Although I do enjoy the change in seasons, summer is my favorite, and I am always a little bit sad to see it go. As I was looking back over the summer, I noticed that this summer varied slightly from our first summer here in NYC.
Last year, we were itching to get out and explore our new city, since we arrived right before the start of a long winter. Also, we had many visitors come to stay with us last year, and we were excited to show our friends and family some of our favorite spots in the city.
However, since both of us had already taken time to see a lot of the major tourist attractions of NYC, we didn’t feel that same need to head into the city and explore every weekend. Instead we chose to spend our weekends discovering places to visit that were a little closer to home. We had such a great time visiting popular spots in Queens and Long Island and getting to know more about the area. Some of our favorites from the summer were:
- The Queens International Night Market — Ryan and I love taking a Saturday night to try new foods at the Queens International Night Market. If you want to know more about it check out my post from a few weeks ago!
- Montauk, NY/The Hamptons — Visiting the Hamptons was high on my list of things to do once we moved to NYC. Thankfully we found a perfect Saturday to take a drive out to Montauk (the furthest point on Long Island) and enjoyed checking out the cute, quaint little towns of the Hamptons along the way.
- Jones Beach — We had a goal of getting to the beach more than one time this summer. Unfortunately that did not work out like we would have hoped, but we were still glad we were able to find a good Saturday to relax at the beach. It is hard to let a summer go by without spending a day at the beach, especially when it takes less than an hour to get there!
- Central Park — I take advantage of every chance I get to walk around Central Park. We had a few visitors this summer, and I thoroughly enjoyed showing them some of my favorite sites in the park.
I am looking forward to enjoying however many warm, summer days we have left. This has been such a relaxing summer, and I can’t wait to see what adventures the next season holds.
The Road Jess Traveled 