Atlantic Antic Brooklyn 2009
This weekend, we hopped on the subway and headed out to the Atlantic Antic street fair.We had to take the F because our local line is undergoing major work and has been very unreliable.
The Atlantic Antic is a yearly street fair on Atlantic avenue in Brooklyn. The route covers 1.5 miles of food, drink, art, clothes and local organization booths.There are also bands setup every couple of blocks.
It was an absolutely beautiful day for a street fair. We got there at about 10:30 and started waking around. Sienna had a lot of questions that day but her main question was “where are we going?”
On the street
Sienna saw other kids with balloons so, she wanted one too. By the way, she calls them “baboons”. Here, Lisa ties the baboon to Sienna’s arm so it doesn’t fly away.
YAY a Baboon!!
One of the attractions every year is old MTA buses. You can go in them and look around.
Old Bus
Sienna wanted a grilled cheese sandwich. This was the next best thing.
Lunch
We all sat on the sidewalk to have lunch.
On the sidewalk
Well, the inevitable happened, the baboon flew away..
OH NO baboon gone!
I shot a little bit of video with my flip. I’m starting to get the hang of it. I also discovered the basic editing software that comes with the flip. I still need to play around with it a little bit more to get it right but it’s starting to come together. I have to be careful not to shoot the same way i would at work. The pace is so different and i am the audience.
the video is so cute!
i love street fairs and went to quite a few when we lived in NY. Its so laid back and relaxing. I love the whole ambiance of a sreet fair. It seemed to have been a bit overcast so not too hot - just perfect. Gaby calls a balloon a “billoon” - go figure !!