Le Carrefour

Description xxxxxAbove the bustle of the clerestory restaurant, tucked at the base of the bell tower, this indoor garden and library is out of the way and easily overlooked, sure to become a favored "hidden gem" of travel guides. Low bookshelves full of mythology, fairy tales, and folklore ring the central elevator shaft and the stairway spiraling around it like an easily navigable labyrinth. Beyond these are plants in a variety of tastefully whimsical containers, each with its own engraved plaque giving the common name, the scientific name, and their significance to various traditional stories and practices. The walls have been done away with so that the room extends beyond the doric columns into a surreal rooftop garden enclosed with glass stretching between the tower's massive buttresses. xxxxxThe arrangement of plantlife becomes less formal as one moves out into the four arms of the conservatory, visible containers giving way to beds and terraces and eventually landscapes carefully cultivated to look wild. There is plentiful seating scattered along the paths and just off of them, from proper benches to picturesque logs to surprisingly comfortable boulders. By day, myriad butterflies dance amongst the enchanted vegetation, and likewise moths by night. A shallow stream weaves throughout, feeding ponds that host plants of their own alongside fish, frogs, and turtles. Wandering the outer edges of the conservatory, one could almost feel lost in a mystical forest but for the stunning views of the cityscape beyond the glass. Employees Anahita - head groundskeeper Lucien - owner Flèche - head pup Notes & Trivia xxxxxOther details about the location that might be pertinent to people's interests go here. (e.g.; are they lax about carding kids? Do they have secret back-room gambling on Friday nights? Is their service terrible? Are they where all the criminals hang out?) Important Events xxxxxAnything particularly noteworthy happen in this spot? Note it here!	Le Carrefour - Le Bonne Entente - Astoria - Queens Neighborhood Astoria, Queens Type garden Hours of Operation theoretically 7am-9pm, but in practice 24/7 if you are not being a loud or disruptive jerk. the garden has no locks; the hotel has great security. Mutant-friendliness shrug
Logs
Date Title Cast Mentions (2024-11-21) Documented Budi, Lucien DJ (2024-11-03) Choices Dawson, Lucien, Flèche DJ, Hive (2024-09-07) Amazement seized all of them, and they glorified God and were filled with awe, saying, “We have seen strange things today.” Anahita, Leo, Lucien, Flèche Joshua (2024-08-18) Glamour Lucien, Sera Desi, Elie, Flèche, Gaétan, Matt (2024-07-27) Of Fathers and Faerie (Or, Wild Hunt) Damien, Joshua, Kavalam, Lucien, Scott Sera (2024-07-21) Temptation Lucien, Sera, Flèche Kavalam, K.C., Elie, Matt, Anahita (2024-07-10) Courtly Lucien, Zeyta, Flèche Matt, Elie (2024-07-04) (Other)kin Anahita, Damien, Lucien Elie, Matt, Joshua (2024-07-02) Slippery as Fuck Anahita, Damien, Joshua Lucien, Matt, Jax, Ryan, Charles (2024-06-13) Forget-me-not Anahita, Lucien (2024-05-27) Home Away From Home Anahita, Damien (2024-05-23) Preparations Lucien, Scott Matt, Rocket (2024-03-30) Past is Prologue Matt, Mirror Jax, Lucien, Elie, Charles (2024-03-20) Tragedy of Manners Polaris, Wendy, Winona Lucien, Elie, Jax, Ryan (2024-03-03) Rumblings of War B, Ion, Skye Halim, Mystique, Erik (2023-08-01) At a Crossroads Polaris, Wendy DJ, Dawson, Hive, Anahita, Lucien, Charles, Jax (2023-03-20) New Anahita, Lucien, Flèche (2023-03-14) The In-Betweens Anahita, Toni Lucien (2023-02-24) Spade Lily, Lucien, Winona Daiki, Jax, Dawson (2023-02-02) Entente Lucien, Matt Kitty, Tian-shin, Ion, The Rider, Charles, Elie