So, I was looking at a map of the city the other day in an attempt to better understand they way the things are laid out. I noticed that there was a very large park just a minute’s walk from our flat, and I wanted to check it out. I imagined it would just be open fields and perhaps a playground. We were dog sitting, so I proposed that Torben and I walk Lizzie down to the park on Saturday morning since it was nice outside.
We got there and realized that we are living next to a place where we will definitely be spending time in the nicer weather which we will see in the coming months. There is a long jogging trail lined with perfectly spaced mature trees that runs through the middle of the square mile-ish sized park.
To the right of the trail, assuming you enter from where we did, is probably the coolest playground that I have ever seen. It is filled with space aged looking playhouses, the usual swingset, all sorts of other fun looking stuff that I have never seen, and it is completed with a climbing hill perfectly equipped for “king of the mountain”. There are also soccer fields over here, and a place that sells concessions.
To the left, there are about a dozen different beautiful circular gardens, and endless fields perfect for picnicing and relaxing with your friends. There are also cycling trails all around the park which we will be exploring on another nice Saturday sometime soon.
