Last week I stayed in New York City, where I used to live in the 90s, for Easter break while still managing to post 3 updates per day to this blog which I’m quite happy with. As always, New York is a crazy, dirty, LOUD, over-the top place that is also exciting, fun, and offers endless dining and entertainment choices 24×7. It’s truly the city that never sleeps.
Walking around everywhere allowed me to see plenty of shops that also exist in Walnut Creek, including Urban Outfitters, Forever 21, Macy’s, even Brandy Melville. Some stores that haven’t yet arrived in Walnut Creek that I could easily see eventually include the Spanish fashion store Mango and the Canadian clothing store Joe Fresh, which recently opened several clothing shops in New York. Who knows, maybe even Uniqlo will show up one day.
Although Walnut Creek does not have the same gritty and lively feel that bigger cities like New York offer, I think downtown Walnut Creek offers plenty of things to do while still maintaining it’s suburban charm. I’ll take that over a strip or enclosed mall, so prevalent in other suburban cities, any day.
Anyway, take a look at the photo at top closely, and then look at the photo below:
Isn’t that cool?