The weather was perfect yesterday in NYC. We just had 8-9 days of stifling heat. I am still really adjusting to the 93 degree heat with 80% humidity, but I digress. On Wednesday night, it just poured. The lighting and thunder are pretty wicked here, and when it rains, it RAINS!
This all lead to perfect 70 degree weather yesterday with a cool breeze. My new favorite thing...a cool breeze. We decided to walk up to Central Park, and I decided to share one of my favorite NY walks with you ;)
We entered through the Time Warner gate on 6th Ave. This is were 6th Ave. begins, and when you look down the canyon of skyscrapers you can see the gigantic cranes working at Ground Zero. It made me think of how cool it would have been to look down and see the two NY symbols, and it made me sad. Living here only magnifies my disappointment that I never got to see the twin towers in person. But on we went, down the path to "The Pond" on the southern tip of the park.
The pond is vast and had many ducks quacking away. The path meanders around the pond
. There are hills and benches creating many different places to sit and relax. It is surreal to walk off the hustle and bustle of one of the busiest cities in the world and find someplace so peaceful only yards away. This is why I love Central Park. After a rest, we continued our walk.We walked past Sheep Meadow to the promenade. This is famous and has been in many movies, most notable Cramer Vs. Cramer. This is were Dustin Hoffman taught his little boy to ride his bike. It leads right to my favorite spot, the Bethesda Fountain. The most spectacular walk I had hear was in the Spring. It was in the late evening and we were walking. It was very foggy so the promenade's rows of lights were masked by the fog creating a very cool and spooky setting. I will always remember that.
Bethesda is my favorite spot. It becomes very tourist-y in the summer and I look past that and seize the opportunity to people watch. In the summer, the fountain is running and is spotted with water lily's in the pool below. A lake is right behind the fountain where you can row boats around under bridges and through parts of the park. I have
not done so yet, but this summer will not pass without we rowing. There is a lot going on around her during the summer but Bethesda's beauty is never compromised.
Up some paths, past the Boat House Restaurant we embark on an uphill trek to the famous Belvedere Castle. There has been a lot of work to restore the castle. It looks great. The castle provided great views of the Great Lawn and surrounding sights.When we left the castle, we ended up on the Great Lawn. This is the sight of many historic concerts in the park such as- Diana Ross, Simon and Garfunkel, Paul Simon, and Garth Brooks. It has gorgeous views of the surrounding skyline and really brings home the
fact that you are in an urban park. It has great grass too, nice and soft!! :)We walk out of the park down 71st street and then to the Downtown 6 train home. Stopping at 23rd street and enjoying the perfect weather for as long as we can!!
Hope you enjoy. NY is so wonderful and I feel like every day is an adventure. I was a little sad that I wasn't going to have some big abroad trip this summer, but NY has filled the void. There are worse things then being stuck in NY for the summer! :) More to come!!
