Coney Island
When we visited Coney Island, on the southern tip of Brooklyn, the famous Luna Park had just closed for the season, but there was just enough action going on. The bright blue skies and brightly lit colourful details could even trick you into thinking it was a perfect peak summer day!
![Horse carousel and Parachute Jump.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/506ab065c4aa0491a951e1ec/1481455974021-WKL0NKO13WVD8WYQAN8N/ConeyIsland1.jpg)
![Too many temptations at Paul’s Daughter on the Coney Island boardwalk.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/506ab065c4aa0491a951e1ec/1481455974621-OPYIR62BE7O42GQ33A0U/ConeyIsland2.jpg)
![The Thunderbolt rollercoaster at Coney Island’s Luna Park, which had just closed for the season.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/506ab065c4aa0491a951e1ec/1481455986270-OIRTC3G2XXAB1FC6INNQ/ConeyIsland3.jpg)
![The excitement is just too much for some...](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/506ab065c4aa0491a951e1ec/1481456082054-3PWS78918MK7VDG0IAOX/ConeyIsland4.jpg)
![Coney Island beach.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/506ab065c4aa0491a951e1ec/1481455996601-T3QONJJ3LS1VOGSEHSOW/ConeyIsland5.jpg)
![Artwork by Toshio Sasaki on the Coney Island boardwalk.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/506ab065c4aa0491a951e1ec/1481456010168-RZ6JAKAURAM24BOTXJDJ/ConeyIsland6.jpg)
![The Wonder Wheel can undergo its necessary maintenance now that the Luna Park is closed for the season.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/506ab065c4aa0491a951e1ec/1481456032540-VIBV5W1HM3JEKH7H2PDJ/ConeyIsland7.jpg)
![Sneakers required on the boardwalk! For hipsters as well as ‘casual couples’...](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/506ab065c4aa0491a951e1ec/1481456045099-49SVBBR4HGCFSDWOFBGU/ConeyIsland8.jpg)
![Mmmm… Mermaid Avenue, of Woody Guthrie fame.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/506ab065c4aa0491a951e1ec/1481456056506-1QJZ5P9JPHJG4PVFAIFG/ConeyIsland9.jpg)