Sunday, April 16, 2017

Come to MoMA

That's the Museum of Modern Art. 

Our first stop was Top of the Rock for views over Central Park and the city.  Another relatively early morning as the queues can be madness so we were there in time for the 8am first entry.  We have a New York Pass that means we skip the queue.   Unfortunately,  so did a whole bunch of other people.   It wasn't much of a wait though and soon we were oohing and ahhing at NYC on a stunning day.  Fun fact: this is the building where you see the picture of all the workers sitting on a piece of steal suspended in the sky.
(This one: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch_atop_a_Skyscraper).

Coffee at the discretely hidden Blue Bottle (BEST coffee in New York), and then a trip to MoMA when it opened.  There's a lot there so we picked our floors.  Mostly we saw the older art.  Monet, Munch, Picasso, Matisse, Pollock, Warhol.  I discovered Delauney.   A nice round colourful pic that would look great on my office wall.  A great depiction of the lady Patriotism stamping all over the lady Liberty.  It's from some years back, but very appropriate in the current political climate.

Our plan was to wander up through Central Park to the Met but we were enjoying the park so much, we put the Met off for another day and had a short visit to the Guggenheim instead (a spiral building - start at the top and work your way down).  I particularly liked the Degas pieces.

Another fabulous meal out at Azalea before heading to Chicago.  I've seen the movie; the show is much better.  Much funnier.  A little too much wine and a darkened room meant I struggled a little to stay awake a first, but it kept me very entertained.

We're still on the train.  Very picturesque in a bucolic,  industrial, graffiti kind of way.   We may be heading into Philadelphia.   There are cool looking buildings in the distance.

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