Best Gossip Girl locations in New York !

Hey Charlie, hey upper east siders , I have the biggest news ever.

Today we are going to be breaking down 3 of the most iconic places of your favorite show , let’s get started !

We’re starting off strong with the very first place shown in the show : 

Grand central terminal , 89 E 42nd St , New York

Located in Midtown Manhattan , Grand Central is the southern terminus of the Metro-North-Railroad's Harlem, Hudson and New heaven Lines, serving the northern parts of the New York metropolitan areas.

The place has a very special architecture, including Beaux-arts designs.

Grand central is one of the world’s ten most visited tourist attractions with 21 million visitors in 2018, featured in television, films & series like in Gossip Girl.

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 It is one of the most important places to visit as a G&G Fan.

The come back of the one and only Serena Van Der Woodsen after she had mysteriously disappeared for some boarding school. How interesting? 

Tanks Mel for the photo

Let’s continue with ; The metropolitan Museum, 1000 5th avenue , New York.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, also referred to as the Met, is an encyclopedic museum in New York cityt is the fourth largest museum in the world and the largest museum in the americas

With 5.36 million visitors in 2023, it is the most visited museum in the USA.

In 2000, its permanent collection had over two million works; it currently lists a total of 1.5 million works.The collection is divided into 17 curatorial departments.

The met was founded in 1870 with its mission to bring art and art education to the American people. 

In G&G the stairs of the met is where Queen B ( Blair Waldorf ) hangs out with her minions before class.

In this precise photo little J hands her the invitations she made for THE Blair’s kiss on the lips party ,trust me you don’t wanna miss this party.

And last but not least, Central Park .

Central Park is a beautiful urban park between the Upper West side and upper east side neighborhoods of Manhattan in NYC that was the first landscaped park in the United States.

The creation was first proposed in the 1840s and the construction began in 1857.

Most importantly, Central Park and to be exact, Bethesda Terrace is where Blair Waldorf and Chuck bass got married in the very last season of the show , episode 10 named « New York, I Love You XOXO. »

After years of tumultuous on-again, off-again relationship , our two lovers finally decided to get married amidst a major crisis. They finally got their happily ever after .

The show’s glamorous description of Manhattan’s elite with the ongoing mystery of Gossip Girl’s identity has won the hearts of millions of fans from 2007 to nowadays.

                                                                                                 XOXO G&G

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You are never Safe ...

 Hey Charlies ! I discovered this TV series Safe on Netflix and I really really loved it. Usually I don't watch thriller but this one... I was caught up in the suspense.

 

 

 

 

Safe is a British television drama series created by the author Harlan Coben and written by Danny Brocklehurst. In only eight episodes, we are trapped in a crime thriller in which plot twist and mystery are everywhere.

It takes place in a luxury gated community in Britain where everything seems normal and quiet, but after his teenage daughter goes missing, a widowed surgeon begins uncovering dark secrets of the people closest to him. He still grieve the loss of his wife but he doesn't lack strength and faith to search for his daughter.

After reading some articles about the series, the only thing critics remembered about Safe is “Michael C Hall’s odd and synthetic British accent” ( he is the father of the missing girl ). Indeed, they all noticed that it doesn't quite ring true because he is an American actor who speaks here with a British accent. However, it is certainly not the most interesting thing about Safe whatever they says.

 

Why should you watch Safe ?

5 things to convince you :

→ Suspense and plot twist ! They turns each episode in an immensely addictive mystery. Literally everyone is a suspect. Efficient suspense makes tension growing throughout each episode, clues and cliffhangers hold you all the way.

→ The opening credits music ! "Glitter & Gold" from Barns Courtney is the perfect accompaniment for the credits, the catchy rock song highlights how not all is as it seems in Safe. Both scary and lively ( like the series itself ) you must add it in your playlist !

→ Flash Back ! The all series is built on them, at the beginning of each episode, we are learning little by little what really happened that mysterious night where a party had degenerated. Each episode comes back earlier and earlier in the night. I love flash back because it makes me feel as I know something more than characters and as if I could resolve the crime on my own.

→ Women ! I find that women roles were quite important and each of them were very charismatic. They lead the story and their personality are realistic and complex. In addition, the two cops who take care of the case are actually two women. 

→ Comedy ! It could seem contradictory but despite the thriller atmosphere, British humor is still here. The best example is the comedy couple The Marshalls, ghastly and likable at the same time. I loved them because the fact they only do bad choices makes them hilarious.

 Voila

I hope it convinced you !

 

Gradiva