My husband and I sleep in a cave. Unlike many New York City apartments with a view of the next building we are fortunate enough to have a beautiful view of the East River…Oh, and a well lit hospital parking lot. Thanks to this parking lot’s mammoth on-24-hour a day halogen lights, my husband and I had to create our manmade cave. When the sun sets, our floor to ceiling windows are covered in floor to ceiling blinds and the blinds are then masked in the thickest drapes we could find in Manhattan for under $150 bucks. So, you can just imagine our surprise (and delight) when we awoke on this past dead-of-winter Saturday morning with sunlight pouring into our boudoir! We knew it was going to be a good day and we wanted to make the most of it. So, we brushed off our dusty sunglasses and headed down to the High Line to see what all the fuss was about. Lemme tell you, it deserves all the fuss it’s getting!
The High Line opened this past June as a public park. It’s built on an elevated rail structure that used to transport meat, mail, and other goods to the Meatpacking District. I’m sure the other New York parks would be intimidated to debut in the see and been seen MePa, but after one flight of stairs up into the High Line you can tell that this was a welcomed new neighbor who fit right in! The High Line is just as sleek and stylish as the partygoers who frequent the bars below – and just like the flocks of dancing models at the latest MePa hotspot, it’s a photographers dream! Full of textures, views, and interesting elements and angles. My inadequate pictures do not do the park any justice, yet I felt like Ansel Adams discovering the beauty of Yosemite. Every turn there was something new to ogle over! Railroad tracks with flora here, view of the Empire State Building there, the coolest park benches I’ve ever seen here, view of the Statue of Liberty there…The High Line kept dazzling and we kept admiring!
The hubs and I began our High Line journey at the Ganesvoort Street entrance and easily snaked our way North through the entire park. We were sad to see the end on the horizon at 20th Street, but happy to find that the park will be extended in the future! The second phase of the High Line is scheduled to open later this year. We look forward to see what the new section will have in store and we definitely look forward to enjoying more of this beautiful and innovative park. If we enjoyed the High Line this much on a brisk (but sunny!) January afternoon, we might explode with glee when we take that first visit on a warm Spring day!
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