I love coming back to Ithaca, NY. It’s a city where nature, people, and architecture can get on together. In a sense, it’s a model city with lots of outdoor areas and hike paths where all kinds of interesting and open-minded people can live, think, and work together.
As an introvert walker, I did not mind having the streets all to myself
Ithaca is full of public art — you’ll see electric boxes like this all over the cityA Subaru parked outside of every home? You’re definitely in IthacaThe coziest bench on the blockArgos Inn, a charming boutique hotel with drinks served in the outdoor garden Wednesday to SaturdayPrinting press, a minimal and chic shared office space and event venue
Cascadilla Gorge Trail, a beautiful path with the views of the waterfall
A funny logo design for Ithaca’s carshare companyYoga in the parkGreenstar Food Coop is a wonderful cooperative-owned market of food, organic and localWhile most of the shops in Ithaca are on snooze because of the pandemic, a new bookshop, Odyssey Bookstore, opened downtownAt Odyssey Bookstore, you’ll find a thoughtful curation of new fiction and non-fictionSome of the highlights at the bookstore by the famous alumni from CornellPuddledockers, an easy space to rent a kayak or a canoe for an exploration of Cayuga Lake. It takes around 25 minutes to reach the lake’s mouth from hereAt Puddledockers, you don’t need prior experience and you’ll be given a full safety instructionThe route towards Cayuga Lake and the different stops you can make on the waySouth Hill Cider, a best-kept secret — a modern cidery with stunning views and refined dry ciders. Ask for “Farmhouse” cider, one of my favorites
A fairytale, all to yourselfA sunset at Cornell University, one of the many reasons to keep coming back to Ithaca
