Impressed by my Manhattan trip? Do you want to hear more? Since I haven't run on Monday, I'd like to tell you more about my running experience in the New York City at first.
Waked up at 10 o'clock, I found a Chinese brunch restaurant and decided to eat there. To my surprise, the prices of the foods in Manhattan are super high. For instance, a bowl of noodles would cost approximately 2 dollars in China. However, it would be at least 12 dollars in Manhattan. And to tell the truth, they were unsavory(absolutely better than that in dinning hall), which made me miss my grandmother's beef noodle. Well, do not think that Chinese food is not famous in Manhattan. Looking outside the door of the restaurant, there were dozens of people waiting to be seated. This was pretty cool that for some popular restaurants, people would like to wait on the street for hours for one meal, even for a bite of hamburgers. My angel and evil in heart all started to be itchy and laugh, because they were sitting inside and eating warm food, while other people were standing in the wind and trembling. After brunch, I asked the Chinese waitress that where would be a good place to run, and she told that Americans loved to run along the side of the Rockaway Beach. Although she had described how popular the place was, I didn't realize until I really stood on the sidewalk.
All kinds of people occupied the path. For "all kinds of people", I meant that there were teenagers, adults, olds and even little babies. Some of them were running and others were ridding bikes. For the olds and babies, they waddled and enjoyed the sunshine. People were running along the same side, and no one was rushing nor rudely passing others. Headphones were a bright scenery that music encouraged people to keep going and ignited fire to their passion. The beach constructed another Manhattan, a Manhattan without office, cars, high heals and annoyance. It was a Manhattan with free souls and healthy bodies; it was a Manhattan with relaxation and enthusiasm. I ran with them, seeing them passing by me and waving. It seemed that I have discovered a different New York City. In the past, I had thought the city to be a busy and unconcerned place, people all tried their best to make a living and stay here. Nevertheless, that was not the entire New York City. Getting out of Manhattan, the wind was filled with the odor of ocean and beach, and you could hear the wind telling you, " Enjoy the sunshine here".
Running in a place you're not familiar with may help you enter the real life of the local people little by little. Do not just go to the famous sights and take photos during traveling, but take on a pair of sneakers and run for a while. You might find a totally different world you've known before, and you will notice that the real world is a lot more fascinating. Go running!
Fighting! For fitness and perseverance.
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