Here is the view from one of the piers. We eventually walked out here to cool off. The concert was called the Siren Festival. It was a lot of indie bands and it was free, so you can't get much better than that. We really only want to see one band, Frightened Rabbit, and here they are.
Coney Island is a big circus/fair without clowns. I told Paige if a clown would have shown up, I would have left. I was serious. Coming out of the subway we walked in the main enterance area. This is where the Nathan's Famous is located. Home to the hotdog eating challenge and many others, Nathan's has been a staple in Coney Island for a long time. Part of the building was a Wall of Fame about all the past winners, which included their hotdog number eaten, and year. Here was the line to order.
After the concert, we started to move through thee number one attraction to Coney Island. I'm talking about the Flea Market tents. O yes. You couldn't imagine the junk the gypsies were selling! You had to keep your eyes peeled because a lot of them were the same, only spread out. I saw fruit and vegetable shaped fridge magnets at least four different times, and most were different prices. Here's what I mean.
Paige had found a Henna tattoo booth. She waited her turn and got a small flower design on her ankle. The stuff is neat. It's a greenish mud-like paste. You leave it on your skin until it's dry, then brush off the stuff, and your skin is stained. It only stays there about 2 weeks, so it's really temporary.
This next one is one of my favorites for the day. This girl kept hanging out next to the Henna tattoo lady all day. Her mom was selling stuff in the booth behind this one, and the girl would just stand and stare at her. She kept offering to give the girl a free one, but the girl wouldn't say a word to anyone except her mother. I don't know what I like about this picture more: the fact that her t-shirt was homemade and the back said, "The First Black President," the fact that her face was painted, o the fact that she would stare with her mouth open and say nothing. It cracks me up.
After this, we found some cold beer and just walked around the pier. It was nice and we both sort of got a mild sunburn. I happen to take a picture of people who were jumping off the pier. I like this one too.
Here's a good one too. We look pretty good you gotta admit that!
1 comment:
Dallas,
Thanks for the pictures - interesting place! I can't imagine waiting in that long of a line just for a hot dog. The picture of the both of you must have been taken at the beginning of the day as you're both quite "white".
Dad
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