[Travel] New York Central Park紐約中央公園 -- Picnic on the Cherry Hill 櫻桃丘上野餐

ytienchu (51)in #photography • 7 years ago (edited)

Central Park, a grandeur statement of landscape architecture

Central park at the very heart of New York City, was a grandeur statement of landscape architecture that sought to bring nature into industrial city.

位於紐約正中心的心臟地帶，中央公園這個城市中的綠洲無疑是19世紀景觀建築的重要宣言。

Portrait of my girlfriend in the park｜幫女友在公園裡拍的肖像

A little bit of history on this gem

By the mid 19th century, American art, literature, and popular culture all echoed the necessity of green lushes in an industrial city. Many influential New Yorkers felt a need for a open-air space, like Paris' Bois de Boulogne or London's Hyde Park. In 1850s, after New York legislature sorted out the bureaucratic details, they held a landscape design contest. Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, an landscape architect and an architect won and set out to realize their vision of the "Greensward plan".

在19世紀中期的時候，美國藝術、文學等各界都響應著城市和景觀規劃的重要性，當時很多具有影響力的紐約客都覺得紐約應該要有一個像倫敦海德公園或巴黎布洛涅森林一樣的公園。1850年中期，官方舉辦了一場公園的設計比賽，由景觀建築師奧姆斯特德（Frederick Law Olmsted）及建築師卡爾弗特·沃克斯（Calvert Vaux）的『草坪計畫』獲勝。

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Central Park vs Prospect Park

People like to pick team and compare with each other. I guess this is how we spice up our life.

New York is divided up into five administrative boroughs. The most famous one is of course Manhattan. Brooklyn, on the other end of the spectrum, goes for a underground hipster vibe. As any hipster, you must claim you don't care about how other people think of you, but secretly wanting all the attention.

Park is one of the battle fields of the two boroughs. The New York Times even published an article on the subject. Both parks, in fact, are designed by Olmsted and Vaux. Some fans of Prospect Park even argued that Central Park was just a trial run. If you ask me, I don't care for the debate and probably will just opt for the one closest to me.

我們人的天性就是喜歡組小團體然後互相比較，只是為了讓無聊的生活更有趣一點吧，紐約客們當然也不例外。

紐約是由五個行政區組成，當中最有名的當然是大家耳熟能詳的曼哈頓，布魯克林走的是地下文青路線，表面上不屑名利，但還是想在各方面爭第一。

公園就是其中一場行政區爭名奪利的戰役，紐約時報還為此出版了一篇專題，比較中央公園和布魯克林的展望公園。其實兩個公園都是出自奧姆斯特德和沃克斯之手，展望公園的甚至粉絲認為中央公園只是兩位建築師的試營運。如果讓我選的話，應該只會選離我家最近的吧。

Picnic at Central Park!

Having a picnic in central park is a great way to relax and avoid the summer heat of August. (or enjoy the fall breeze of September) Last month, my girlfriend and I took a little trip to escape from the noise of the city.

在紐約八月夏天避暑當然就是要到中央公園野餐了，上個月我和我女友週末抽空計畫中央公園一天的野餐行程，希望可以遠離城市好好的舒壓一下。

Needless to say, Central Park is huge. It spans across 59th street to 110th street. There are plenty of great spots for picnic.

中央公園很大，橫跨了紐約上城，範圍大概從59街到110街，其中有不少野餐的好地點。

Avoid: the Great Lawn

It's the center of the park and offer great view of New York's Skyscrapers, but I'll avoid it simply because it can get really crowded.

建議避開：大草坪

位在公園的正中心，在大草名野餐可以同時看到樹蔭和紐約的高樓大廈，很多旅遊文章都會推薦這裡，但我還是建議避免這一個地點因爲這裡時常人滿為患，尤其是旅遊旺季的時候。

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Recommend: Cherry Hill

Cherry Hill is a modest slope facing a lake. It got the name because of the abundance of cherry tree. It's a great place for couples to hang out, and watch people attempt to row their boats on the lake.

End your day on a sweet note with cookies from Levain Bakery

Located at the intersection of 74th st and Amsterdam Ave, Levain Bakery is not far from the Cherry Hill. Their cookies are absolutely divine. Crunchy on the outside, soft and melting chocolate on the inside, hands down the best I had in the states.

最後我推薦大家用Levain Bakery的餅乾為這趟出遊劃下完美的句點，這家烘培屋位在74街和阿姆斯特丹大道的交叉口，他們的餅乾絕外酥內軟對是我在美國吃過最好吃的！