On Friday, Tommy and I met up with some friends for dinner and drinks. We had originally planned on going to a bar afterwards and having some fun, but that plan fell through and Tommy and I headed to the High Line instead. The High Line is a city park that is built on old elevated railroad tracks that runs from the Meatpacking District all the way up to the West Side Yard.
We got to the High Line in time to catch the last glimpse of the sunset.
It was our first time visiting the park and I was beyond amused by the fact that there were exposed railroad tracks that you could walk on without worrying about incoming trains.
I was more than happy to pose for a photo, especially since I had been telling Tommy that I want to go to the LIRR tracks near our house to take pictures just a day earlier. He told me that I’m crazy BTW. I have a strange fascination with train tracks, I guess.
As we wandered along the the park, we came upon a few food carts and since we didn’t have dessert, we decided to get some ices from People’s Pops.
Tommy had the Blueberry Peach pop, which was amazing, but I opted for a Rhubarb shaved ice.
And to my surprise, there was a huge block of ice which was actually shaved in front of us to make my ice. Pretty awesome!
We didn’t have a chance to walk all the way to the other end of the High Line, but I made Tommy promise me that we would come back soon before we got on the steps to go down. I can totally see us picnicking there on a sunny afternoon!
What did you do this weekend? Are there any unconventional parks in your city?
The High Line is one of my favorite places in the city. They’ve done such an amazing job with the park and it’s so beautiful up there. My kids love it too and love to run along the tracks and pretend they are trains. There’s one final section that they are working on up by 34th street.
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I love it! It was my first time there, but the city did an amazing job with it, not to mention it was an awesome way to utilize the old train tracks instead of wasting the money to take them down.
I love your dress! It’s so pretty! 🙂
Those ice pops look awesome! I’m glad you had a great weekend!
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Thanks! 🙂
Looks like a fun weekend! I always like to find green spaces when I’m in a city.
I spent my weekend doing yoga, running, shopping and celebrating my hubby for Father’s Day.
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Sounds like a great weekend!
what a fun park! def checking it out next time i’m there!
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You need too! It\’s such a great space!
I love your dress – so pretty and summery!
That park sounds lovely. It’s nice to find somewhere a little bit out of the ordinary — makes it more fun to explore!
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Thanks! The park is really a great, peaceful space in the middle of the city!
LOVE The High Line! Haven’t been there yet this season, but I can’t wait to go.. and the fruit pop stand sounds awesome!
There was a bunch of really awesome stands, but most of them were closing because it was pretty late. I need to go back during the day and explore!
I want a cherry rhubarb shaved ice!!!!!!!!
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Yes you do! 😉 It was so yummy!