Month: June 2021

Central Park Visit

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Our trio visited Central Park next. Another amazing time. We started our visit at the Central Park entrance near the American Museum of Natural History began by Theodore Roosevelt. Here he is in stone.

We were greeted by some amazing flowering bushes and trees. What colors…

A variety of dogs crossed our path – some yappy, some chilling, and some friendly.

And the sign posts in the garden splendor, share your story..

Shakespeare Garden

The splendor of the garden.

View From Belvedere Castle

The Castle

Strawberry Fields .. make a stop

Have some fun in the Park.

Enjoy the views.

Time never ends in a garden.

Socrates Park

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Next on the agenda was Socrates Park, a sculpture garden on the Hudson with amazing views of Manhattan.

While currently changing exhibits they did have a few stationery sculptures.

And always interesting to see the inner working of these operations.

Then some of the bonuses, like a place to sit in the grass or a picnic area,

A final laugh – look what we found on the street outside. A parking lot for ice cream trucks, only in New York!

And for tonight, the drive in..

Astoria, Queens

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Wow! Another hip NYC place I’ve missed, but make sure you don’t! Food was delicious as was the sights and sounds. Tried to get in to this famous spot for dinner without success.

Lesson learned: Call for reservations.

Of course it didn’t help that it was Greek Easter weekend and Greeks own and run the majority of the restaurants in town…

So #1 daughter and I continued to stroll looking for a restaurant and finding dogs snoozing along the way as their owners socialized.

Caught a variety of restaurant shelters each with their own personality. What creativity..

Then decided on a restaurant, what a good choice!

Even grand dog Mo liked the place.

And what a feast for a ridiculously low price..

Make sure you get the gyro bread – warm and delicious as well as everything else..

Last find was a great bakery for dessert later..

What a fun afternoon and another must see and do in NYC…

Next: Socrates Park