While I pass Central Park's Southwest entrance each and every time I commute to school, I never had an interest in discovering what the park really has to offer. In fact, I often wonder how a park can override New York's interest in excavating one of the world's most valuable slices of real estate!
Nevertheless, I came across an interesting article in New York's Time Out, featuring Central Park's Fall Guide. Despite my utmost hesitations to commute into the city in gym clothes, I laced up my old Nike's and hopped on the train.
Once I entered the park, I felt an instantaneous feeling of relief and solitude- a complete oasis from the tall skyscrapers, loud gridlock traffic, and pushy street dwellers.
As I followed Time Out's guide to Central Park, a much needed navigational tool for a piece of land that sweeps 770 acres of New York's landscape, I checked out the following spots:
The Central Park Zoo
The Conservatory Garden
The Alice and Wonderland Statue
The Boathouse
The Bow Bridge
The Shakespeare Garden
& Wagner Cove
Without Time Out's Guide, I would never have found some of these unique spots!
It was no wonder Time Out timed this article for the Fall, the foliage was absolutely breathtaking with some of the most beautiful hues. One could feel completely at peace to the pitter-patter of horse-drawn carriages, children playing, and guitarists strumming.
I have never considered myself the outdoorsy type or the adventurous type for that matter, but I felt the unsurpressed childhood desire to climb the big stone hills and run across the park. I could not have asked for more joy than in the straight simplicity of nature, right smack in the middle of a busy and chaotic New York City.
So, while you're stressed out at work, looking to get away from the artificial glare of your desktop computer or just looking to engage in a little bit of childhood fun- forget the simple Hoboken parks and enjoy the acres and acres of free adventures and discoveries!
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