Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Passing Through New York City

We're on our way back to one of our favorite places in the world:  Monterosso al Mare in Cinque Terre, Italy.  But first, we stop in New York City for a quick visit and a trip to the US Open tennis tournament.  We check into our hotel and stroll around the city, first heading over to the High Line, the 1.45 mile (2.3 km) elevated park, greenway, and trail on the former New York Central Railroad spur in western  Manhattan.  The High Line was inspired by the 4.7 km (2.9 mile) long Coulée Verte René-Dumont in Paris over which we strolled five years ago.

First we pass Vessel, a structure in the Hudson Yards rising 150 feet (46 meters) and consisting of 154 flights of stairs, 2,500 steps, and 80 landings for visitors to climb.

Vessel

We stroll the High Line for a mile or so, then head up to Times Square.

Along the High Line

Heading up to Times Square

Times Square is formed by the junction of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street and is one of the world's busiest pedestrian areas with an estimated 50 million visitors annually.  The square is full of numerous huge digital billboards and advertisements.


Times Square

The sun sets and we continue northwest past Times Square over to one of our favorite restaurants in New York, Briciola on West 51st Street in Hell's Kitchen (Midtown West).  We start with octopus salad and burrata with tomato, followed by lobster ravioli, orecchiette with Italian sausage and broccoli rabe, and spicy shrimp with rigatoni.

Briciola

Starters

Main courses

After a great meal and a night's sleep, we stroll through the just-getting-started-in-the-morning city to Central Park and wander through the park.




Morning stroll in Central Park

Leaving the park, we walk down Fifth Avenue, admiring the store windows at Bergdorf Goodman, then past Saint Patrick's Cathedral and on to Rockefeller Center.

Bergdorf Goodman

Saint Patrick's

Rockefeller Center

We continue walking south to our hotel in the Garment District in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, a little more than 2 miles (3 km) south of Central Park.







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