Gone to New York City

After the stress of planning to go; of getting everything done before-hand; and getting to the airport and onto the plane; being here in NYC is the easy part.  Here I am.  What will I do today?  Well, I arrived early on Thursday, and here it is Saturday morning.  I spent all day yesterday in Central Park, and when Jeffery got home, we went to see the Faberge Egg Hunt eggs on display.  Here are some photos.

the view from our hotel window

the view from the glass elevator at the hotel

most of these fine tree covers are gone, so here's one for posterity

at Rockefeller Center, all the doors have cool designs like this

we can see this from our room, but here it is from the street

that someone can make a living out of gum removal!

this was waiting for me when I got to the room.  Sweet Jeffery!  The tiny astronaut is from Tommy's treasures.

sorry, but this toilet innards was too unusual not to show.  it won't flush unless there's something to flush

Cool afternoon lighting

thought of brother-in-law Jim as these trucks fought traffic noisily

Columbus Circle at the bottom of Central Park

spring is hardly arrived yet

approaching The Ramble, where I found serenity from the city noise

I liked watching the little girl rowing all by herself.

wonder what the blue flowers are

the kind of photo one expects to see of Central Park

I stopped to talk with this volunteer fellow, and he nicely told me to get lost in the Ramble.  I thanked him, and did as he told me.

one segment of the Ramble.

East coast tree covered in carved names and messages

By the time I return to this view, the leaves will have come out fully

hippos in a kid's playground

another fun bridge

I sat and ate lunch in that alcove-bench

the view from my lunch seat looking north

New York

subway tile art

would you drop your mail in this box?  I hope so, cuz I did.

in  Shakespeare's Garden, before all the roses turn this place into magic land

from under one cherry tree to another

people taking photos

Strawberry Fields and the John Lennon mosaic

The caretaker of the John Lennon mosaic.  Of course, I did exchange happy greetings with him

A few of the over 200 Faberge Eggs that were gathered from all over the five boroughs into Rockefeller Center.

I found Waldo!

In an article I read, I learned about the Egg Hunt, and about the artist that did this egg.  His whole life and all his art was destroyed by a house fire, but this egg was out hiding in NYC, so it is all he has left of his art.

this guy reminds me of my painted John Stadlberger eggs

An egg made of flowers

We didn't have our pint here, but later, did enjoy a Guinness at a different place