What do water balloons and a fountain have in common?

Greetings from New York!

Before beginning the 10 Year Plan, dear friends offered us gifts to help us better enjoy Year 1 in New York.  One of those thoughtful gifts is "Literary Landmarks of New York" by Bill  Morgan.  The guide details the lives and haunts of well-known writers who called New York home at some point in their lives.

The other day, we toured some of the literary landmarks around Central Park, not far from where we live.  We visited and read about nine of the places in the book, including the apartment building where Antoine de Saint-Exupery, a combat pilot and the author of "The Little Prince", launched paper gliders into Central Park and dropped water balloons from the 23rd floor (building photo below, no paper planes or water bombs evident).  Saint-Exupery actually wrote his well-known book in the apartment while living in exile during part of WWII.   

Central Park South

View of paper plane landing zone.

We also visited the Pulitzer Fountain in front of The Plaza Hotel.  There, F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald splashed around after boozing it up. Susan quipped:  "If you did that today, you would be arrested, not celebrated."  Let's wait to see if Susan can enjoy the fountain while avoiding arrest.

The Pulitzer Fountain

Susan and Greg