Columbus Circle

Columbus Circle

            Columbus Circle is a traffic circle that is located right next to the youth hostel we stayed at. It was the closest subway stop to our home for the week and very useful for us since we could always take a train anywhere from there, which meant that we walked through Columbus Circle more times than I can count during the week. On the edge of the circle we spotted a shopping mall which held some of our favorite stores, for example Sephora. There were also some restaurants, but as we walked in we realized that they were way over our budget, therefore we never ate anything there.

            Right in the middle of the intersection there was a park: one night we got takeout and had dinner on the benches that surrounded a large statue in the middle of the park. We were lucky enough to witness a ballerina clad in a beautiful dress decorated with bright lights dancing around the statue with her partner. It truly made our night so much better and also got us, well, at least me, falling in love with the city even more.