NYC 2011 - Part 2

Lots of photos in this post, which finishes up the second week of my trip in NYC. Jack and I got home from the men's knitting retreat, and spent the next day -- Monday -- regrouping. I had a summer cold, and spent some time coughing and sniffling. I have to say, we had perfect weather this week: it was mostly hot, and bright and sunny: big contrast to the previous week. Oddly, I got lots of pictures of flowers, but not many of anything else. No idea why it played out that way.

Tuesday, Mar and I connected and took the train into The City. We passed through the station in Secaucus, with its marvellous statue.

 

 

We went to Habu, where I may have bought some yarn. When you step off the elevator in the building holding Habu, there's this lovely design in the floor.

We wandered through the city. I think we were generally in the wholesale flower district. (First and third photos, BTW, are of artificial flowers. I loved the colours.)

Overhead walkway at  32nd Street.

On Wednesday, Jack and I headed into the city. We met up with Michael and crossed over into Brooklyn to Brooklyn General, the yarn and fabric store. I may have bought some yarn and a few do-dads. (Excellent pizza in the small shop next to Brooklyn General.)  Weather was very warm, clear and sunny (actually, the clearest day of the week, I think) which was very good as we took the ferry to Staten Island. (The ferry was very crowded: I couldn't get close enough to an open window to take pictures.

On Thursday, we went to The Cloisters. The subway stops just south of Fort Tryon Park, which flows beautifully into the property holding the museum. (Or the museum sits within the Park: not sure which it is.) It was a gorgeous day to walk the  Heather Garden in Fort Tryon Park. From the park, you can see the George Washington Bridge crossing the Hudson River.

 

Peonies and irises were in full bloom in the garden.

We visited the Cloisters museum. I saw one of my favourite statues, and then strolled through the gardens. (Which includes an espaliered pear tree.)

 



 

We subwayed back downtown, and met Mark for supper. Some walking through the neighbourhood and then home. (I think we went past the Stonewall.)

Friday was my last day for sightseeing. We subwayed up to The Cathedral of John the Divine, where I hoped the fountain would be operating. (It wasn't.) The Cathedral is just above Morningside Park. You go down steps into the park from the street. (Just one of the many flights of stairs I went up or down in NYC.)

There's a beautiful water fountain in the park. It wasn't running, but you could see the 2 pans that would hold water.

So we visited the grounds of John the Divine, went across the street for iced coffee and pastry at the little Hungarian pastry shop. (Well worth it!)

And then we walked the length of Central Park. I could walk that every week. The batteries in the camera died partway through, so I got fewer photos than I wanted.

Here's the fountain in the centred of the French-style section of the Conservatory Garden.

One of the shaded paths in the Italian-style section of the Conservatory Garden.

And the English-style section is also beautiful.

And that's about where the camera died. We finished the walk through the park, and headed back home. Pizza and beer for supper -- some of you will note that I ate pizza on 3 consecutive days -- and then I started to pack up for the flight out next day.

I had a splendid 2 weeks, even with the sniffly and coughing of the cold. Many thanks to Jack and Judy for their hospitality. Their lovely little home is a great base for the city, and I am so grateful that they allow me to visit.

Comments

[Enid Shaw]

fabulous pics. nice to have different views of the city

[L.M. Cunningham]

So glad you got to Habu and the Cloisters, Ted: I'm sure you now know why they were on my list for you to visit.

And yeah, I miss Central Park a lot as well: next time I'm there, I'm definitely going back to where I stayed last time on the Upper East Side, where I was less than a 10-minute walk from it. (Almost dead on 10 if I stopped at H&H for bagels!)