In early April I went to NYC for work for two days, although I managed to get some fun stuff done during the trip as well! On the first morning, I had to take Metro North up to my client north of the city. I walked to Grand Central Station from my hotel - it was a gorgeous morning, and I had to stop and take a few pics like a silly tourist.
First, as I walked along 42nd street - the Chrysler building.
This was taken as I was passing Bryant Park. Because so few of the trees had leaves yet, I was able to see the Empire State Building across the park.
I hadn't been to Grand Central in a very long time - I loved this shot of the outside, with the Chrysler building behind.
Of course the inside of Grand Central (the main terminal) is one of the most iconic, but I failed to capture that at all! I was in work mode at that point, I suppose.
That evening, once work was done, my friend Kathy and I (she was also there for work!) saw our favorite lady, Brandi Carlile, touring for her new album. I'd never been to the Beacon - it's a fabulous location! More on that in a later post.
After my client visit the next day, Kathy and I had some time before taking our train home. The weather wasn't great, so we headed over to the Met for a couple of hours! I hadn't been there since we lived there, oh-so-many years ago, so it was a lot of fun to revisit. We started in my favorite wing: the Egyptian wing.
The kids thought it was very cool when I explained that there were mummies in these sarcophagi!
Weird side note: the guy on the left above looks like a Sesame Street character that SUPER creeped me out as a kid. Anyone else remember that guy?
I love, love, love this part of the museum - they actually transported an entire tomb over from Egypt in the '60s, and built this gorgeous room to hold it.
The British and French who found these in the 1800s were pretty jerky with the graffiti. C'mon guys!
Still, quite impressive.
We then walked through the American wing, where I really enjoyed looking at all the Tiffany glass. Absolutely stunning windows!
Another gorgeous room (more than a room, really, but I'm having trouble thinking of words tonight. Gallery? is that better?).
We made our way over to the modern art exhibits. Modern art is one of those things that's sometimes cool, sometimes WTF, and sometimes something that a 2 year old could make. But I did like this exhibit, particularly the way the shadows were created by the lighting on the hangers.
When we left the museum, the weather was a bit better (not raining anymore!), so we decided to walk across Central Park to the west side. While walking, we stumbled across these fellas playing in the Park - it was quite lovely.
