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Shopping in NYC

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Sunday was my last full day in NYC. Melanie and I went out for breakfast. I had a delicious cappuccino:

Sunday in New York City

My cinnamon roll and scone were so yummy.

Sunday in New York City

A shot of Times Square. We actually walked through there several times during my stay.

Sunday in New York City

Melanie took me to one of her favorite places to shop for vintage clothes. We had such fun trying on outfits!

Sunday in New York City

Doesn’t she look adorable? I think she looks stunning in this dress:

Sunday in New York City

There was a vintage dressmakers dummy at the shop.

Sunday in New York City

It was super cool!

Sunday in New York City

More NYC pics coming soon.

NYC at night

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One fun thing about New York City is that there’s so much going on at night. Melanie took me to Washington Square Park.

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The Washington Square Arch is quite detailed and lovely.

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The fountain looked cool at night.

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While walking by some scaffolding I saw this poison sign. Kinda creepy!

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This building had this funky clock. The building next to it had steam coming out of it. Groovy!

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Since I was in NYC I had to get some pizza. Yummy!

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Walking down a street I saw some fiber fashion art. Very cool!

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NYC art show

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Saturday in NYC was such a wonderful day. After breakfast Melanie and I explored more. We visited Carl Schurz Park which is a lovely park. We also went to a local art show there.

NYC art fair

The mixture of nature and architecture was beautiful.

NYC art fair

I love that there is so much nature in NYC. If only Albuquerque were more like this.

NYC art fair

A statue of Peter Pan:

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Melanie walking:

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A gorgeous old wall:

NYC art fair

We didn’t even know this art show was happening! We were exploring the city and bam there it was.

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This is the Gracie Square Art Show.

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There was so much variety. I loved it!

NYC art fair

This piece was so awesome:

NYC art fair

I bought a print from this artist (who also did the skull above).

NYC art fair

A beautiful day in NYC

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The Saturday I was in NYC was a wonderful day. We had great weather to explore the city.

This picture is looking at the East River.

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Here’s a taxi boat-I didn’t know they existed.

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We had a nice view of the Roosevelt Island.

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Here’s Melanie-my spectacular tour guide.

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Here I am.

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We saw a dog playground on our walk. A bunch of little dogs were playing and were oh so cute.

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A horse and carriage came by:

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Some scaffolding. There was a lot in NYC.

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Bagels and opera

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Saturday in NYC Melanie asked me what I wanted for breakfast. I said I wanted a New York bagel. She took me to H&H Midtown Bagels.

I got salmon lox on an everything bagel.

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It was delicious! I savored every bite.

New York City trip 2010

After we bought our bagels we walked around a bit before settling down to eat. As we were walking we started hearing opera. At first we thought it was someone practicing in their apartment. But it turns out there were opera singers at a nearby farmers’ market.

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They were part of an Opera Collective that brings opera music out to neighborhoods for free.

New York City trip 2010

Melanie and I sat down and ate our bagels while listening to opera. The singers sang several solo and duet pieces while we were there. It was a magical breakfast.

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I spotted some NYC wildlife while there.

New York City trip 2010

More NYC pics

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Saturday in NYC Melanie took me around the city. First we hopped on a bus to go get breakfast.

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This graffiti kicks ass:

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A cool restaurant sign:

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This gargoyle was in an apartment courtyard.

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I already want to go back!

New York City subway

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While in New York Melanie and I rode the subway to get around. Some of the subway stations were decorated.

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I’ve loved mosaics ever since taking Latin in high school.

New York City subway

More public transportation should be decorated. It makes normal tasks fun.

New York City subway

This looked like you were entering a cave.

New York City subway

A whale mosaic-so cool!

New York City subway

Katz’s Deli

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While in NYC I ate such amazing food. Thebes hates big cities and Grant was visiting at the time so he stayed at home. Thebes has extreme food allergies so our diet is very restricted. But since I was on vacation by myself I ate whatever I craved. My friend Melanie is a New Yorker and took me to great restaurants. Here she is on the subway:

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She took me to Katz’s Deli. They’re very well known and even have their own Wiki page.

One of it’s claims to fame is that the famous fake orgasm scene in When Harry Met Sally was filmed here. There’s even a sign over the actual table. We took a funny pic:

New York City trip

The food was amazing. You order at the counter and sometimes get a sample. The guy making my pastrami sandwich handed me a slice of meat and said “this is the best pastrami in New York”. After eating it I believed him. It melted in my mouth. Here’s the sandwich:

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So delicious! I also had a traditional Jewish drink but can’t remember what it’s called:

New York City trip

That was also delicious! So yummy. The pickles were excellent too.

We also got matzo ball soup:

New York City trip

I’m not crazy about matzo but it was nice to have one there.

More NYC pics to come. Melanie was an excellent host and introduced me to such yummy food!

MOMA visit

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While in NYC I got to visit the MOMA, The Museum of Modern Art. I love the MOMA so much! This is the second time I’ve been; Thebes and I were there back in ’99. There was so much inspiration everywhere!

My friend Melanie works nearby and was able to get me in free! Plus my pass got me into several members preview exhibits. One was an exhibit of abstract art. In the past I was never into abstract art. But that day it really inspired me. I was in the right frame of mind to finally commune with abstract art.

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Melanie had to work Friday so I spent the day at the museum. There was so much beauty and creativity everywhere! I was crying I was so moved by all that art. At first I felt weird about that but then thought surely I’m not the only one who’s felt that way.

Here’s some pieces that moved me.

Adolph Gottlieb
Man Looking at Woman

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Bradley Walker Tomlin
Number 9: In Praise of Gertrude Stein

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David Smith
Australia

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Jackson Pollock
Full Fathom Five

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Photographs of Pollock’s work just aren’t the same. Standing right in front of his art was incredibly moving. The piece above had such texture-there were nails, coins, paint caps and a key in the painting.

This next picture was inspired by Doug Stanhope. The painting is

Roy Lichtenstein
Drowning Girl

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Rene Magritte
The False Mirror

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This painting reminds me of some of my spiritual moments.

Pablo Picasso
Girl before a Mirror

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When I saw the Picasso I really started crying. I was just bursting with happiness! This is my favorite Picasso and there it was before me.

Meret Oppenheim
Object

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Oh this piece is so awesome! I’m getting inspired all over again.

Louise Nevelson
Sky Cathedral

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This reminded me of Abbey so much. It also reminds me of her bookcase.

Vladimir Baranoff-Rossine
Symphony Number 1

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Ad Reinhardt
Abstract Painting

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This painting blew my mind. At first it looked just like a plain black canvas. But I figured there was more to it so sat down on a bench and stared at it for several minutes. Slowly my eyes adjusted and I started seeing several different blacks, purples and reds. Freaking amazing!!! There’s a much better photo of this painting on MOMA’s site.

Vincent van Gogh
The Starry Night

Such a classic.

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Edvard Munch
The Storm

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This was a moody painting that I could relate to.

Claude Monet
Water Lilies

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The grand scale of Monet’s paintings is mind blowing. So beautiful.

Anna Atkins
Polypodium Phegopteris

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A cyanotype! After the Green Man I have a renewed interest in them.

Oh I loved my NYC visit so much! I’m getting all excited again just blogging about it. More pics to come.