1. On day three of our trip in New York City it was COLD! I wasn’t prepared for the cold front that came in so don’t look at my fashion statement in the pictures that follow, I had to use Big D’s suit coat to keep warm! My TT will be our tour of Central Park!

2. We decided to drive ourselves around instead of taking taxis. Big D can drive anywhere, he’s driven in LA, Chicago, Washington DC, you name it doesn’t bother him. So Manhattan wasn’t a challenge either. It actually made it more fun. Our first stop was by Tavern on the Green where we caught a horse drawn carriage to take us around Central Park.

3. Here we are, snug in the carriage. Boy was I glad we had that blanket!! When we started our ride two older men who were walking together waved at us and told us to enjoy our ride. No one can ever tell me that New Yorkers are not friendly, because it was like this our whole trip.

4. This is Mulligan, he was our horse that escorted us through Central Park. I fell in love with Mulligan. He had such a sweet soul. He also didn’t like it if another horse was going to be in front of him, we were always in the lead! He reminded me of Big D.

5. I had to take a picture of this because it was so “New York” to me!! Two dog walkers in Central Park, so cool! I laughed because the poor dogs were just standing there like, would you guys hurry up we have places to go, things to see, squirrels to chase!

6. We ran into Shakespeare while in the park, well, his statue that is. It was erected in 1864, it was quite impressive!

7. There were so many neat things in the park that I was just having fun watching the activity all around me. Even on this cold day the park was bustling. Next was the beautiful Bethesda Fountain, which you’ve seen in movies like Ransom and One Fine Day.

8. I am not a big John Lennon fan, but I did want to see Strawberry Fields, the section of the park that is in honor of him. A little history of this part of the park is that it is a 2.5-acre tear-drop-shaped landscape section that Yoko Ono, donated $1 million to the Central Park Conservancy to relandscape and to maintain after John’s death.

9. There is a black-and-white mosaic set in the pathway near its west entrance that is a reproduction of a mosaic from Pompeii; it was fashioned by Italian craftsmen and was a gift from Naples, Italy. Its single word IMAGINE, is the title of a popular Lennon song. When we arrived there was a group standing around the mosaic listening to a man speak, he was just finishing when we walked up. I’d have liked to hear what he was saying as everyone seemed moved by him. As you can see, the mosaic was decorated the day we were there. According to our carriage driver, not a day goes by that there is not flowers or candles lain on the mosaic.

10. If you remember when Lennon was shot, then you know he was shot outside the building he lived. This is it. They lived on the fifth floor at the time, overlooking Central Park. The gas lamps at the entrance stay lit.

11. This is the fountain that the friends of the show “Friends” were playing in during the opening credits. I couldn’t get a really good picture of the whole fountain because there were tables piled up around it and moving trucks parked by it. Apparently there was going to be an event in that spot later that evening. Would be a neat place for an event, as you get a beautiful view from there!

12. Do you recognize this building? If you have ever seen the movie Ghostbusters you should! It’s The San Remo and you get a beautiful view of it from Central Park. Bruce Willis lives in there as well as other well knowns. Must be nice!

13. This is just a little of our trip through Central Park, I hope you enjoyed the tour! Mulligan was awarded a bucket of oats for his wonderful touring skills when we returned. I believe that was his favorite part of the tour.