hotels, bloody marys and french 75s.

the cool lobby at the ace- simultaneously grand and cozy.  the unusual house recipe bloody mary includes carrot juice- one of the odder ones i've had, but tasty. good french 75 too.

sunday evening i stopped in at the bowery hotel.  things were quiet so they seated me in the lobby, usually reserved for hotel guests, and they gave me a sunday times from the desk!

last week i was invited to an event at the venerable parker house hotel in boston.  unfortunately i couldn't make it. it was a brunch my friend john zindar, an international business consultant, orchestrated for a trade delegation from latvia, including the prime minister!  apparently i would also have been welcomed at an evening reception for them- i like stuff like that, oh well...

i did once spend a week at the parker house. more about that here.

and pictures of a stay at the bowery hotel here.