April 6, 2011

ICE CREAM SODA

MEMORIES. It was an almost unremarkable afternoon. We walked up Broadway. I, Cristina (Maria's sister), my niece Karla (her daughter) and my youngest son Nicolas. We went into several shops. Karla and Nicolas played with each other like small kids, non stop. I bought a hat on the advice of Cristina and a Russian woman. And we had ice cream soda, a chocolate milkshake, and tiramisu, with coffee, at Caffe Reggio. To passersby we had almost to look like a happy family too.
Washington Square was beautiful under the snow, like forever in my mind.
Fue casi una tarde sin más. Subimos andando por Broadway. Yo, Cristina (la hermana de Maria), mi sobrina Karla (su hija) y mi hijo pequeño Nicolas. Entramos en varias tiendas. Karla y Nicolas jugaban juntos sin parar, como niños pequeños.  Me compré un sombrero aconsejado por Cristina y una mujer rusa. Y tomamos Ice Cream Soda, un batido de chocolate, y tiramisu, con café, en Caffe Reggio. A los viandantes les tuvimos que parecer casi una familia feliz también.
Washington Square estaba bella bajo la nieve, como para siempre en mi recuerdo.

I cannot help it. The last thought goes with Henry James and his book (and Billy Wilder's film too).
No puedo evitar que el último pensamiento vaya con Henry James y su libro (y la película de Billy Wilder también).

12 comments:

  1. pourquoi les français ne mangent-ils jamais de glace quand il neige? c'est pourtant si bon…

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  2. wonderful sentiment. it's always a good decision to buy a hat. thank you for sharing, this post is golden.

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  3. lovely to meet you....i know I am going to enjoy looking out your windows......always so fascinating to travel by blog!....best, susan

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  4. I'm curious - what sort of hat was it?

    I love your evocation of a special though kind of ordinary afternoon.

    Great photo too

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  5. Many thanks for your visit and comment on my blog! I am so glad that you like it. I too have become a follower on your blog as it is so interesting! Regards.

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  6. I alway wear a hat in the summer- in fact I am looking for a new one! Sounds like a great day!

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  7. Yummy. Ice cream soda sounds awesome right now.

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  8. Jane, the hat I bought, according to Wikipedia is a flat cap. Not very different to the first one featured in the article. Mine is prettier though :-)
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_cap

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  9. This post, and its photos, remind me of the Italian New Wave movies; the atmosphere is just like that!

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  10. ¡ Y mira que Henry James me resulta difícil describiendo la personalidad de sus personajes !

    Pet, veo que te vas haciendo con un público mayoritariamente angloparlante. ;-)

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