The next day, I put on my rubbershoes and prepared myself for a day of walking all over Lower Manhattan. First, I went back to the
High Line, since I wanted to walk it again, but this time more slowly. (In a bobo moment I realized that I brought my camera but left my memory card at home. Buti na lang it was still the start of the day, so I was able to take pictures on my iPhone. So not so great quality photos for this post).
It was my second time around at the High Line but I was still so amazed and impressed by it.
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| Walking along the High Line |
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| Old railroad tracks |
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| Old railroad tracks |
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| Lots of benches and open spaces |
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| One of the viewpoints on the High Line |
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| You can car watch as you eat |
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| More benches and trees |
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| Lounge chairs built over the old rail tracks |
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| This part had some water so you could relax your feet |
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| View of the Hudson River from the High Line |
I walked the whole length of the High Line from 30th Street to Gransevoort Street (which is a bit after 13th St). Then I climbed down and walked to the
Hudson River. I walked by the river along the
Hudson River Park. It was a beautiful day; perfect for walking around.
Then from there I just walked around Soho, The Village, and Nolita. Stopped by
McNally Jackson Books. (I visited a lot of charming bookstores today!)
I had lunch at
Delicatessen...
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| Angus cheeseburger mac n cheese |
...then headed to
Georgetown Cupcakes for dessert. Originally from Georgetown in D.C., they have such cute designer cupcakes - that taste as good as they look!
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| I tried the Red Velvet |
Then I just continued walking around. I walked up
Bleecker Street and popped into a few stores.
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| Saw 100 Montaditos -- one of my favorite restaurants in Spain! |
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| Murray's Cheese |
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| Book Book |
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| Bleecker Street Records |
From Bleecker Street I crossed through
Washington Square Park, which is also the area of
NYU.
Visited
Shakespeare & Co. It was quaint and cozy and, I later realized, not affiliated with the famous Paris bookstore after all.
And then it was on to the
Strand Bookstore, which was heaven. The bookstore was huge with rows and rows of books. I lost track of how much time I spent there.
I popped by the nearby
Union Square, and took the subway up to Bryant Park.
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| Union Square |
Bryant Park was a small but lovely park, right by the
New York Public Library.
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| New York Public Library |
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| The lobby of the NYPL |
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| The lobby of the NYPL |
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| Children's room |
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| Children's room |
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| One of the reading rooms - so beautiful |
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| Another reading room |
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| Ceiling at the rotonda |
I headed back to the apartment, had an early dinner, then it was off to Central Park. When I was at the park the other day, I saw a sign for the
Film Festival hosted by
Central Park Conservancy. It's an annual event hosted by the Conservancy for a week in the summer, where they have free film screenings. This year's theme was
"Scenes from Our City" and they showed movies featuring/set in New York.
Tonight's movie was "
The Way We Were." It was actually my first time to see the movie, and it was such a nice experience; everyone brought blankets and food, and clapped whenever the Park would appear on the big screen.
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