15 Aug 09: It was still sunny and Brooklyn so I charted a path to Prospect Park (built 19 Oct 1867). This was my fourth trip to NYC and my first time visiting this world-class park. Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux designed the park in addition to Central Park.
As I walked through this gem of a park, I saw couples enjoying an afternoon picnic, an Indian wedding (Indian bride + white American groom), and a huge photo shoot of wedding parties in front of a fountain adjacent to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Arch at Grand Army Plaza. The funniest thing occurred in Long Meadow, a 90-acre meadow thought to be the largest meadow in the US. The meadow contains a long slope. As I approached the top of the slope, a little boy hopped on his skateboard, stuck out his tongue, and down he went. It was an awesome moment of exhilaration.
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