fête paradiso

we took a morning ferry to governor's island this morning. barely made it. but we did. and this was our reward.

because we were early there were so few people. it was magical. the next ferry didn't leave for another hour. we practically had the place to ourselves.

it wasn't easy getting mim onto this ride. she started out on my lap while i sat on the donkey. then i managed to place her in the saddle. then worked my way back to a reasonable distance to get a picture.

we were so happy to have liam with us. those kids had a blast.

we dined under these lights.

and had this visitor join us for lunch.

i admit i had a hard time adjusting to new york city. but now i never want to leave. and this is one of the reasons. things like this don't happen anywhere else in the world.

fête paradiso at governor's island. it's here for the rest of the summer. it's a vintage parisian carnival set up in a park that's five minutes away from manhattan by ferry. these rides were slated to go up in a museum until someone had the brilliant idea of turning them into a carnival. our kids were among the first to enjoy them in a hundred years. give or take.