A Walk in the Park

Last Monday Marian and I went for a walk in the park - Central Park. It is huge and its beautiful. I've wandered into the south end many times, but never got further than the zoo which was with Vicki & John back in 2002. We also did a horse & buggy ride then, so I've done that too, thanks to Vicki. Also tried to see the saffron curtains thing (forgetting the artistic name) but we couldn't find parking. We did see it from the car if that counts - not the same experience as walking through I don't think.

It was time to make Central Park our one and only destination. Here's a photo journal of our stroll:

Bethesda Fountain & Terrace

We started at the south end, walked up to the Carosel and the Dairy, then up The Mall to the amazing Bethesda Fountain. Many of these areas were familiar from movies. From there we walked up to Boathouse, then around the Boat Pond where we saw two famous sculptures - one a tribute to Hans Christain Anderson and the other of Alice in Wonderland with all the characters around her.

The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir

From there we walked north, around the Metropolitan Art Museum and around the Reservoir. Wow! From the top of the Lake we headed into the Conservatory Gardens - what a peaceful haven within the city! So much to look at - it was gorgeous.

Sculpture Gardens in the Conservatory Garden

We had a misty day but the rain held off making it very pleasant for walking. We decided to stop for lunch at the Boathouse, so as we sat under the canopy, sipped our wine and looked out over the pond, it started to rain. It was perfect. The rain stopped as we left the Boathouse and walked back out of the park via the Strawberry Fields exit - a memorial to John Lennon that is nearest the Dakota building. Boo hoo.

Strawberry Fields Forever mosaic

We still didn't walk to the very top of the Park but we came close. We walked from 64th to 105th streets, and the park goes all the way up to 110th street I think. We should have walked the extra few blocks but we were hungry!

Where to next time Marian?