Jen wanted to see the Statue of Liberty, I wanted to spend half the day at The Met so we split up yesterday and did our own thing.
I’m glad I chose The Met.
Jen said the ferry ride was cold and windy and crowded but she enjoyed seeing the Statue of Liberty and visiting the Ellis Island Museum. She was surprised though at how stout the Statue of Liberty was in person.
I LOVED my walk to The Met. And I ended up spending 4 hours there! Mostly in the America’s section of the museum.
It’s always my favorite area. Seeing American folk art, iron work and furniture up close always gives me a ton of ideas for rugs.
{I didn’t see any rugs though!!} I did see a few new paintings though. 😉 Our lady of Valvanera was new to me.
And I was able to see Grant Wood’s The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere in person. I love his artwork!
Check out this earthenware crocus pot. Never in a million years would I have guessed what it was.
I thought it was super cute though.
When I saw the Emanuel Leutze painting of Washington Crossing The Delaware all I could think about was the SNL skits with Nate Bargatze as Washington.
Have you seen the skits? They’re hilarious.
The painting is HUGE by the way.
Lunch at The Met.
Afternoon tea and fig and chocolate pastry from Mangia {my new favorite and the BEST ready made food on the planet earth!}
And then there was The Plaza. Which was gorgeous. The flower arrangements were fantastic. Lot’s of gold and crystal and flair.
So was the afternoon tea service. Jen had a pot of some sort of caramel tea and I had Earl Grey {because that’s my favorite}. Everything was lovely.
The scones though, ehh. I didn’t eat my second one because I’m a scone snob. The real deal is 100% better. The finger sandwiches though were some of the best I’ve had.
A few hours later, after another walk around town, we popped downstairs and ordered our evening fruit bowls. 😉
Using a $25 use it or lose it daily food/drink credit is tricky. Neither of us drink, which is a good thing because cocktails are $26 each {!} and neither of us eat late and we’re both pretty set in our morning routines {oatmeal and yogurt}.
So an evening fruit bowls it is! 🙂
It was another good day. With lot’s of walking.
Today we are planning to walk {3.5 miles each way} to Katz’s Delicatessen to try their pastrami sandwich and matzo ball soup.
Who knows what else we’ll find along the way.
What are YOU up to today? Anything exciting? Curious minds want to know.
~Mavis
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