Monday October 22, 2012

 

 

Rockefeller Center to Central Park

 

Looking across the area toward NBC Studios.

 

 

 

 

I noticed this European Starling enjoying a bath in a large fountain as we walked toward Central Park.

 

 

 

 

Cerwin enjoys following the financial world and wanted a photo in front of Charles Schwab. (Maybe he thought some money would rub off on him.)

 

 

 

 

We met some young people along the way who were trying to sell carriage rides through the park.

 

 

We had done a lot of walking in the past twenty-four hours, so decided that a ride would be nice.

 

 

 

 

It was a pleasant, cold morning (the temperature had dropped about 20 degrees from the day before) and the ride was quite informative.

 

 

I’m not used to seeing people sleeping in the open.

 

 

Oh how I wish everyone could have a nice comfy bed.

 

 

Our driver told us about the buildings as we slowly traveled through the park.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pick up and drop off for the carriages was in front of The Helmsley Park Lane, a forty-six story Central Park luxury hotel.

 

 

Cerwin enjoyed talking to our driver.

 

 

This is the view behind where we were standing.

 

 

The horses and drivers wait in line and continue to move forward as one leaves. The front one is available for a ride. I suppose if you want to ride one that is farther back the line, you wait until it is in front.