It's our last full day in NYC and it's also Jo's birthday today! As it was another beautiful sunny and warm day we logged on to the internet and booked some bikes so we could explore Central Park a bit more - 50% discount for booking online!
We decided to make the most of the day and walked the 30 or so blocks from 28th St to 57th and 9th. We tried out another coffee shop, this time on 38th St and two very respectable cappuccino's. So we weren't rushed we booked the bikes for 1pm. We walked with the bikes 2 blocks to the south west end of the park and then took off to explore.
Lou on the groovy rental bike
The bikes were pretty good and fun to ride - as Central Park is so huge it really is the best way to get around and see it all. It would take hours and hours to walk it but in about 30 mins we had cycled up to the north end and part way down again - just in time to have some lunch by a lake in the shade.
Relaxing in sunny Central Park
The park is an oasis in this city, it contains baseball pitches, several lakes, a zoo, playgrounds and heaps more and it was completely packed being a Saturday. There is one line divided for walking/cycling and two lanes for traffic - this must translate in American as "go wherever you like" as there seemed to be no order to it at all! Bikes on the road, cars in the other lanes, people walking everywhere. We managed to get around twice without hitting anyone or anything and dropped off the bikes around 3pm.
We were being cheap again so we walked 30 blocks home (via buying some new jeans for Jo - hey, it's her birthday!) to rest for a bit.
We booked the Mercer Kitchen for Jo's birthday dinner on the recommendation of Carolyn - it was a great choice! We started with crispy squid with a chilli-lime mayo, Jo enjoyed a slow baked salmon and I was a total pig and had confit duck. We also tucked into a warm chocolate fondant cake with vanilla bean ice-cream and the best cheesecake we've ever had - with cherries and a cherry sorbet. Delicious!
Very good cheesecake - what's left of it!
A few days ago we were accosted in Times Sq by a guy selling tickets to a comedy store on the Upper West Side - we got two tickets for $5 each so we decided to get the subway there and check it out. When we arrived, we didn't realised you needed to call and reserve prior so they put us on the waiting list. We managed to get a seat (very lucky) and laughed our asses off for the next 2 hours with 5 great comedians taking the stage.
Amusing ourselves waiting for the subway
The subway home at around 1am and then to bed - checking out tomorrow and then more traveling to the UK to see family and friends....
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