View from The Rock

We are staying only a short walk from The Rockefeller Centre, so decided to take in the views. Whilst the most famous of the skyscrapers is The Empire State, you dont get to appreciate  it unless you can see it. The view from the Top of The Rock gives you a fantastic view out across central Park - more on that in another post later in the week, and also across New York to the Empire State and other famous Landmarks.

The Empire State Building in the center of the picture.

Central Park

We were surprised to see a number of Butia Capitata palms planted in the Channel Gardens outside the building, presumably they are potted and lifted for winter as I cant imagine them looking this good for long with the New York winter!

With the heat of NY and presumably ample watering the exotics look fantastic, the magnificent setting helps too!

We will share other short "postcard" posts from our trip as the week progresses.

Gaz