Riverside Park

Remember when it snowed last week? Well, this week it's basically been a faux spring here, with yesterday's temperatures in the 60s. I know it's super boring to talk about the weather, but even worse is complaining about it — you won't find that here. Not that I'm an eternal optimist, but I'm having a great time here, whether it's 60 or 0 (thanks in part to my hat! ok I'm done mentioning the hat, I promise).

This week I've been spending my lunch hour in Riverside Park. I'd only been there a few times before, most notably to check out the garden from the end of You've Got Mail. Probably 60% of the things I seek out in the city are from movies or tv shows. I'm that girl. Anyway, the apartment is closer to Central Park, but Riverside is only a few (long) blocks away, and I think it's rapidly becoming one of my very favorite places in the city.

The last few days it's been pretty empty in the afternoons and the cloudy, foggy, slightly rainy days have given everything a hazy, magical look to them.

There's a main drag lined with trees and benches that reminds me of the Mall in Central Park, minus basically all of the people and hot dog vendors (they aren't missed, trust me). I've only explored the lower half of the park so far, but I intend to take a weekend and walk the entire thing.

I also can't get enough of the architecture on Riverside Drive — the buildings are so elaborate and beautiful — I dream of being rich enough one day to even begin to think about living in one. It's supposed to get cold again here soon, and it may even snow this weekend. A snowy walk in the park sounds like heaven to me — have I mentioned how much I love this city??