Lost in New York

In July 2014 I got my degree in Architecture, a great satisfactory result after years of studying.
My parents, who knew I much I had to study hard to reach that goal, and also knew I much I needed a vacation, made me the greatest present of all..
So that's how I got to be in New York, during December 2014.
It wasn't my first time in NYC, I was there two times with my parents, but it was my first time all alone.
By the way New York is an always growing city, it changes every minutes in front of your eyes and it's always worth to see how it does that.
I have to say that I'm absolutely in love with the city, so I may sound a little bit mowkish, oversentimental and, yes, a little bit lame.
But if you ever been there you should get what I mean. It's an inspirational city.
One of the things I wanted to visit (I never had the chance to visit it during my previous travels 'cause.. it wasn't already there!) is the High Line Park, "a public park built on a historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manhattan’s West Side. It runs from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to West 34th Street, between 10th and 12th Avenues.". This is something I think every architect should visit.
It's really stunning what Joshua David and Robert Hammond, residents of the High Line neighborhood and lovers of the city and it's history, made with this old abandoned train line. They managed to create a green area, sustainable, full of art and modern great designs, a walk with an unique view on the city and the surroundings.. They took something that was riuned and useless, but part of NYC and the neighborhood, and transformed it and, at the same time, exalt it creating something new, for the city and the people.
It was a sunny day, cold, 'cause it was December, but not too much. I made my walk on the High Line and I was happy.
How lame is that? Yes, maybe a little bit.
But, you see, in my hometown, Genova, in Italy, we have an old structure called "Sopraelevata" (flyover), which is a road that connects the higway to the city, facing the old town, the sea and the port. This structure devides people, someone says it's too old and useless and it should be replaced, some others say that taking it down would be too expensive.
I think that the view from the Sopraelevata is amazing.
I think I would love to have a walk on the Sopraelevata on a sunny day, walking through green areas, modern design and art.
How lame is that?
It's not lame, it's great.