And just up the street is beautiful Ft. Tryon Park, a 66-acre masterpiece designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., son of co-designer of Central Park. (Olmsted Jr. and brother also designed Piedmont Park in Atlanta.) With its sloping terraces and stunning views, I think it's the most beautiful park in the city. It has the most dogwoods I've seen anywhere in the northeast!

It's also home to the Cloisters, a beautiful collection of portions of European abbies and courtyards, built by Rockefeller in the 1930s. It now houses part of the Metropolitan Museum's medieval collection. And there's even more history here, from the Revolution, but I won't bore you with that now.

And more:  living room, courtyard view, and the river!  My building is just a stone's throw from a footbridge that takes you across the highway to a riverside park. The bike trails lead all the way down to lower Manhattan. 

More photos of my place and my new 'hood. You cannot imagine how excited I am over the kitchen! Note that I've not moved in yet, so the furnishings aren't mine. Hopefully I'll (finally) close on the property this week!