farlands | traveling near and far

This was the day we ate around the world!  We headed out to Queens (I believe we ended up in Jackson Heights) on the subway, and ended up finding Jeff's brother and his girlfriend on the very platform we were waiting on for a transfer. The morning started off with a light, sweet breakfast at a Colombian cafe (actually, I think I found it,  La Nueva Bakery on Yelp and the reviews reference that it is Uruguayan). I even used my very rusty Spanish (just a word here & there) to order say thank you I wish I had taken a photo of the cakes, as this place was primarily a bakery, with amazing cakes and tortes, although we did have savory empanadas and I adored them. I loved looking into the drink cooler and seeing all sorts of brands I had not seen before. A woman asked me to help her get a straw into a milk drink. It was crowded, delicious and a very fun way to start the day. Not soon after breakfast, we popped into an Indian restaurant down the road a couple of blocks, and t...