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36 hours in Brookyln Waterfront- Guillermo Flores

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During the summer Brooklyn is a burning hot season with a great view by the waterfront that surrounds Brooklyn. South of Brooklyn by the Belt Parkway there is an amazing view of the river that connects to Hudson river and the Coney Island beach.

A path for pedestrians to walk by the river that connects Brooklyn and Staten Island with the Verrazano Bridge also a bike lane for bikers, then right next to the path is the Belt Parkway highway.

The Belt Parkway was constructed in February 1930 for faster transportation around the waterfront in Brooklyn. The Belt Parkway also connects to the BQE ( Brooklyn Queens expressway) that is also near the waterfront of the west coast of Brooklyn. Today the Belt Parkway is used everyday by commuters’ to drive to Verrazano Bridge to get to Staten Island or simply pull over by Dyker Park to enjoy the shade of trees and the view of the water. Also many residents enjoy fishing by the river. Walking or bike riding through the pathway many fishing rods will be seen standing, waiting for the bite of a fish.

The most common airport used in Brooklyn for international flights is the JFK Airport  which is also close by the Belt Parkway and only 20 minutes from the Verrazano Bridge. Also 20 minutes away from the Comfort Inn Brooklyn Hotel located 3218 Emmons Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11235 US  whereas for a room for two is about 198$ a night. Also Best Western  is located 3003 Emmons Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11235 were prices are also between $160-$199 a night. 

People enjoying the refreshing water in the hot sun

Biking on the belt parkway heading southeast can get you to Coney Island amusement park which is a packed place in during the summer day and night. During the hot summer its a perfect place to go in the beach of Coney Island to refresh from the beaming sun. Also the rides are available from 12pm tp 8pm during the week and 11am to 11pm during the weekend. Tickets for Luna Park go by credit, for 60$ two people can ride about 5 to 6 rides one time. The lines do get a bit long, but the wait is about 15mins for some of the best rides.

At night in the summer on the weekends from 10pm to 10:30pm there are fireworks and its a beautiful view especially from the wonder wheel. Watching the different color flairs light up the sky then see the reflection from the beach just enlightens the whole park.

Since 1916 Nathan’s restaurant host the yearly hot dog eating contest every July 4.  Hundreds of people go and watch how 10 contesters face off in eating the most hot dogs they can in under 2 minutes.

 

Guillermo Flores carlyle visit

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1- how did you feel about going to the Carlyle?

normally I don’t wear suits, but we had to dress professional to the Carlyle. The trip over there in the train was different for me, I felt like people stared at me less, I also felt a bit more respected, some people said “excuse me sir” I have never been called sir in a train station, then being around a lot of men in suits or women dress professional I felt like I was one of them and also felt like I was important with a job title or with a good paying job. Overall it was a fantastic experience being to hotel rooms that I’ll probably never be able to afford and seeing the luxury people pay thousands of dollars for.

2-what did I like or dislike about the site visit to the Carlyle?

what I liked he most was that I had asked to see the kitchen once more and talk to chef Vincent and other associates in the kitchen to get a better view and details of how it is working at a kitchen. Chef Vincent was happy to teach me the torque, a 7 sided cut with a potato making it  have a football shape, although I am still learning and trying to get the hang of it, he was patient enough to give me tips and advice for the culinary industry.

Guillermo Flores Jr

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In the fall of 2014 I came to City Tech for the first time, I arrived thinking I was going to be in the accounting industry. Took a year to decide all the paper work, number tracking and sitting behind a desk wasn’t for me. So I went into liberal arts, it was there where I met a good friend named Justin who persuaded me into joining Hospitality because we had spoke about our goals in life, things we want to do and it was then were I wanted to join Hospitality because I want to learn about different cultures and type of foods. I’m very open minded to culinary and hotel management and not too sure what I want to do yet.