It's also home to "The Dakota" Apartments, the home of John Lennon and where he was shot.
It is a beautiful ornate building. Unfortunately you cannot go inside the gates, there are security guards at the gate. I wonder how much these apartments are to rent??? :)
Also located in the upper west side is the Lincoln Centre - this is New York's version of the Opera House. I didn't go inside, but Bryan and I are going to see something there in September so I will keep you informed as to what it is like.
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| Lincoln Centre. |
In general, the upper west side is fairly tame compared to Midtown Manhattan and Greenwich Village. And there really is not too much to see.
After meandering around the area for a while, I headed back to Columbus Circle (on the south west corner of Central Park), home of CNN, Time Warner and some really nice stores :)
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| Columbus Circle |
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| Columbus Circle. |
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| South West edge of Central Park facing Columbus Circle. |
I decided to head home via Bloomingdale's. Be aware that Bloomingdales is not located any where near 5th Avenue like I stupidly expected. It is located on 3rd Avenue right up near the south end of the Central Park. So depending on where you are staying it could be a bit of a walk.
But if you walk along the bottom edge of Central Park you will see all the horses and carriages parked waiting for their next customer.
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| Waiting for their next customer - horse and carriage vendors. |
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| Bloomingdales. |
Bloomingdales is a beautiful store. I would say it is on a par with Saxs Fifth Avenue. If you want exclusive, exclusive designer clothes, handbags etc Bloomindales (along with Saxs) is your place. They also offer a 10% discount to international visitors, so if you do want to go shopping there make sure you take your passport and tell the Sales Consultant at any counter - they will inform you where to go so you can get your discount card.
After Bloomingdales I decided to walk home via Park Avenue. This is a really pretty avenue. It is wide and has a large island running down it with lovely trees and flowers in it. When the leaves start falling in Autumn I will pop down there again and take some photos. I have seen photos of the avenue in Autumn and it is just bursting with colour. Park Avenue is also where the Waldorf Astoria Hotel is located. Unfortunately it was all covered up with scaffolding so I could not get any good pictures of it.
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| A sculpture of a Teddy Bear on Park Avenue. |
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| It looks like it is blown up with air but it is solid stone. |
