View |
After taking in the lower Manhattan skyline view, we decided to walk back to Even Hotel through downtown Brooklyn to burn off some more calories. We stopped by Target located at Fulton Mall to get some supplies and also check out the DeKalb Market Hall at the lower level. We finally made it back to our hotel around 9:00 pm Eastern Time to reluctantly end the day, and it has been a 36 plus hour day for us.
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| Downtown Brooklyn, just pass 7:30 pm |
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| The yellow and blue color of Ukraine is projected onto the Brooklyn Borough Hall in the evening reminding us the suffering of others while we were able to enjoy peace |
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| Taking a quick look at the DeKalb Market |
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| We were ready to say goodnight to Brooklyn |
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