Central Park

So we’ve now resorted to writing our blogs inside on Word, then going outside just to quickly copy and paste. Why? Because this morning we went out there to sit and to check Facebook, etc. and realized in the daylight that the bench we had been sitting on for the past 4 nights is actually crawling with tiny tiny tiny red bugs, almost invisible, but they’re there. Yeah, gross. No more of that.

In other news, today we explored some of Central Park. Dude, that place is BEAUTIFUL. More beautiful than I had anticipated, even after seeing it in movies and on TV and all. Green grass everywhere, huge, tall trees, squirrels, and people lying around reading, having picnics, taking naps, etc. We even rode the Central Park Carousel, which was quite entertaining, to say the least. Way worth the $2. 19 is young enough to ride a carousel, right?

The walk to Central Park, on the other hand, wasn’t so fun. We decided to enter from the East side on 5th Ave. Little did we know there was a United For Israel parade on 5th starting right when we got off the subway. Nooo… Besides having to push through large crowds of people in blue shirts, we were also on the wrong side of the street and found it impossible to cross over to the park for several blocks. Crowds + Humidity + Long Walks = No fun. Luckily Central Park offered endless fields of grass to sit on and eat hot dogs and relax.

We left the park around 6:30 but weren’t suppose to meet Patricia’s cousin until 8 :15, so we spent all that time bumming around and looking shady in the Upper East Side. We sat on a stranger’s stoop for about an hour, making ridiculous videos and praying each rich person who walked by wasn’t the owner of the apartment we were parked in front of. ‘Cause that would be awkward.

Dinner was delicious, btw. Cheeseburger and fries, and leftovers for tomorrow!

Speaking of tomorrow, no plans as of yet. Me and Patricia shall look through my NY Tour Book and find something.

Oh, I’ve already started on souvenirs, people. Be excited. (TW, you especially should be excited for what I got you today. Is it cheesy? Yes. Is it friggin’ fabulous? Hell yes.)