After having a terrific Rosh Hashannah dinner with friends on Saturday, Sunday was the day to work it all off. I met up with two friends and like Japanese tourists, the three of us took our cameras on a photo walk.  We started on Riverside Drive at 79th street to see the new addition to the Riverside Park.  This stretch between 79th and 57th street is very nicely done and faces mostly Trump properties on the land side so you know no expense was spared.  The best parts were where they preserved the old ship yard details and commemorated the work that was done previously on that shore.

Next we went over to the new Highline Park which is a public park built on top of old elevated train lines.  The park itself is kind of like a highway but instead of road for cars, it's a walk way for pedestrians with wild flowers and grasses on both sides.  There was lots to see as it stretches from the Chelsea to the Meat packing district.  It was also very popular as the narrow walk way was filled with lots of people enjoying the sun and sights.  We spotted a few celebrities [actually I did] and were very glad that the park was not closed as it does get so full that they no longer allow people up the stairs onto the walk.

All in all a great weekend.  Here are the pictures from the Hudson river and Highline Park walk. Enjoy.
[note: if you don't see a wall of photos below, then be sad and click here to see the set page at flickr.]