i've started swimming twice a week. the pool is on the penthouse floor of the parker meridien, with views of central park. when i'm done swimming, i climb up to the roof and gaze over central park, or watch the sun set over the hudson river. but i'm too curious to really relax. i can't help checking out the fabulous parties on the rooftop terraces of central park south and peering into offices and imagining conversations between smart suits no.1 and 2.
with all the specks of life to observe, i spend way more time on the deck than i do in the water. but the real reason i've started swimming is to get back in shape -although i haven't really been in shape since i was 16 so i should really say to get in shape.
either way, it doesn't help that one of new york's best hamburger shops is on the ground floor. it's so hard to walk past that rather david lynchesque sign without being drawn in.
