That’s what one of our members called it, lying back on a lounge chair and surveying the band of happy naked people strewn about the roof of one of midtown New York’s finest boutique hotels: a little bit of Eden in Manhattan. Strolling about, lying on towels or chairs, reading our books, which this time included The Santeria Experience and Mockingjay and Getting Off and Seduction of the Innocent…drinking coconut water and noshing on vegan blueberry muffins (okay, there were some miniature cupcakes from Crumbs too)… There were even some dried apples, to make our Eden complete. But no serpent. All innocence, no shame.
When we reluctantly had to leave at the end of the afternoon, one participant spoke for all of us when she said, “It feels so strange getting dressed, having to put clothes on!” But as long as the weather holds, we’ve got our little G.o.E. to return to.
Ah, almost forgot: one serpent. 🙂
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Rooftop topless urban Eden
Anybody want an apple?
Congratulations on a great top-free enterprise. Please export your bravery to London!
Would love to! Don’t know about the legality there, but if you can do it without getting arrested, by all means get some of your female friends together and have a go at it…
I’ve checked, and it is not an offence to be naked in public in England and Wales (Scotland and Ireland are less tolerant of these things!); it only becomes an offence if stripping off is intended to cause distress, alarm or outrage. So, on the face of it, OCToPFAS activity in Hyde Park or Kensington Gardens would be fine!
The only other possible barrier (apart from the awful English weather) is that, at my age (59), most of my female friends would be rather more reluctant to go topless than you beautiful young things; but it might be worth a try. After all, they would have nothing to lose but their inhibitions!
Agreed! If it is, in fact legal, it can’t hurt to give it a try. 🙂
Hampstead women’s pool is a place where it’s OK, though not co-ed
good to know.
Love the serpent . . . longing for a similar closeup of some vagina!
Next time, perhaps. We’re not necessarily shy about spreading our legs and letting the sun shine in, but those who do have generally said they’d prefer not to see those pics on the internet…
I congratulate your male friend for his great exercise of self-control.
I’m not sure I would be so restrained in a group of extremely attractive, naked females.
For all of you expressing amazement that a man could remain flaccid around a group of naked women–what are you, 16? Go to a nude beach sometime, you’ll see plenty of flaccid penises and plenty of naked women, and no, the guys aren’t all gay or 90 years old, they’re just relaxed, and also grown-up enough not to react sexually to something that really isn’t sexual. (And if they’re really concerned that they might not be able to control their response, they prep for the day by masturbating first.)
well said
Hi Really interested in the set up, Can you take some shots of the way the area has been set up / Privacy screens etc. The view from out side the screens?
No privacy screens! No set-up at all, really. When we’re meeting in a park, we just find a nice grassy spot with people all around us, set out towels just like everyone else, strip down to our swimsuit bottoms, and enjoy a pleasant afternoon. All the photos you see are exactly what you would see if you happened to be walking by or sitting near us. When we meet on a rooftop, it’s exactly the same thing, except that some of us get fully naked rather than just topless. Still, no privacy screens. Anyone who happens to come up to the roof while we’re there, or sees us from a neighboring buildings, sees everything we were born with. We’re not ashamed of our bodies, so why in the world would we hide them behind screens? 🙂
Sorry just assumed the green , yellow and white fences? were privacy screens. We dont have much of a city at the moment. But as its rebuilt i am hoping to arrange to sep up areas like this on various roof tops, so i was just looking for similar things to get idea’s
That particular roof has one fence around the edge, but that’s more to keep people from falling off than for privacy!