Hello Readers, this is Lissa and this will be my blog for the week of February 14 through 20 for an experiment called the 7 Blog Exchange Experiment. The first topic is “things to love about your city.”
I live in New York for almost all my life and yet I am not quite a New Yorker. Sometimes I feel I’m more of a tourist. I still keep finding new things to look at every day. So here are some of my favorite things about New York, with photos, of cause. Click on the image for larger views.
The Parks
There are so many, many beautiful parks in New York. I’ve only visited a few and hope to expand the list. My two favorite parks are below.
A view at Battery Park/Robert Wagner Jr. Park, January 2010
The benches at Battery Park/Robert Wagner Jr. Park, October 21, 2009
Central Park, January 7, 2009
The Sights
There is always so many places to go and so many sights.
Strawberry Fields at Central Park, January 7, 2009
The Statue of Liberty, a view from the Robert Wagner Jr. Park, November 11, 2008
The Brooklyn Bridge - one of my favorite, favorite place to take a long walk, January 4, 2010
The subway
I cannot imagine New York without the subway system. Without it, I would be forever stuck in Brooklyn.
At the City Hall station, August 6, 2009
The view from the D train, crossing the Manhattan Bridge, April 16, 2009
The unexpected
You’ll never know what you’ll see. Just stepping outside is an experiment.
A man dressed as a panda, December 23, 2008
more about the panda story here
The colorful stripes was a wall that decorated parks of Battery Park during construction, November 24, 2008
An artist, Youkee Nishida, decorated this space at Robert Wagner Jr. Park, October 14, 2009
Three birds on a lamppost, January 14, 2010
The views
Two of my favorite views
The view from the top floor at Filene's Basement on 14th street, December 30, 2009
The view from Duffy Square in the northern triangle of Times Square, August 2, 2009
The people
Not just regular New Yorkers but the tourists as well. The mood is always more cheerful than expected.
Waiting in the rain to take the ferry to the Statue of Liberty, July 23, 2009
Performer Karys Rhea, near Wall Street, October 21, 2009
Street performers at Battery Park, October 31, 2007
I know this post is photo oriented but that is the only way that New York can be view – through the eyes and through a camera. The above are just a glimpse into New York City. There so many, many places to visit. For more on New York, visit the official New York State Tourism website.
Please visit Frances at my blog here when you get a chance.
Those are some incredible pictures! As I viewed each one I imagined what it would be like to visit and experience the still-lifes in motion.
I love each and every one of your pictures.
You know I often think “Is Lissa somewhere round here?” when I am out photostrolling.
I love your pic of Imagine at Strawberry Fields.
And the street performers – I love street performers.
This exchange is such fun.
Your photos are familiar to me because of all the American films I’ve watched. You also have a very distinctive style. I can tell you love your city. Every image is captured with such care.