Aunt Bea Comes To Visit - Sunday, Day 2

Sep 28, 2008

It was supposed to rain all day today. But mostly we got clouds and a bit of drizzle. After a Sunday morning feast of bagels, lox and white fish, we hung out for a few hours and then headed out to Dumbo, Brooklyn's uber-hip, industrial chic neighborhood. We wanted to peruse the 12th annual Art Under The Bridge festival which was spread throughout the galleries that are emblematic of that neighborhood. Amazingly, we found a parking spot smack in the middle of the action and toured some galleries in one of the old warehouse buildings now converted to offices and galleries.

Bea takes a call from son Peter as we prepare the table for our Sunday breakfast.

Waiting for the lox, the bagels, the fish, the ....

On our way to Dumbo, Stacey and Bea pose for my camera.



We walked in and out of a few of the galleries - mostly out. A lot of the work was so avant that we were left figuratively far below the 9th floor that we were on. One gallery, however, caught our attention: Havana, The Revolutionary Moment (La Habana - El Momento Revolucianario) displayed striking photos taken by an American photographer,Burt Glinn, who found himself in the Cuban capitol as a young Fidel and his comrades took power from the dictator Batista who had fled the island. The sense of excitement on the faces of common people in the streets of that city fairly jumped from the pictures and transported this viewer to that moment in time. Exhilarating!

Bea and Stacey examine Burt Glinn's book of photos taken during the Cuban revolution at the Umbrage gallery in Dumbo.

After perusing some other galleries, we walked over to Brooklyn Bridge Park and a view of the Manhattan Skyline set off with the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. A farmers market was set up on the old cobblestone streets. A cup of coffee at Starbucks finished our excursion and we drove back home for a home-cooked meal that Stacey prepared. A very nice day in Brooklyn filled with bagels, art and good company.

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