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Jazz in Central Park on a glorious day -- a great start to my visit!
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A dapper gentleman also waiting at 5th Avenue and 59th
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I stayed at the Lexington Hotel, just a few blocks up from the Chrysler Building
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The former Barbizon Hotel for Women
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My visit coincided with peak tulips season
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I made the long walk up to Little Hungary where I last went in preparation for my dissertation research decades ago
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The next best thing to a giant clock with moving figurines
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Not so authentic anymore... I wanted turos retes and they didn't know what it was
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Hydrangeas on the Upper East Side
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Cherry blossoms New York City style
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Looking over the East River to Roosevelt Island and Queens
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At the north edge of Carl Schurtz Park is Gracie Mansion, the mayor's home
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While I was with the tour I learned that sycamores are part of the plane tree family, resolving a long-standing question for me
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Fifth Avenue residential buildings overlooking the model boat pond in Central Park
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With our fancy Turkish coffee cups at Antalia on 45th Street
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By coincidence, I found the Ukrainian Consulate, not surprisingly covered with tributes
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The Katharine Hepburn Garden next to Dag Hammarskjold Square
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Hepburn quotes on the stepping stones...
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And photos on the wall
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Hmmm...
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The Egyptian Consulate is in a striking building
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After lunch in Brooklyn with Astrid, we take the ferry back to Manhattan
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The New York Public Library on 5th Avenue
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Behind the library on 5th Avenue is Bryant Park
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Overlooking Bryant Park, some remarkable buildings
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It even has a petanque court
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Bryant Park was busy even on this chilly, gray day
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What was here before Bryant Park
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The very French feel of Angelina
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It's still there: Macy's at Herald Square
