It's hard to believe the end of 2012 is here. Before the New Year ticks over, I wanted to share a few photos from a trip to New York earlier this year (pre-hurricane, luckily).



I spent the first few days uptown, staying at Columbus Circle. After a long flight, a glass of wine at Blue Ribbon Sushi with Time Out and New York magazine planning the rest of the trip was one of its greatest pleasures.



MOMA was one of my first stops and it was hard to leave. This is just a corner of a huge Keith Haring drawing (Untitled, 1982) which was pinned over three walls. At over 17 metres wide and almost 2 metres tall, there was a lot to take in.



A rainy day brought out a whole new set of views. I was waiting at traffic lights and looked up to see this golden spire through the misty rain.



All the homewares stores were merchandised to the hilt for Thanksgiving. Pumpkins aplenty; not even a wafer-thin turkey could have fitted on this table. Starbucks was even selling a Pumpkin Latte. No, I didn't try one.



After taking the elevator to the top story of ABC Carpet & Home I found myself in rug heaven. Beautiful colours & designs, all bathed in natural light from the huge loft-style windows.



The Egyptian galleries at the Met were all I could take in during one visit. Dusk was beautiful from the huge space housing the Temple of Dendur.



The next few days were downtown in a loft in Nolita with my sister, who travelled from London. On a recommendation, we discovered Cafe Gitane - good coffee and avocado on toast with lots of lemon juice and chilli flakes became our staple breakfast.



Beautifully decayed industrial details spotted while wandering in Tribeca.



After a long walk through the rain one afternoon, we stopped in at the bar at 60 Thompson in Soho for blood orange Cosmopolitans, stylishly illuminated by these Serge Mouille wall lights. My brother-in-law back in London unkindly described us as one ridiculous pair of shoes away from a Candace Bushnell novel.
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I was happy to see the colourful kantha textiles so popular on Temple & Webster were part of an international trend!



We found more vibrantly coloured fabric in Kit Kemp's Crosby St Hotel in Soho - a little slice of her trademark English style in the melting pot of New York.



The tacos were delicious at Tacombi in Nolita, eaten at a bar-height painted table.

Happy New Year!

Victoria