Battery Park City

_MG_4400Along the lower West Side of Manhattan near the new World Trade Center is the neighborhood of Battery Park City.  This is the newest part of ever-changing NYC and is about 90 acres of reclaimed land from the remains of the building destroyed on September 11 as well as land dredged from near Staten Island. Continue reading “Battery Park City”

Signs of Spring in Central Park

_MG_4249Last October Kongo caught what was probably the last great fall day in Central Park. Today he caught the really great first day of Spring.  It was glorious to see the trees starting to bud and bloom and daffodils crop up through the brown leaves of winter.  People were out and about and enjoying the sunshine and clear skies. Continue reading “Signs of Spring in Central Park”

Ailsa’s Travel Theme: Statues

 

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Ailsa’s theme this week is statues. Kongo has observed that statues are like photo magnets.  People with cameras can’t avoid snapping a picture. Kongo is the same way and the images in this post are some of his snaps during recent travels.  The wooden Indian statue above was captured in Ybor City, Florida. Continue reading “Ailsa’s Travel Theme: Statues”