Monday
Pouring rain, no umbrella, heavy
luggage, and now we can't find a taxi. Obviously we're doing
something wrong. Welcome to NYC?
Nice hotel! Ok, maybe things will be
looking up now that we've gotten through the initial ordeal. And the
guy at the desk is kind enough to pretend I don't look like a drowned
rat!
Oooh, so MoMA is pretty fab. Starry
Night is so much more powerful in person. And the Monet! How do you
create something so huge and actually manage to make it look like
something?
Just shared a gigantic sandwich at
Carnegie's Deli. Tasted great, but I don't think I've ever eaten that
much turkey, even on Thanksgiving. Not sure I ever want to look at
meat again.
Times Square. Was here in August.
Enjoying M&M World a whole lot more this time, maybe because I'm
not quite so dead on my feet.
Um... so why is it that the nicer the
hotel, the more ridiculously massive the pillows? My neck will not be
thanking me tomorrow.
Tuesday
So apparently we just shared an
elevator ride with Kris Allen. I didn't even recognize him. Too busy
admiring his jacket.
Why is it so impossible not to fall
asleep on a train?
We're here in Mystic! Trying so hard
not to freak out about the fact that I'm about to see my inspiration
for The Never Silent. Obviously failing.
The Morgan is under major repair, so
she's de-masted, on land and under tarp. But we can still walk all
around on and 'tween deck.
I can see it all so much better now!
This is perfect! It's the right size, and everything is in the right
location. I can't express just how right this is.
Extremely knowledgeable volunteer just
came on board to answer questions. So much great information, plus
her email address if I need more. Thank you!!!
Ok, so the rest of Mystic Seaport is
also cool, just not as cool as the Morgan. And it's still raining.
And we still have no umbrella.
Oooh, figureheads! Still haven't
decided on the one for TNS.
And chanteys! Another detail that fits so perfectly into the story!
Ugh, it's POURing now. Fine. We'll buy
an umbrella.
Oh, of course, the rain is letting up
now.
So many books in the gift shop, and
none of them *quite* what I need. Oh well, it was superfluous info anyway.
Seeing an old friend for the first time
in 7 years. So great to catch up!
Ok, maybe not going vegetarian quite
yet. We're in prime seafood country. Trying the lemon butter cod from
S&P Oyster Co.
Why is it so cold on this train???
Oh hey, the decorative pillow is a lot
less bulky than the others. Maybe this'll save my neck. Why didn't I
think of this last night?
Wednesday
So now that we've bought the umbrella,
what are the odds that we see no more rain all trip? Probably around
99.99%.
Bouchon Bakery for breakfast.
Taking advantage of the sun to go
walking through Central Park :)
Reeling just from the quantity of
exquisite art in the Met. So. Much. Monet. And I love every one of
them.
Oooh, special exhibit of the Stein
collection. Some early Picasso sketches that serve as further
evidence that you can't start breaking the rules successfully until
you've mastered them.
Taxi driver just stopped to buy bananas
for his lunch and gave us each one. Probably the only fruit we've
eaten all trip. Definitely earned his tip!
On Fulton Street. Trembling very
slightly. Everything looks completely different now of course, but I
can imagine how it might have looked in 1847.
Lisa's Pizza. Tastes incredible, great
location.
So the South Street Seaport Museum
isn't quite as informative as I hoped, but I still learned some
useful tidbits.
Taxi back north is taking a while, and
the video in back keeps playing this ad with “Mambo Italiano”
background music. I'm never going to get this song out of my head.
Nooooooo.
Eating at Pearls. (Chinese food.) Good
eating for a really decent price.
Wicked! Wicked Wicked Wicked Wicked
Wicked! Wicked on Broadwaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!
O.O So so sooooo gooooooood. What an
AMAZING show. Totally loved it. Defying Gravity was sensational.
Thursday
Final taxi to the train station. “Mambo
Italiano” again. Cringing.
Me: We're on a public train. You
shouldn't be making a commotion. Hubby: It's a locomotion commotion.
Me: -_-
Back home. And now it's raining here too. At least the cat is happy we're home :)
Sounds great. Is this a tax deduction, given that it's a research vacation?
ReplyDeleteI don't think that counts unless you're actually making money from selling books :)
DeleteI believe you can take losses for a year or two, but I'm not the expert.
ReplyDeleteOoh, I'm soo jealous that you got to go to all those cool art museums!!
ReplyDeleteI think if I had a bucket list in terms of art, I'd probably have checked off half of it this week.
DeleteOMG you saw Wicked!!! You didn't tell me you saw Wicked!!! It is soooooo good! I love it! And the book is even better!
ReplyDeleteI didn't? Huh. It's about all I've been able to talk about for the past week :)
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