Tag Archives: Central Park

Chilling in NYC

Posted on April 22, 2023 by polloplayer

There’s no bad time to be in Manhattan, but, note to self, the second week of March might not exactly be the best time… It seemed ever so slightly bleak after sunny Sedona, but still, we were grateful to finally … Continue reading →

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June in NYC: 5 Takeaways

Posted on June 18, 2022 by polloplayer

If all Junes are like this June, then I always want to be here in June! What a gift it has been for us – a second glorious week in the city. Yes, we are dodging the seemingly murderous e-bike … Continue reading →

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Last look at NYC: Perfection in the Park

Posted on October 16, 2021 by polloplayer

My very most favorite days are those when I realize there’s no place I would rather be than where I am in that exact moment. And this was one of those days. We stepped into the Park at West 66th … Continue reading →

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Real-Time Travel.

Posted on November 24, 2018 by polloplayer

A break in the action. Yes, I know the blog is in Prague, but in real time, we are just back from NYC and it was glorious. Fall in New York is sublime; arriving late fall was a bit like … Continue reading →

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Take a left at Shakespeare’s Garden.

Posted on March 3, 2018 by polloplayer

I followed the eccentric Mr. Mould down a rabbit hole last week. While tapping out my last post I discovered that Belvedere Castle, one of Jacob Wrey Mould’s projects in Central Park, was closing last weekend for a year of restoration. … Continue reading →

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Saturday. In the Park. With Fred, Calvert & Jacob.

Posted on February 24, 2018 by polloplayer

My favorite place in NYC is Central Park. And my favorite place in Central Park is Bethesda Terrace. I silently paid my respects to park creators Frederick Law Olmsted & Calvert Vaux this morning, saluting their signpost as I crossed … Continue reading →

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Manhattan, all to ourselves.

Posted on July 8, 2017 by polloplayer

Midsummer, and they’ve all fled to the Hamptons. Perfect time to be in the city! How empty is it? Well, not empty enough to get a reservation at the new-ish Union Square Café but you can definitely walk the streets … Continue reading →

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Dear NYC, I promise not to hold a grudge.

Posted on March 18, 2017 by polloplayer

Never fully recovered from our last deep-freeze February visit a few years back, so I scheduled NYC for March this year. After all, winter is over, right? There were hopeful signs. Trees still bare, but there were buds on the … Continue reading →

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Even in the dead of summer.

Posted on August 20, 2016 by polloplayer

How I love NYC. Slowed to a crawl by the heat, I barely left my neighborhood this trip, but that’s okay. People travel from all over the world to visit our neighborhood, so I was content to amble up Broadway, … Continue reading →

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Central Park in June

Posted on June 25, 2016 by polloplayer

If I could only spend one June day in the city, I would head to the Park.  It is splendid in every season, but truly outdoes itself in June. No filters required; everything is eye-poppingly green. The dogwoods were just … Continue reading →

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