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== Expedition == | == Expedition == | ||
| − | I | + | I had a lot to do this week and I kinda waffled about whether I'd attempt this. But in the end curiosity won out and I headed for the subway after dinner, about 7:45. First train took forever to come but the connection to the F at Rockefeller Center was very quick and the underground journey through Queens (on a line I'd never taken before) was largely free of delays. |
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| + | So, sooner than expected, I emerged into what turned out to be a very South Asian commercial area, with lots of ethnic businesses and a mosque. To reach the university I had to walk north through a residential area for maybe 20 minutes. This turned out to be much hillier and more suburban than I'd guessed, lots of trees and middle-class single family homes and small lawns. I was expecting St. John's University to be very low-key and quiet as well, since I'd never heard of it. | ||
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| + | At first contact the campus was surrounded by iron fencing, and I was afraid I wouldn't be allowed in due to the late hour. But the main gate turned out to be wide open and unsupervised, and I was surprised to find that the university was quite large, well-lit, full of big and fairly tall buildings and with lots of students walking around at this hour. The center of campus was on a big hill surrounded by parking lots and trees. The hilltop hashpoint was readily found, on a smallish lawn between buildings. There were some sculptures, and even a waffle-truck parked on the road. | ||
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| + | The subway ride home was also straightforward and I made it by 10:30pm, much earlier than expected. | ||
== Photos == | == Photos == | ||
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<gallery perrow="5"> | <gallery perrow="5"> | ||
| + | Image:2016-04-06 20.19.17.jpg | Unusual subway station (for NYC) en route | ||
| + | Image:2016-04-06 20.46.18.jpg | Apnar Pharmacy | ||
| + | Image:2016-04-06 20.47.05.jpg | ||
| + | Image:2016-04-06 20.48.58.jpg | ||
| + | Image:2016-04-06 20.49.37.jpg | Mosque | ||
| + | Image:2016-04-06 20.50.54.jpg | Giant old high school | ||
| + | Image:2016-04-06 20.52.09.jpg | ||
| + | Image:2016-04-06 20.55.56.jpg | St. John's University | ||
| + | Image:2016-04-06 21.00.16.jpg | Unguarded main gate :D | ||
| + | Image:2016-04-06 21.00.46.jpg | ||
| + | Image:2016-04-06 21.01.56.jpg | Cresting the hill | ||
| + | Image:2016-04-06 21.08.57.jpg | Made it! | ||
| + | Image:2016-04-06 21.09.40.jpg | Northeast | ||
| + | Image:2016-04-06 21.09.51.jpg | Northwest | ||
| + | Image:2016-04-06 21.10.07.jpg | North | ||
| + | Image:2016-04-06 21.11.16.jpg | ||
| + | Image:2016-04-06 21.10.35.jpg | Southeast | ||
| + | Image:2016-04-06 21.10.57.jpg | Southwest | ||
| + | Image:2016-04-06 21.12.05.jpg | Waffle Truck | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:Expeditions]] | [[Category:Expeditions]] | ||
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[[Category:Coordinates reached]] | [[Category:Coordinates reached]] | ||
Revision as of 20:12, 9 April 2016
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Location
On a lawn in the heart of St. John's University, Queens
Participants
Plans
Elipongo alerted me on the facebook group and I went in the evening after work.
Expedition
I had a lot to do this week and I kinda waffled about whether I'd attempt this. But in the end curiosity won out and I headed for the subway after dinner, about 7:45. First train took forever to come but the connection to the F at Rockefeller Center was very quick and the underground journey through Queens (on a line I'd never taken before) was largely free of delays.
So, sooner than expected, I emerged into what turned out to be a very South Asian commercial area, with lots of ethnic businesses and a mosque. To reach the university I had to walk north through a residential area for maybe 20 minutes. This turned out to be much hillier and more suburban than I'd guessed, lots of trees and middle-class single family homes and small lawns. I was expecting St. John's University to be very low-key and quiet as well, since I'd never heard of it.
At first contact the campus was surrounded by iron fencing, and I was afraid I wouldn't be allowed in due to the late hour. But the main gate turned out to be wide open and unsupervised, and I was surprised to find that the university was quite large, well-lit, full of big and fairly tall buildings and with lots of students walking around at this hour. The center of campus was on a big hill surrounded by parking lots and trees. The hilltop hashpoint was readily found, on a smallish lawn between buildings. There were some sculptures, and even a waffle-truck parked on the road.
The subway ride home was also straightforward and I made it by 10:30pm, much earlier than expected.
Photos
Unusual subway station (for NYC) en route
Apnar Pharmacy
Mosque
Giant old high school
St. John's University
Unguarded main gate :D
Cresting the hill
Made it!
Northeast
Northwest
North
Southeast
Southwest
Waffle Truck
Achievements
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OtherJack earned the Public transport geohash achievement
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