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| Rocio and Samara at a gift shop in Park Slope. |
A few weeks ago, I went to Park Slope in Brooklyn with my teacher and classmates. It was fun walking with them in Manhattan in order to get to the 3 or the 4 train. We got off at Prospect Park 30 minutes later and started our adventure visiting the Brooklyn Public Library, specifically the Central branch. The place was amazing, with plenty of space for studying and one exhibit of pictures of different kinds of bridges in the New York area. The wooden floors, the high ceilings, and the wide stairs together created a majestic view inside the library.
After our visit to the library, we started to wander around the Park Slope neighborhood and something that caught my eye was the row houses there. They were made of brown stones and looked organized. However, although I liked the organization and neatness of Park Slope, I prefer the crowded and exciting environment of Astoria in Queens, where you can find a variety of restaurants with different types of cuisine. Most of them will make your mouth water for a very reasonable price. Although the quality is the same in Park Slope, the dishes are ridiculously expensive.
I noticed the price problem in Park Slope is not just with food, it is the entire neighborhood. For example, I came into a gift shop with a couple of classmates just to look around, and one piece of jewelry was valued at $65; it is easier to find the same in Astoria stores for half the price.
If there was something that I really enjoyed in Park Slope, it was the sense of solitude and the peaceful environment. It is definitively a good place to live if you can afford it.
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