5/1/2010
今天一早啃着面包和苹果,来到了Central Park。可以想像春、夏天的Central Park一定有很多人到这里玩滑板、骑脚踏车、划船、听演唱会、抑或躺在Sheep Meadow的草坪上晒太阳,肯定很不错。冬天没什么好看的,整个公园都是枯树和青草,当然还有其它的观光景点,如Belvedere Castle、Central Park Zoo、Carousel、Delacorte Theater等,不过我们没有走完整个公园,所以没办法看到。
根据这网站指出,
"Placed in the Central Park Mall by the German-American Choir Society that often performed on the concert ground, just a few feet away from Schiller, the bronze bust of Ludwig van Beethoven pensively stares down at the passersby below. Beneath his gaze, stands a figurine holding a harp symbolizing his musical gift. Henry Bearer's tribute to Beethoven was placed in the Park in 1884, marking the sixtieth anniversary of the composer's Ninth Symphony. The sculpture of the composer, which also includes the personification of the Genius of Music, stands now on the site of the original bandstand. The sculpture originally stood on the site of the present Bandshell, which was erected in 1923. A nearly identical bust stands in Prospect Park in Brooklyn."
肥松鼠。
要体会19世纪上层阶级的人们坐在马车里的滋味吗?
根据这网站指出,
"Placed in the Central Park Mall by the German-American Choir Society that often performed on the concert ground, just a few feet away from Schiller, the bronze bust of Ludwig van Beethoven pensively stares down at the passersby below. Beneath his gaze, stands a figurine holding a harp symbolizing his musical gift. Henry Bearer's tribute to Beethoven was placed in the Park in 1884, marking the sixtieth anniversary of the composer's Ninth Symphony. The sculpture of the composer, which also includes the personification of the Genius of Music, stands now on the site of the original bandstand. The sculpture originally stood on the site of the present Bandshell, which was erected in 1923. A nearly identical bust stands in Prospect Park in Brooklyn."
肥松鼠。
要体会19世纪上层阶级的人们坐在马车里的滋味吗?
走远了……
@ American Museum of Natural History
在博物馆里参加为时一个小时的免费tour guide,我们的博物馆导游是一名年约60,70的老公公。他带我们参观Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall、Milstein Hall of Ocean Life和Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth并向我们讲解地球怎么形成、火山、地震、海洋世界的各种鱼类、恐龙云云,非常有趣。我想若是叫我自己看,应该不如听别人解释的那么感兴趣,一方面我也很敬佩自愿当义工导游的乐龄人士。他们并不是上了年纪就被社会丢弃在一角落,至少他们被聘雇,为来自世界各地的游客讲解,也把他们的所学到的知识与我们分享,这也是为社会贡献一份力。
听完后,我们走到外面找Subway吃。Subway可以说是我们每天都会光顾的快餐店,因为便宜又健康。我们总是叫$5 footlong的面包吃,我和文力各分一半,这样午餐只是$2.50而已。我们很省,对吧?(泪)
光是一层楼的博物馆就包含了很多不同区域的展示,而我们要看3层楼的展示,只能走马看花般走完。我喜欢看动物、鸟类和鱼类的展示区,因为他们会用已死了的动物作标本,因此在大玻璃橱窗里的动物有着真实的皮毛、动态和体型,就如在《Night of the Museum》里的一模一样,很棒。第四楼则是令人叹为观止的恐龙展示区,因为那里的恐龙骨非常巨大,还有完善的资料可参考。
结束有一天的博物馆之行后,我们到F. A. O. Schwarz看玩具。这是一家专卖各类洋娃娃(芭比、Sesame Street娃娃、Hello Kitty)、模型车、飞机、乐高(Lego)等等玩具的店,别高兴得太早,因为这里每一样的玩具都是很贵的(又是有钱人的孩子……泪)。看到许多包装精美得不舍得吃的糖果,巧克力,好有冲动把它们给买下来,但……$$$$$$…………
@ American Museum of Natural History
在博物馆里参加为时一个小时的免费tour guide,我们的博物馆导游是一名年约60,70的老公公。他带我们参观Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall、Milstein Hall of Ocean Life和Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth并向我们讲解地球怎么形成、火山、地震、海洋世界的各种鱼类、恐龙云云,非常有趣。我想若是叫我自己看,应该不如听别人解释的那么感兴趣,一方面我也很敬佩自愿当义工导游的乐龄人士。他们并不是上了年纪就被社会丢弃在一角落,至少他们被聘雇,为来自世界各地的游客讲解,也把他们的所学到的知识与我们分享,这也是为社会贡献一份力。
听完后,我们走到外面找Subway吃。Subway可以说是我们每天都会光顾的快餐店,因为便宜又健康。我们总是叫$5 footlong的面包吃,我和文力各分一半,这样午餐只是$2.50而已。我们很省,对吧?(泪)
光是一层楼的博物馆就包含了很多不同区域的展示,而我们要看3层楼的展示,只能走马看花般走完。我喜欢看动物、鸟类和鱼类的展示区,因为他们会用已死了的动物作标本,因此在大玻璃橱窗里的动物有着真实的皮毛、动态和体型,就如在《Night of the Museum》里的一模一样,很棒。第四楼则是令人叹为观止的恐龙展示区,因为那里的恐龙骨非常巨大,还有完善的资料可参考。
结束有一天的博物馆之行后,我们到F. A. O. Schwarz看玩具。这是一家专卖各类洋娃娃(芭比、Sesame Street娃娃、Hello Kitty)、模型车、飞机、乐高(Lego)等等玩具的店,别高兴得太早,因为这里每一样的玩具都是很贵的(又是有钱人的孩子……泪)。看到许多包装精美得不舍得吃的糖果,巧克力,好有冲动把它们给买下来,但……$$$$$$…………
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