'If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.' - Vincent van Gogh

I couldn't agree more, Vincent.

In New York you can find that intensive and concentrated beauty in the Central Park.

Being a nature lover and oxygen addict, to me visiting the park was like recharging my body with energy.

Come in and get lost in this green oasis!

Happiness is not a destination, it's a way of living. Every day 💜

Nature lover seeking the wild

After three days of sightseeing in the streets of New York I needed some green.

Being a surfer girl that usually spends most of her time in nature, to me a city trip is exhausting in different ways.

My body is used to breath fresh, clean and salty oxygen every day. 

It wasn't easy to adapt my rhythm to the smoggy, humid, brewing streets (outside) and the ice cold, dry, air conditioned buildings (inside).

If I was living in New York, I'd probably spend a couple of hours per day in the Central Park.

@surfermarly biking the Central Park 

Biking fun & green energy boost 💚

On my last day in New York I rented a bicycle and started a discovery ride through the Central Park.

As always I got up early, left my hotel, crossed the 57th Street, grabbed a coffee and a blueberry scone at Starbucks and then started the day.

Walking down the street in the direction of the Broadway I had spotted some bicycle promoters the other day. So I headed towards that corner and found them and their huge advertisements again.

Half an hour later I was equipped with a nice city bike.

I started to ride towards the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir since I wanted to find the place I was dreaming of for a while.

Joggers in front of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir

Since I was in college I had a poster that spotted a girl jogging around the Reservoir, photographed exactly at the place I took the picture of these two now.

It was weird to stand there.

I had just replaced my imagination and dream for a real memory that would be now part of me and my history forever.

Sometimes you won't know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory.

I felt like a little girl on her favorite playground

Biking the park even reminded me of my dad teaching me how to ride a bicycle for the very first time in my life.

I found this picture so I thought it might be funny sharing it with you guys :-)

Basically things haven't changed since then. Well now my dad doesn't have so much hair anymore. Yes, I really meant "so much", haha! And mine is starting to get grey, but that's another story...:-D

@surfermarly taught by her daddy how to ride a bicycle (1985) | Please excuse the quality, it's just that we didn't have iPhones at that point of time :-)

Good old memories, haha!

Now I've got one more memory in that bicycle album.

Looking back I'm simply grateful that I had such a nice childhood.

My parents showed me that the world is like you look at it. Since then I've always tried to make the best of it.

There may be days you can't see the world's beauty at first sight. However, it's worth fighting for the life you desire and deserve. Every day!

Aloha & Mahalo! Bought that cap in Soho and will keep it as a nice memory anchor

It actually doesn't matter how many souvenirs you buy on a vacation. The best, purest and most authentic memories are the ones that you take with you in your mind :-)

So fellow steemians in the world, if you've ever the chance to travel to New York, don't miss to discover the Central Park!

It's totally worth it. 

Here are some panorama shots to show you the whole beauty 📷

Another perfect day in New York 

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