Naturally we had to go! Herewith, it became known at the Great Gatsby Party, which I'm sure he would take well to, were he around to know about it...
It was fun! Governor's Island is a small island between Manhattan and Brooklyn that is open in the summer via free ferry rides, it's grassy and old-timey and sunshiney and nice! The weather was great, which was great cause the day drinking started early! It was hosted by St Germain and they came up with a great white-wine sangria. There were picture booths and vendors and vintage cars and performances, and many people brought blankets and picnics, which we never thought to do ("Lawn Party" should have given that away, but it didn't), so we continued to drink.
The best part was how into it everyone got! Some people looked straight out of the 20s, or as memberships of a barbershop quartet, and I realized anything from the 50s and early would suffice, and a lot of people even seemed to know how to dance for it! (They had lessons earlier in the day but I didn't see them). It was a great time, and Pooja even joined
After the festivities we took the ferry back to Lower Manhattan and came to what is supposedly the oldest pub/ale house in New York (I've heard that about a few places, but considering how Manhattan was built from the lower end of the island, and this one is the closest, I'll believe it. Apparently George Washington stayed a night there too or something. I forget).
After that was a speakeasy in midtown East before getting S'mac by 6p and being back home and exhausted by around 7:30. It was fun though! Thank goodness for the great weather on Saturday. And, dare I say, Gatsby approves!
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