I've always wanted to explore Central Park. All of it. In one day. So I did.
So I went with Isa to work on Saturday (she's currently working at Columbus Circle for Zagat) and I thought it was a perfect opportunity (nice weather, time to kill, etc) to run. For those of you who have never been to Central Park, it starts at 59th Street and goes up to 110th Street, which is 2.5 miles. I thought if I zigzagged a little bit, I could turn it into a 4 or 5 mile run.
So I started running, and then I kept going. And when I got home and mapped it out, it turned out that I ran 8.25 miles! So enjoy my (not so) little exploration of Central Park on a nice Spring Saturday.
The mile markers are circled, the photos are numbered.
So without further ado, here is my Central Park run pic explosion (I whittled it down to just 15 out of the 51 I took). They're numbered so if you want to know where I took a particular shot, you can find it on the map above. You can find 41 of the 51 shots (I don't really like 10 of my pictures) on the Facebook album I'll create tomorrow.
Gapstow Bridge on the Pond, with the Plaza in the background. One of my favorite places in the Park.
Classic Central Park. Kid playing on Balto, horse-drawn carriage over an archway.
Some of the trees are starting to look pretty. :)
Isa and I tried to get an apartment in those towers. Come to find out Madonna and Bono live in the building.
The boats are out already!
Isa and my favorite arch in the Rambles.
The obelisk behind the MET.
I think this is my favorite pic of the day.
If you weren't sure how big Central Park was, this should help.
Cool bridge by the Bridal Path.
Click this picture to enlarge it and look at her painting. It's amazing!
Hands down the prettiest place in the Park: the Conservatory Gardens.
Ahh, love is in the air. All over the park, the ducks are all paired off.
Pretty plaza by the Discovery Center.
Yeah, so 8.25 miles later, I got back on the B train and headed home. And I'm proud to say that my legs don't hurt at all. They needed a little stretching yesterday and today, but overall I think I fared pretty well.
Hello world! It's me, Brian! I see things look a bit more girly around here since my last post. Serves me right for abandoning the blogging world like that.
As you know from Isa's posts, we've been busy creating a new Android application (for those of you that are less tech savvy than others, there are four basic types of smart phones out there - iPhones, Windows phones, Blackberry's, and pretty much everything else is an Android phone). Our application works on Android phones. It finds your location and points out spots around you where you can sit down and relax. If you haven't seen the demonstration video yet, watch that here:
We entered the video into a citywide contest, with $50k in prizes. We're eligible for about $23,000 if we win all the categories we're entered in. (Could you even imagine?!?!!!!) Most winners are based solely on the judges' discretion and criteria, and we just hope they love our app as much as we do. :)
But there is one $4000 category called the Popular Choice Award. And that's where you come in. We need votes. You can vote once a day, so keep coming back each day to help. And tell your friends. It's really easy.
For now, here's what we would LOVE for you to do:
1. Create a profile (which is super easy) on the BigApps 3.0 page: http://2011.nycbigapps.com/ (top right corner, click sign up)
2. Go to your email and click the link to confirm your email address. That will open up the BigApps 3.0 page again.
4. Make a comment below the app. It could be about the video, about the app, about the idea, just saying hello, wishing us good luck, or complete gibberish. You can't vote yet, but you can leave a comment.
Voting doesn't start until tomorrow (Thursday) at 10am, but commenting now helps put our app toward the top for people who don't know what they're looking for. :)
You're the best! Thanks!
Oh, and how, you may ask, does this help us make a baby? Well, babies are expensive. And our savings account could use a boost so that we'll be financially ready for offspring.
Brian has been hush-hush (kinda) about his app for awhile now, but it's almost finished! And now we need help!
For those who don't know, he's created an app that can search for places to sit (parks, street benches, playgrounds, etc.) while you're walking around NYC. The app is called Relax NYC.
It's meant for both locals and tourists, kind of along the same line as NYC Mate (has subway and bus maps with schedules).
The issue we're currently having is deciding what direction design-wise to go in: more fun and playful (1) or more polished and city-like (2). Photo here:
We like how appealing number 2 is, but like the idea of number 1. Number 1, however, also looks more like a game than a tool. But number 2 looks very similar to NYC mate (unintentional):
Any comments? Helpful ideas? Do you like #1 or #2 better? Which would you rather use and download? Which reflects the app better? Which reflects the city and appeals to its users better?
