Central Park and Midtown

Yesterday I walked around Central Park and Midtown with my friend Elliott, who was visiting from New Jersey. It was my first time in Central Park, and I found it really cool to see how the park blends in with the city around it. Despite the chilly weather and cold wind, it was nice to walk around for a while to see a little bit of the park.

Me in Central Park

Oddly enough, there was a snowfield (more like ice) just out in the middle of the park. There has been some snow here recently, but it definitely didn't stick so I was surprised to find all the snow/ice. Unfortunately, it was not suitable for a snowball fight, but that didn't stop me from goofing around with the ice.

After walking from 72nd street down through Central Park, we decided to walk around Midtown a little bit. The first stop was Niketown, where I was hoping to get an Arsenal jersey. Unfortunately, they didn't have any ones with players' names on the back, which was what I was looking for. There was a very large amount  of NFL merchandise, and one of the employees was wearing a Marshawn Lynch jersey, which made me happy (go Seahawks). The store itself is a sight to see, taking up 5 stories and filling them with lots of pro sports merchandise and athletic apparel. I guess it's fitting that the New York location is that big.

From the 4th floor, doesn't do it justice.

As we were walking towards Rockefeller Center, we saw the Lego store, and had to go in. They had some very cool Lego models of buildings in New York, but the coolest thing we saw there was the containers of Legos that you could buy by the bucket. Kind of like in a candy store. I thought it was a genius idea.

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We walked past Rockefeller Center and the famous ice rink on our way to go get coffee. The coffee shop of choice was Gregory's Coffee, which is a nice place on 44th street that has a very relaxed ambience. Overall, it's a nice place to sit and enjoy a good cup of coffee. I got a latte because I was feeling especially like a Seattleite (and I just love a good latte). After a nice break, we walked down to Penn Station and Elliott went back to New Jersey. I was very sad that he couldn't stay longer. It was a good day of exploration, seeing some of the quintessential sights of New York, but the night of Saturday, February 2nd was going to be way better than the day. I went back to Brooklyn to rest up and prepare.