Today we met up with Chris, Margaret, Chris's brother Michael and her sister Julie and another friend Phyllis. We started with lunch at a really sweet little restaurant called Alison on Lexington and 103rd Street. A little chilly for outdoor dining, but none of us are ready for indoor dining yet.
The food was really tasty and unusual (sorry no pictures). Several of us had Mediterranean eggs with cous-cous, tomatoes,cucumbers, labneh, and salad. Also recommended were the grilled chicken sandwich and the quinoa bowl ( with avocado, tomatoes, spinach, spaghetti squash and shrimp). They didn’t have unsweetened iced tea on the menu, but made some for us anyway. Such great service. We'll definitely be back for another visit.
Next we visited the Graffiti Hall of Fame which surrounds a school playground on 106th St at Park Avenue
Our next stop was Central Park where we visited the boat basin. Phyllis and I remembered it fondly from childhood row boating and I also remembered it as the setting of an old B&W children’s series Journey to the Beginning of Time where a group of boys start out rowing on the lake after a visit to the Museum of Natural History and end up hanging with mastodons and other creatures.
From there we walked over to the Conservatory gardens. We were surprised to find that the North Garden was very much in bloom, despite it being late October
All in all a good "staycation" day in NYC and a lovely afternoon with old friends during this still-restricted time.