Lefkanti

Athens

Subway station in Athens

You know you’re a jaded New Yorker when a gleaming subway station leaves a more lasting impression than the Parthenon.

Off to Greece

I am off to Greece for two weeks. Above, the island of Chios, in the Aegean Sea.

Last Thursday: Dinner at Caffe Falai, and then the hilarious rock musical Passing Strange at the Public Theater, which reminded me quite a bit of Hedwig and the Angry Inch in its musical telling of a young bohemian's international journey, punctuated with calls from Mom in LA. The music is fabulous. Go see it.

And on Sunday: Is it improvisation or careful choreography? Noche Flamenca at Theater 80.

Meanwhile, on the movie front:
The Man Of My Life, 2006 - Questioning one's sexuality with Provence as a backdrop.
Friday Night, 2002 - Questioning one's fidelity with Paris as a backdrop.

Saturday: The fine Liev Schreiber in Eric Bogosian's Talk Radio on Broadway.

And then a walk along Fifth Avenue with a stop at the Fendi windows (above).

At the Guggenheim, which is undergoing a massive restoration that has stripped the facade to its concrete core.

Two views of the Upper East Side: A congregation of twins in Central Park, and a congregation of doctors to treat life's most troubling ailments.

Joan Mitchell at Cheim & Read.

A Thursday night in Chelsea

Tuesday evening: Walking around Tribeca

Monday night sunset

Saturday: Burritos at Noche Mexicana, then American Repertory Ballet at Symphony Space. Before that, a stop at the Conran Shop (above).

Here's to Spud

A short stop at Otto, and then Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell, at the Minetta Lane Theatre.

Yup, go see it.

Central Park Conservatory Garden at 105th St. and 5th Ave.

Party, ancient Cypriot style

New Greek and Roman Galleries

Freedom of movement

Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City

Architectural highlights of Astoria, part I