New York City - Central Park

Friday, October 24th was supposed to be the nicest day during our trip. Tom, Lilly and I spent the crisp, sunshiney day strolling through Central Park. We had a delightful time! CP is gorgeous at this time of year!

Here are some pics of us in the park!

Tom and LG in "the mall" -



The 3 of us at the end of "the mall" -



This photo is one of my favorites and of particular sentiment! Tom and I danced in the same place, to the tune of the same sax player on our honeymoon. We were tickled to include Lilly in our dance!



Me and LG in the "sheep meadow" - To enforce the quiet nature of the “Green” as it was then called, a flock of sheep was added in 1864. A Sheepfold was built across the drive in 1870 and twice a day a shepherd would hold up carriage traffic, and later automobiles, as he drove the animals to and from the meadow.



After the sheep had been banished to Brooklyn, the Sheepfold was converted into what is now the world famous restaurant Tavern on the Green. Tom and I love eating at Tavern on the Green - another place that we visited for the first time on our NYC honeymoon. Here is the link! Check out the neat rooms! We like the crystal room the best; and the gardens are exquisite! www.tavernonthegreen.com

Different from the romance and fun dining experience of our honeymoon, this time we had LG! We took "shifts" in enjoying the delicious courses. The snooty people did not share in our enthusiasm of having LG with us. (I remember hating people who coo'ed over babies, brought 800 bags, strollers, to nice places, etc.! Now I am one of them!)





Here is Lilly deciding whether or not she likes New York Cheese Cake! We were never quite certain of her final verdict!



We enjoyed the carousel a lot! Lilly was fascinated with all of the bright colors, fun, very loud music and her mother's laughter in her ear!



A carousel had been in operation at Central Park since 1871. The original carousel was powered by a blind horse and mule. The current carousel was manufactured by the Stein & Goldstien Company of Brookyln, for a trolley terminal outside Coney Island. The carousel was moved to its present location when a fire destroyed the previous one in the in the fall of 1950. This carousel features the largest hand carved figures ever constructed. The outside horses are 3/4 the size of an actual horse, A Ruth Sohn band organ playing Wurlitzer 150 music roUs provides the music and is original to the carousel. To this day the carousel and its figures are hand painted.



I think this is the coolest merry-go-round EVER!