The weather has stayed perfect the past few days. Yesterday we hired bikes and cycled around Central Park which was great fun. Given the good weather, we then walked to midtown and went up the Rockefeller Center to 'Top of the Rock' for views of the city. We finished the day passing through the madness of Times Square. Today we started at Chelsea visiting an antiques (flea) market held on weekends, then walked downtown via Madison Square Park and Union Square (park) to Washington Park in Greenwich Village. With such great weather (and a long weekend here) there were lots of people and markets everywhere. I then took us on a long walking tour (from my book) of Greenwich Village and West Village, which was fantastic as it showed so many haunts of characters from modern culture and very characterful leafy streets lined and historic buildings. We popped down to the river too, where so many people were taking the sun and enjoying the amenities. Here's some pics....
Heading out from our place yesterday morning....
Very fancy building near bike hire place - the sun was at the right angle to show off the amazing stonework....
Cycling around Central Park - this is the Conservatory Pond with buildings on 5th Avenue in the background. It was meant to have an elaborate conservatory built to be reflected in the pond, but they ran out of money (1850's) so it never got built....
The view from the Belvedere, a 'castle' built on a rocky outcrop in the middle of the park....
The 'Belvedere' with San Remo towers (near our street) in the background...
St Patrick's Cathedral opposite the Rockefeller Centre....
Flags over Saks store on 5th Avenue....
View north from 'Top of the Rock'....
View south from 'Top of the Rock'...
Bryant Park in midtown was buzzing with people and had a market. It was very pleasant for such a busy place. It's surprising how many seats and tables/chairs are provided for public use....
Times Square - what a madhouse....
This is Broadway this morning, near Madison Square Park. Much of Broadway has restricted traffic with large areas dedicated to pedestrians, including tables and chairs etc. It's very impressive in such a large city....
Union Square had a very large farmers market...
Greenwich Village (and West Village which is the western part of it) has a lot of heritage (much of it early 1800's) and is very characterful. We saw all sorts of sites which were part of the birth of folk, jazz and rock music and lots of other stuff. A very interesting place and quite picturesque....
Scary....
More public tables/chairs down by the Hudson River....
Plenty of people walking along the river edge - so many people!....
Inside the White Horse Tavern, where we had a drink and where the famous residents of Greenwich Village frequented.....
Characterful streets....
Interesting buildings....
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You really did pick the right time of year, looks fab.
ReplyDeleteYou seem to be enjoying the best of weather— it makes all your pics so real. Cheers
ReplyDeleteGreat that the tables and chairs are still in situ 🚴♀️🚴🏼♂️🏢🌞
ReplyDeleteNYC looks absolutely gorgeous - green and sunny and full of activity. What a wonderful time to be in the Big Apple. Loving all the typical stone apartments and streetscapes. Central Park really was a master stroke of planning - it has so many different aspects to it and can accommodate such a large population of active people. Greenwich Village is buzzing!
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