A Clock and Birch Tree, Toronto

Two Stylish Men and a Vintage Store, Harlem

I was exploring Harlem on foot when I ran into these stylish men. I asked if I could take a picture; I told them it was for my blog. Even though I am mostly interested in taking pictures of buildings and other built structures, they caught my eyes. I found out they were brothers. Both equally stylish; one with a flamboyant sense of fashion and the other with an understated one.    

The one with a funky, pink hat invited me up to his clothing store on the second floor of the building, in front of which I met them. It was a delight to chat with him; his personality matches the flamboyance of his style. It was also fun to browse his store. He has great vintage and new items. In fact, one of my greatest fashion finds happened in it.   

Band on Wheels, Montreal

This is the West Trainz at the Montreal Jazz Festival, 2015. Fun. 

Becikvert, Montreal

I have told many people that you can borrow (for free, in case it wasn't clear) one of these bikes from 10AM to 6PM from the Mont Royal Metro Station (Montreal) everyday of the summer. Yes, it sounds too good to be true. It is actually true. 

The Little Library on a Street, Washington, DC

This is on 13th Street, near Logan Circle, in DC. 

Ancient Ethiopian Crosses

I saw similar crosses hanging down Ethiopian women's necks. I also saw them dangling on their chests when they do the traditional dance, "eskista". The above were a decor at my friend's apartment and they work well as a wall-hanging, too. 

Reflection of the Empire State Building, New York

I was not even going to see the Empire State Building. It must have been the camera hanging on my neck and my question to the bus driver that gave it away that I was a visitor. Or he just thought I would be interested. A gentleman got off the bus right behind me. He said he was going to show me something. He walked with me a few steps and pointed to a building a little further down the crowded street, on the right side of us. It was the reflection of the Empire State Building. I could tell from the way he talked about it that he appreciated the view very much. In fact, he took a picture of it as I did. Snap, snap. 

That was an awesome piece of information he shared. I thought to myself: no amount Googling or no Apps could tell you that. I count on incidents like this to justify my not relying so much on the Internet. Talking to people is so interesting. They might tell you interesting things, too. Like where to look for reflections.