With the weather forecast
suggesting afternoon rain, we decided the morning was the best time to take a bike ride through Central Park.
Two hours was more than enough for a relaxing ride around the park, including some
extra time to make a few stops in the park. With limited car traffic, bike
riding in the park is fun and you quickly experience the rolling hills that make
up the park. The only riding dangers we could see were other tourist riders stopping
in the middle of the bike path or unnecessarily weaving in the path or the
recreational bikers that were moving at a quick pace.
We made brief park stops at Strawberry Fields, Jacqueline Onassis Reservoir, The Great Lawn, Shakespeare Garden and Belvedere Castle. The fall tree colors made for a beautiful morning ride. For those considering a similar bike trip, two bikes cost us about $65 for two hours. The concessionaire hinted that a bathroom break using the facilities in the shopping mall next to Columbus Circle was a good idea rather than stopping in the park.
Our ride completed, we stopped at the Whole Foods store in the mall near Columbus Circle and found a huge item selection for lunch. Deli offerings, sushi, salads, hot dishes and desserts were all available. More challenging than food selection was finding an empty table and seats. Luckily, our lunch break was close to 1pm and the lunch crowd was already thinning out.
We walked off our lunch by taking the foot path through Central Park to visit the Frick Museum. The Frick Museum is located in the former home of Henry Clay Frick, an industrialist in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The museum holds artwork he collected, displayed within the first floor of his Manhattan mansion. After spending about an hour viewing the paintings, bronzes, enamels and sculptures, we departed. Although the clouds were building, we didn’t experience any rain during our walk from the museum to the subway nor from the subway to our hotel.
Shortly following a casual take-out dinner, we walked over to the Neil Simon Theater and saw the Last Ship. This musical was inspired by Stings' youth and takes place in a ship building community. The music was great, the sets well complimented each scene and the emotional story was moving, although a bit weak in details. I'm not aware of any church that would take on building a ship. The musical was tested in Chicago and the official New York opening is next week. We walked back to our hotel after the show – again missing the forecast of rain.
We made brief park stops at Strawberry Fields, Jacqueline Onassis Reservoir, The Great Lawn, Shakespeare Garden and Belvedere Castle. The fall tree colors made for a beautiful morning ride. For those considering a similar bike trip, two bikes cost us about $65 for two hours. The concessionaire hinted that a bathroom break using the facilities in the shopping mall next to Columbus Circle was a good idea rather than stopping in the park.
Our ride completed, we stopped at the Whole Foods store in the mall near Columbus Circle and found a huge item selection for lunch. Deli offerings, sushi, salads, hot dishes and desserts were all available. More challenging than food selection was finding an empty table and seats. Luckily, our lunch break was close to 1pm and the lunch crowd was already thinning out.
We walked off our lunch by taking the foot path through Central Park to visit the Frick Museum. The Frick Museum is located in the former home of Henry Clay Frick, an industrialist in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The museum holds artwork he collected, displayed within the first floor of his Manhattan mansion. After spending about an hour viewing the paintings, bronzes, enamels and sculptures, we departed. Although the clouds were building, we didn’t experience any rain during our walk from the museum to the subway nor from the subway to our hotel.
Shortly following a casual take-out dinner, we walked over to the Neil Simon Theater and saw the Last Ship. This musical was inspired by Stings' youth and takes place in a ship building community. The music was great, the sets well complimented each scene and the emotional story was moving, although a bit weak in details. I'm not aware of any church that would take on building a ship. The musical was tested in Chicago and the official New York opening is next week. We walked back to our hotel after the show – again missing the forecast of rain.
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