It was definitely not a “cold and wet December day” when I landed at Newark airport… Having left 5 degrees and rain in Copenhagen just a few hours earlier, the 28 degrees C that met me in New York were even a bit too much for my taste… Luckily the wind made the heat a bit more bearable, and already the day after the temperature was a lot more pleasant (says the only guy who was walking around wearing just a shirt with rolled-up sleeves while everybody else was in winter jackets).
As my flight arrived around lunchtime, the obvious thing to do after dropping off my bags at my hotel was to get right onto the first item on my to-do list: the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This is one of those massive complexes with a collection of pretty much everything which alone would justify a 3-day trip to NYC, so even though this place is open until 9pm on Saturday I had to make some though choices, so I headed straight to the section holding the Modern and Contemporary Art collection, where my eyes could feast on the impressive variety of artworks on display, and enjoy the inner peace that looking at of some of my favourite artists, including Degas and Seurat, always brings to me and that makes this type of experiences enjoyable and slightly addictive.
Before closing time forced me out of the Met, I also managed to see the exhibitions showcasing Irving Penn‘s incredible career.
Having spent 4 hours in this amazing museum and having only seen about 1/6 of they have to offer, I really hope to get a chance for a second visit before it’s time to head off to Washington on Wednesday. 🙂
Have fun. This will be addictive, you definitely have a follower.
Give a chance to Eileen’s Special Cheesecake, 17 Cleveland Place SoHo, the best ck in NYC, hands down.
A hug from an old friend