Just visited New York city last weekend on an art trip and I must say, it lives up to all of the hype. Truly, in New York you can forget how to sit still. It is a heck of a town, people do live in holes in the ground and it’s not a good idea to eat the gum on the sidewalks.
It was a quick three days. On the first day we visited the Met, one of the biggest art museums in the world. To say it was exhausting would be an understatement. We saw everything from ancient Egyptian mummies to modern American art. In the evening we dined at a cafe in little Italy after bartering with numerous street barkers for the right deal. (like this guy)
On day two, we visited Central Park. It was gray and misty, but the sun broke through for a while and it was beautiful. Central park is huge! We even saw a turkey roaming the grounds!
In the afternoon we headed up to the Garment district and a well-hidden fabric store where the contestants of the Project Runway TV show get their fabric. In the evening we visited the Moma (Museum of Modern Art.) Very strange stuff. A few times I just had to laugh at the goofy pretentiousness of it all.
Day three and we visited the museum of Biblical art. There was a Chagall exhibit that was amazing. He’s my new favorite artist! In the afternoon we stood in line at the Fox TV studio and got to be in the audience for a taping of the brand-new Mike Huckabee show (yes, the one that ran for president.) It was cool to be on a real TV set, and we got to meet Governor Huckabee after the shoot. In the evening we visited Rockefeller Center and Time Square then called it a night.
Overall an awesome trip!