Cathedral of St. John the Divine
I tend not to spend much time on weekends in Manhattan. It’s not that there aren’t great things to do in Manhattan – there are, and I’ve written about them. But when you spend a solid hour and a half commuting Monday through Friday, sometimes on the weekend, you need a break.
But this weekend I made the trek, and not just my normal trek to downtown, or to midtown for a show. I headed up to 110thStreet and Central Park West. My friend and I both had parties to go to that evening around 100th Street on the east side of the park, so we met up at a café near the northwest corner, got something to eat and drink, and had a nice chat. On my way to meet her I stopped to snap a few photos of St. John the Divine. Sometime I’ll go back and take some pictures of the interior, since when I was there seven years ago it was under renovation.
After we ate, we meandered into the park to make our way across and slightly south. I’d only ever seen this bit of Central Park from a bike, so it was neat to explore a little and see what the north end has to offer. It was definitely way less touristy than the southern end of the park, which is in itself a recommendation.
There’s a lake, and a swimming pool, and some really gorgeous little gardens. Some of the buildings we could spot along the east border of the park were pretty too. We passed a man in a tux, hands in his pockets and blowing bubble gum, and then a wedding party, out for photos. We assumed the man wasn’t the groom…
September 8, 2014 at 2:16 am
I loved wandering through the gardens :)
September 9, 2014 at 12:01 pm
They’re so pretty! I really need to go back and walk around some more.
September 12, 2014 at 2:44 pm
I love the Conservatory Gardens. Have you been in the spring? The cherry blossoms are amazing http://newyorkcliche.com/2014/05/06/spring-splendor-in-the-conservatory-garden-in-central-park/
I can’t believe it took me this long to find your blog! Are you on twitter?
September 12, 2014 at 2:48 pm
I haven’t been in the spring yet, I so need to! Your photos are gorgeous!!
And I am on Twitter, though not super active, something I’m hoping to change this year, along with trying to build more of an audience for my blog. :) @seewrites I’ll follow you!
September 12, 2014 at 2:53 pm
Your blog deserves a bigger audience! It’s great! It reminds me of mine when I’d just been blogging for one year.
I’ll see if I can get you some new readers :)
September 12, 2014 at 4:09 pm
Awww thanks! And thanks for the mention on Twitter!!