Advantages: Loads of things to do Disadvantages: Can be unsafe, especially at night time
...because I have just visited Central Park and felt that I must share it with people back at home who are thinking of going there...
...From almost any high point in Manhattan, what holds the eye the most is not the Empire State building or the Chrysler building or even the Statue of Liberty, but this huge rectangular green park right in the heart of this urban jungle. Central Park fills 843 acres and runs for about 50 city blocks between the Upper ...
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Advantages: During the Horse Drawn Ride, you are taken to safe areas but are given a feel for the park's atmosphere. Disadvantages: You only see a very small part of the park, in the horse drawn carridge.
...drawn carriage in New York's Central Park. My dream was realised in April 2000, when I was lucky enough to visit the New York City, for the first time.
Fredrick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux created Central Park in 1858, for the people of New York City. The land is initially unwanted granite. It took a lot of labour and around ten million cartloads of stone to create the splendid scenery seen today.
My last morning in New York (Sunday) dawned; ...
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Advantages: Instant NY culture injection Disadvantages: Very big!
Central Park expresses the personality of New York even more than Hyde Park does for London or the EnglischerGarten does for Munich. Every facet of New York life is there.
Sunday, between mid-morning and early afternoon is the time to go,any time of the year. The joggers will always be there - often with hilarious matching dogs - but in winter you must see the ice skaters at the Columbus Circle end, and in summer the model boats on the lake at the ...
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Advantages: great central getaway Disadvantages: v busy
Central Park - known all around the world. So when I got to Manhatten - decided to hit the shops and when all the shops had been shopped at. I decided to see what all the fuss was about! Central Park is massive as you'd expect from anything in New York. But it has an atmosphere. Its not dissimilar from Hyde Park in that it attracts all types. YOu get there and you can choose to do whatever go for a stroll, hire rollerblades, simply take in the people ...
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Advantages: Vast, peaceful Disadvantages: Can be dangerous at night
...answer is quite simple - Central Park. A vast area of green makes up the Park which dominates much of the central area of Manhatten - so it is very near to a large number of locations - and those nearest tend to be expensive and much sought after. This is the only place where the rock that makes up New York's solid foundations is visible, breaching the ground in impressive formations. A park like no other, Central Park has everything from a Zoo to ...
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Advantages: Good to get away from crowds of people Disadvantages: Can't walk in at night
...spent half a day in Central park and it definately wasnt long enough. Not living in a city myself I felt it strange being in a park and seeing skyscaper buildings all at the same time.The place is alot bigger than I had initially thought. I got a horse and carriage ride through central park which I thought was nice however it wasnt a very long trip on it maybe 10 or 15mins maximum. I could have walked around the ciruit they go however our carriage ...
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Advantages: A great beautiful park in the middle of all the hustle and bustle. Disadvantages: Hard to find your way around.
...relaxing row on the stream. Central park really is great, it can totally get you away from all the business of new york into it's quiet surroundings. A great place to go to if you ever go to NY. ...
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