![{ pleated skirt by Zara, floral top by Deletta, bag by American Eagle, leather belt from Myne, boots by Steve Madden } { pleated skirt by Zara, floral top by Deletta, bag by American Eagle, leather belt from Myne, boots by Steve Madden }](https://aliology.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_0900a-sm.jpg)
A little over a month ago, Matthew suddenly asked me if I wanted to go to New York with him for a weekend. This would not be a business trip or a holiday – just the two of us running off to see some good, old friends in one of the greatest cities in the world. So this past weekend, we stayed in a hotel on Wall Street, roamed the streets of NYC, and reconnected with a few college friends.
![{ pleated skirt by Zara, floral top by Deletta, bag by American Eagle, leather belt from Myne, boots by Steve Madden } { pleated skirt by Zara, floral top by Deletta, bag by American Eagle, leather belt from Myne, boots by Steve Madden }](https://aliology.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_0826a-sm.jpg)
Today, I’m starting with my photos from the Financial District, where we stayed at the Andaz Hotel on Wall Street, a few short blocks from the New York Stock Exchange. We got in a quick photoshoot on a small road near our hotel the evening we arrived before a quick glass of wine at the hotel, dinner on Gold Street, and taking the subway to Grand Central Station and Times Square with our friend Ben.
![Stone Street in Manhattan Stone Street in Manhattan](https://aliology.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_0922a-sm.jpg)
The next morning, we had brunch with Ben and Brian at Ulysses Folk House on Stone Street, an alleyway lined with restaurants and filled with picnic tables. (The guys went a little healthier, but Matthew and I both ordered the [amazing] Bourbon French Toast.)
![Stone Street in Manhattan Stone Street in Manhattan](https://aliology.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_0934a-sm.jpg)
![Omelette at Ulysses Folk House Omelette at Ulysses Folk House](https://aliology.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_0931a-sm.jpg)
![French Toast at Ulysses Folk House French Toast at Ulysses Folk House](https://aliology.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_0928a-sm.jpg)
Before Saturday, I’d only ever seen places like this in quaint, dreamy photos of European alleys. It was a great start to a day that took us to Battery Park, the Upper West Side, the Upper East Side, and Midtown East… more photos of the rest of NYC to come.
![Stone Street in the Financial District Stone Street in the Financial District](https://aliology.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_0926a-sm.jpg)