No.288: Katsu Hama - One Drawing Each Day #pen #sketch #drawing #draw365

After we visited Columbia University, we went back to midtown.  We enjoyed looking several books in Kinokuni-ya and Book-off and then we had a dinner at Katsu-Hama.

When we got to Katsu-Hama, it was around 5 o'clock.  Most of the customers were Americans.

No.287: Columbia University 3 - One Drawing Each Day #pen #drawing #sketch #draw365

Another architecture in Columbia University.

No.286: Columbia University 2 - One Drawing Each Day #pen #drawing #sketch #draw365

Another beautiful building of Columbia University, Butler Library.  All those Greek big names were curved on the wall of the library.  According to the Location Service of blogger.com, the official name is Nicholas Murray Butler Library.

No.285: Columbia University 1 - One Drawing Each Day #pen #drawing #sketch #draw365

After the Central Park, we walked to Columbia University.  It was quite a walk, though.

 Before we got there, we found a sculpture park (with lots of sculptures of course) where we saw a white peacock.  She (or he) tried to go out to the street and some people were working hard to chase her back to the park.  Eventually they managed to get her back to the safer place.

No.283: Central Park in Autumn - One Drawing EachDay #pen #drawing #sketch #draw365

When we went to Central Park, we wanted to ride on a rent-a-cycle.  Unfortunately and to our disappointment, when we arrived at the shop, the person at the desk said it was closed.  It was really a pity.  But we enjoyed walking in the autumn park.

No.252: Annie the Musical - One Drawing Each Day #pen #drawing #sketch

We went to see Annie.  It was fun and moving.  The songs were great and kids were amazing.  And Sandy the Dog was so cute.

The stage with lots of hangings.

After the musical, we went to Ootoya in midtown which newly opened this summer.

 I ordered steamed vegitable nabe which was tasty.


This is tori soboro don with an egg in the center.  Which seemed also delicious.  This is mini size so the portion is smaller than the regular one.

 

If you sit down at the counter table, you can see the kitchen.

Ootoya Times Square

No.212: Long Island Weekend Part 2 - One Drawing Each Day #pen #drawing #sketch

Lighthouses in Long Island remind me of those in PEI.  Anyway, we went to the tip of the peninsula.

On the way to Clam Bar, we took ferryboat twice.  First to go to Shelters Island and second to come back to Long Island.  It seems ferry is faster than driving.

We enjoyed clam chowder and oysters.

There is a dock by the restaurant and some people came by their own boats.

Claudio's Clam Bar

No.211: Long Island Weekend Part 1 - One Drawing Each Day #pen #drawing #sketch

We visited Long Island on August 10th and 11th.  We started very early in the morning so when we arrived at East Hampton, it was still early enough to enjoy the quietness.

No.195: Rye Playland Beach - One Drawing Each Day #pen #sketch #drawing

Heat wave continued in mid July.  It's so nice to have a beach within 25-minute drive distance.

The air was so hot and humid but the water was pretty cool so for me, it's a bit too cold to stay in the water.  Making sand castle was fun.

No.188: Beach at Rye - One Drawing Each Day #pen #drawing #sketch

Heat Wave continued several days and we needed cool air and water so we went to Playland where there is an amusement park and beach.

Art Brown The International Pen Shop

There are only about 30 pages left in my current sketchbook.  I want to buy a new one soon.

There is one shop I particularly want to go.

Art Brown The International Pen Shop

This is a speciality shop of pens but they have sketchbooks as well.
They have a huge collection of fountain pens which is interesting to see.
They have many kinds of sketchbooks as well.
The good thing is it's near from my office in Midtown.

 

Art Brown International Pen Shop

Art Brown International Pen Shop

The log is beautiful.