Having spied a lot of green areas at the northern end of Manhattan Island when we were on the boat trip, we decided to take the subway to the end of the line and investigate. The lush parklands of New York are in stark contrast to the rest of the island and were a welcome relief to us after a week in the city.
You wouldn't know that you were in New York! This is part of Inwood Hill Park, at the norther end of the island.
A beach on the Hudson River.
This convenient walking track and bike path
headed south so we happily followed it.
After 2 km, the path ended with this sign, stating 'No
Public Access'. We were slightly peeved that there was no indication of this when we started out in the path. Also, 2 bike riders and 3 joggers passed us and hadn't turned back. Where had they gone? Needing to investigate, we pressed on. Needless to say, we soon found out why the sign said what it did as it led us onto the railway track! Without going into detail, we found a way out and returned to the safety of the streets. We definitely saw something that most tourists don't see!
A taxi shot near Times Square. We thought this would be a normal scene but, surprisingly it wasn't. There were so many private cars that the taxis were usually spread out.
This is the downtown end of Central Park, away from where we stayed and walked last week. I'm not sure what this castle is...must google it!
A rare shot of the Alice In Wonderland sculpture without kids and tourists climbing and posing all over it!
This shallow lake is used for sailing model yachts and Peter recognised it as a movie location.
The day ended with a visit to the Rockefeller centre and a trip to the Top of the Roc to see the view. New York certainly improves in looks at night!
The blue spire on the left is the Empire State Building.
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