New York, New York

The New York Miniterm was filled with train & subway travel, and lots, and lots, and lots of walking. I'm sure we averaged 3-5 miles a day. Surprisingly, the kids had as difficult a time with the walking as the adults....if not more.

On Thursday, we enjoyed walking through Central Park on our way to the Metropolitan Musuem of Art. Not only did we enjoy the Met that day, but MOMA as well (the Museum of Modern Art.) The Met stretches over nearly four NYC blocks. It's mammoth! It also holds some of the most amazing masterpieces of the world, according to art historians. I had been to the Met on my last visit to NYC with Mary Beth and Sal, but payed no attention to such masterpieces. It wasn't until my Art History course at Youngstown State that I realized I had missed some treasures. I have a bad habit of zoning in on the photography exhibits. This time around, I was sure to notice some pieces, although I spent little time in the exhibits overflowing with Greek & Roman artifacts. I never even hit the Egyptian exhibit, as my small group wondered over to the photography and modern art rooms. Bad habits don't die easy.

Knowing my bad musuem habits leads to my next comment. Although the Met is fantastic, the Museum of Modern Art was still my favorite. Fabulous! Not to mention, we seen one of the well know decorators, Doug Wilson, from TLC's Trading Spaces browsing around. Too fun! Yet another confession....walking into the room and seeing Monet's "Water Lillies" near left me in tears. I had seen Jackson Pollock's piece at the Met, but Monet's caught me off guard in a surprisingly emotional way. It was breathtaking!

We stretched the kids out of their comfort zones for lunch, and took them to an Indian restaurant named Chola around Midtown East. Later that day, the kids played a bit at FAO Schwartz, enjoyed a Starbucks run and a rest in Central Park before we finished the evening with dinner. The boys and girls split up, the boys heading for a pizzeria while the ladies went to Serendipity (one of our FAVORITE meals.) Did I mention that my sweet Josh had so much fun playing on the piano at FAO Schwartz that after nearly 20 minutes of waiting for him to come out, we had to send in his cousin to get him? We LOVE that guy!!!!!!! He made us giggle the entire trip!