Central Park

...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 ...
...with many monuments in it, Central Park is still a great escape from the busy city streets. The fifth avenue and upper west side apartment buildings that tower above the park simply add to the park's in-the-city effect. Getting lost inthe park is very easy, so make sure you pick up a map from one opf the many shops and stalls that surround it; there are plenty of information desks along the outsides of it. From the south of the park, the first place ...

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...clothes we were wrapped in, Central Park covered in snow made you completely forget everything else. It really was so amazing and magical and I was glad of the freezing weather because we got to witness this. We walked through the park from the Downtown side and everything was just completely white. Everywhere kids were playing in the snow and riding in sledges down the hills and it really was truly amazing. Inside the park there are plenty of things ...
...on in the snow; the Central Park Zoo where they keep 130 different species of animals including polar bears; the Bethesda Fountain, which I'm sure you'd recognise from many films and TV programmes; a Hans Christian Anderson statue; an Alice in Wonderland statue which is beautiful and so big that you can climb up and sit on a toadstool yourself; and Belvedere Castle which has some great views of the park and the city. There's a couple of arenas in ...

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...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; the ...
...a long awaited visit to Central Park. The air smelt somehow sweeter today and romance was in the all around. It was a beautiful spring morning. Having flown down the Hudson River in a helicopter, the day before and seen Central Park from the air. I knew the park was huge (like many things in New York City). Central Park is 843 acres of green, lush parkland, open to the residence and visitors of New York City. It is free too! On arriving at the park ...

wulise 10.11.2000 (14.06.2001) · Read full review
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...have to go and see Central Park and all I could think was whats the big deal? Its just a bigger then usual park right?.....WRONG! It's not just big it's massive, we walked around there for hours and still I dont think we even managed to get round half of it. If you have ever seen the secret garden it reminded me of this, theres so much to see you find yourself thinking shall i go left or right here? and when you choose you tell yourself you'll go ...
...but of course you never find that tunring again! It is honestly a magical place, more so I think because of the time of year we went as it was Christmas and it had snowed so everything was covered in white. You also have the two ice skating rinks, which we only managed to find the one (told you it was huge!). Every twist and turn you find unexpected things, bridges, lakes, fountains. But what is even more amazing is your just in all this greenry ...

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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 ...
...reminder of the early years of the century in the park - relive your own childhood delight at a ride on an intricately carved prancing horse! It's common sense not to go there at night unless you are attending a specific park event, but any day, do make the effort. You will not have experienced Manhattan and its people close-up, otherwise. ...

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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 ...
...I was able to frequent Central Park a few times and each time i went I discovered something new. IT was a great getaway. When you get walk away form the perimeter of the park yolu almost forget that you are in the big apple and just let time pass. Its fantastically relaxing and much needed in a city like New York! ...

queenjewls 04.08.2000 · Read full review
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...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 ...
...far more than a simple stroll. Definitely a haven for year-round residents, the Park is also well worth a look for tourists even if they aren't their long enough to really need a means of escape - if only to fill in the gaps of what must be a key location in many New Yorkers' lives. ...

SmileyBen 27.07.2000 · Read full review
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...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 ...
...is just a nice walk away from the hussle and bustle of the city. However I was warned to not walk in Central Park at night or by myself if it could be avoided as there is a high crime rate here, but I never seen anything like this myself. ...

DeniseKelly40 21.08.2007 · Read full review
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...Ride on horses, carosuels the lot, or go for a quiet 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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