Central Park is the second largest city park in the country. Golden Gate park in San Francisco is the largest, but it doesn’t have Broadway, Tiffany's, or the miracle mile. Do not believe any rumors that you hear. The park has been safe to walk in since the 80’s, even at night. We took a carriage ride through it in the evening and it was full of people walking,jogging and holding hands. It is well patrolled and nobody hassles you while you’re moving. If you lay down to take a nap, the police will ask you to move along. Apparently there is safety in motion. I enjoyed the meandering trails, all of the hidden nooks and crannies and the peek-a-boo views of the sky scrapers. And the twisted arms of the trees. That really is spooky at night.
If you exit on the west side at 72nd street, you come to the Dakota apartments where Yoko Ono lives, though you shouldn’t expected to be invited to lunch. She requires a lot of advanced notice. This is definitely not the area from West Side Story.
Just inside the park is a memorial to John Lennon
These pictures are so great! What a nice way to start out my day. I never knew where they got all those names (like SoHo) and now I know. Like the picture of Molly. I would know her back anywhere.
ReplyDeleteI'm heading down to NoOly today to party with my three sisters. (That's "north Olympia") I bet you thought we weren't going to drink any beer.