New York City Trip #1 (Part 1)
Mr. E and I have two family-related trips to NYC this month, just two weeks apart. Yikes! The first was over the Mother's Day weekend, when we gathered with about a dozen other folks from my Uncle's side of the family to see "Fiddler on the Roof" on Broadway. My cousin G's daughter, S, is a performer in the show, and J helped to organize the plans and gathering for the Samuels and Washburn clans, including Mom, Mr. E & me, and J & B & C. Our next trip will be the weekend of the 22nd for my cousin P's wedding, where we'll get to see a bunch of the Parker folks.
Thursday, May 5 - Sac > NYC
Mr. E returned from his 10-day trip to Shanghai and Taiwan last night, so he was definitely feeling some pretty major jet lag as we set off this morning on our cross-country flight to Newark via D.C. After checking into our hotel, the Doubletree Metropolitan in Midtown, we popped into a yummy salad shop next door for dinner, and that about wrapped up our long-ish travel day.
Friday, May 6 - The Met, Hanging with Mom & C, Strolling at Night
Despite the rainy weather, we ventured out to a nearby Starbucks for "second coffee" after enjoying the breakfast buffet at the hotel. Then down into the subway for a few stops to avoid getting too soggy on our way to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. I had read about a special exhibition of work by Elizabeth Vigee Le Brun, a talented and prolific 17th-century painter who made her living with her art and was particularly tied to Marie Antoinette. I first saw her work when I lived in France in 1995 and have always loved her realism and style, so I was really excited to see so much of her work gathered together.
We also were lucky enough to catch the second day of an amazing exhibition, Manus x Machina, focusing on haute couture and pret-a-porter and the various skills and artistry associated with designing and constructing these pieces, which are truly works of art. I'm so glad that non-flash photography was permitted!
Mr. E had to take a conference call for work @ 6pm, so I walked over to meet up with Mom & C at The Archer Hotel. J & B headed out to dinner and "Hamilton." I eventually got take-out from the Panera just around the corner for Mom and me. And by the time Mr. E joined us, we bid our farewells and good-nights to Mom and C.
We decided to walk back to our hotel, since the rain had ended, and we chose a route to take us through Rockefeller Plaza. About a block or so from our hotel, we also noticed a multi-colored lit-up building, though we still don't know which building it is!
Thursday, May 5 - Sac > NYC
Mr. E returned from his 10-day trip to Shanghai and Taiwan last night, so he was definitely feeling some pretty major jet lag as we set off this morning on our cross-country flight to Newark via D.C. After checking into our hotel, the Doubletree Metropolitan in Midtown, we popped into a yummy salad shop next door for dinner, and that about wrapped up our long-ish travel day.
Friday, May 6 - The Met, Hanging with Mom & C, Strolling at Night
Despite the rainy weather, we ventured out to a nearby Starbucks for "second coffee" after enjoying the breakfast buffet at the hotel. Then down into the subway for a few stops to avoid getting too soggy on our way to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. I had read about a special exhibition of work by Elizabeth Vigee Le Brun, a talented and prolific 17th-century painter who made her living with her art and was particularly tied to Marie Antoinette. I first saw her work when I lived in France in 1995 and have always loved her realism and style, so I was really excited to see so much of her work gathered together.
We also were lucky enough to catch the second day of an amazing exhibition, Manus x Machina, focusing on haute couture and pret-a-porter and the various skills and artistry associated with designing and constructing these pieces, which are truly works of art. I'm so glad that non-flash photography was permitted!
We decided to walk back to our hotel, since the rain had ended, and we chose a route to take us through Rockefeller Plaza. About a block or so from our hotel, we also noticed a multi-colored lit-up building, though we still don't know which building it is!
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