No visit to (or staycation in) New York would be complete without a visit to Central Park! On Friday afternoon, after a lunch of steak tartare at the soon-to-close La Goulue (where the steak tartare isn't bad, but pales in comparison to the delectable version to be had at Camille), I wandered into Central Park just north of the zoo.About halfway across the park, just past the Bandshell, I plopped down on an empty, sun-soaked bench, cracked open a book (The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, my newborn book club's first selection), and passed the next three hours in a haze of contented happiness.
I ask you, though - is this Central Park, or an enchanted forest? The tangle of elm and oak trees had me mesmerized.
Once I'd been thoroughly lazy for long enough, I walked home up Madison Avenue, where I admired the ridiculously blue skies and piece of gorgeous couture in the Vera Wang window. All in all, a nice way to finish a lazy afternoon.
Central Park is definitely my favorite place in this city, and even more so in Spring.
ReplyDeleteI do love it. Sometimes, when it first gets nice, it can be a bit overcrowded, but in the height of summer, there's nothing better than the empty park on a hot, bright day. LOVE it.
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