A early start to the day on the Heathrow Express from Paddington to terminal 4. Finally on our way at 11:00 am for New York. Seven hours to JFK airport. We got through immigration and customs within an hour and wihtout any problems.
We met Giovanni at the sublet apartment studio at 344 E. 85th Street and settled in followed with a walk around the neighbourhood and shopping for food. We then crashed for about ten hours sleep.
A two hour sight seeing bus tour of Manhattan was a good introduction for Karen. The only problem was, there was light rain - not good for an open-top double-decker bus.
The Guggenheim Museum was a nice finish to the day. The main exhibition was a collection of drawings, paintings, concept sketches & models, cardboard relief models, and cardboard, acrylic, wood and metal models of the architect, Zaha Hadid. Her work is incrediable and all over the world. It was a really exciting experience for me.
The other feature exhibition was the work of Lucio Fontana. You know the "cuts in the blank canvas". However much of the large works were with sheets of metal.
Time Square was good to experience again and the big surprise was the change in the quality of food. We also received some good news about Dave. He has been accepted for an overseas Uni student exchange in the Netherlands.
By good fortune we came across a poster advertising a art exhibition 'ART&AIDS 25 Years' outside a building in Chelsea, on our way to a cruse on the Hudson. We were noticed by someone involved and we were invited to attend the exhibition opening that night.
The Circle Cruise down to the Statue of Liberty and back to Pier 83 on W42nd Street, was relaxing and enjoyable. A good way to get a panaramic vew of New York.
2 comments:
how cold did you get with the snow, hope the wine is good, 29% today in brisbane. phil& di
isn't the street garbage memorable in NYC?
Great news about Dave's exchange!
Love from Sue
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