Yeah...I knew central park is big, but it's right in the middle of Manhattan. Being aware of the fact that manhattan is probably the center of the world's economy, I didn't expected a very big park. However, I found out I was nowhere near being right when I went there.

 

Central is not just a park of couse, it's almost a city within a city. It occupy some fifty blocks in length and four blocks across, which is about the size of some 800 football field. It's just too good to be true. Central park has been there for one hundred fifty plus year...it's always the proud of New Yorkers. There's too much to say about this park. It boasts several lakes, theaters, ice rinks, base fields, playgrounds and other facilities. You could certainly spend an entire weekend exploring central park and nothing else and still not be able to experience all that it offers. 

 

I spent two entire morning there, I didn't do many things...just picked a few walking tour going round, sometimes sat beside lakes relaxing, sometimes stayed on the grass watching children playing. They're so great...it's really a kind of life almost everyone loves.

 

Central park is really a place to make New York such a great city to live. That's why I said Shanghai is nowhere near being like New York!!!

 

 

It's been a while since I wrote here last time. It's not because I was lazy lar... had just been busy for last two months...busy of all sorts: study, travel and relax...hahaha.

 

Don't wanna metion my final exam lar...I've got nothing much to say...just felt like under enormous time pressure. I used to do my final exams in a month, which is really relaxing. But here in UCSD, I did my four exams in a week...damn it...so tough...don't even wanna recall lar!!!

 

Not everything in December was tough lar...I had a long trip to East coast, it's not bad...Mm...I shouldn't be so mean...this trip was great lar!!!

 

I thought Beijing was the only metropolis I love...but I found I was wrong right after I'd been to New York City. NYC is great...way better than my expectation. I have to say I love NYC, it's neither because of it being the economic center of the world nor because it being the most developed city in the world. It's rather because of her culture, history and lifestyle. It's said by many people that Shanghai is quite like NYC. I couldn't agree to it at all. If compare tow cities only in terms of high-rising buildings and modernization, you might say they are similar to some extent. But unfortunately, a great city doesn't only consist of high-rising buildings and world-class multinationals. With a couple of more world-class buildings and multinationals, Shanghai is still Shanghai, it would never be New York city(Julia, no offence at all lar...don't be mad on me). Central park, broadway, metropolitan museum....New Yorkers have everything in their hand...no wonder why they are so proud. (to be continued...)