Central Park. New York. May 2012.

A Sunday at Central Park

  New York - May 2012

Dear English-speaking readers, this page is an automatic translation made from a post originally written in French. My apologies for any strange sentences and funny mistakes that may have been generated during the process. If you are reading French, click on the French flag below to access the original and correct text: 

Ah, New York! Spend Sunday afternoon in Central Park, what do you think? I take you on a ride, in pictures.

Central Park: 4km long, 800m wide

Map of Central Park In one afternoon, with good walking shoes, well motivated, you can go through the whole Central Park: it's a huge rectangle of greenery that stretches over 4km long and 800m wide, in the heart of New York - or more exactly of Manhattan.

Recommended breaks at the ice cream and hot dog vendors, to refuel on the way!

But to really enjoy it, it is better to come back several times, and take the time to explore one by one the different parts of the park...

It's really gigantic, Central Park!!!

I won't enumerate you the curiosities of the places, which are in all the travel guides... Below, in complement, some useful links on Central Park :

FR → Central Park on Wikipedia
EN → Centralparknyc.org official website
EN → Centralpark.com Guide
EN → Free maps to download
EN → Google Map with tourist information
EN → Facebook page Central Park Conservancy

So I'm sharing with you below some images from my "little" walk in Central Park, which goes back to Sunday, May 13, 2012. A beautiful spring afternoon, sweet and sunny, which I already feel nostalgic about...

Everywhere, people who run or pedal, or who roam quietly, like me. We come here to relax, play sports, have a picnic with family or friends. It reigns in this rectangle of green amid the skyscrapers of Manhattan an atmosphere both urban and peaceful, really very pleasant.

Central Park. New York. May 2012.

The northern end of the park, near Harlem:

Central Park. New York. May 2012.

The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Tankwith the Upper West Side on the horizon:

Central Park. New York. May 2012.

Central Park. New York. May 2012.

The immense Reservoir has almost the appearance of a Swiss Lake Geneva, with its water jet!

Central Park. New York. May 2012.

On the path around the Reservoir, it is forbidden to go the wrong way: joggers and pedestrians must turn counter-clockwise.

Central Park. New York. May 2012.

Central Park. New York. May 2012.

Further south, the Lake, where you can rent canoes...

Central Park. New York. May 2012.

The southwestern end of the park, not far from Columbus Circle:

Central Park. New York. May 2012.

The place below is called Strawberry Fieldsas a tribute to John Lennon. Mostly funny for everything that happens around...

Central Park. New York. May 2012.

Small addition: go and see the atmosphere of the park in winter, under the snow, with the post of Marie from the blog Further :
In winter, those little things of Central Park

  New York - May 2012

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  1. Central park ne change pas. L’endroit a l’air immuable. A revoir à d’autres saisons.
    Lors de l’un des mes séjours à NYC, j’ai eu la chance de le voir tout recouvert de neige. Joli spectacle et ambiance différente ! En plus, l’hiver, il y a les patinoires…
    Reste qu’on y retrouve toujours les gens en train de courir dans le même sens et les promeneurs professionnels de toutous. 😉

    1. @Marie: ah oui, j’oubliais les promeneurs de chiens, encombrés de laisses multiples avec le nom du toutou !!! 😆 Vraiment très drôle.

      D’ailleurs, il y a aussi pas mal de promeneuses d’enfants, voire des mères wonder-women qui font leur jogging en poussant devant elles leur môme dans une poussette high-tech. Impressionnant…

  2. Un de mes meilleurs souvenir à Central Park : un burger de chez Shake Schack du restaurant de Columbus Avenue… Parfait pour prendre un bol d’air pur le temps d’un picnic !

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