Our forth day started with a walk to the Metropolitan Museum of Art just down the street from our apartment. The feature exhibition was Cezanne to Picasso. A wonderful exhibition about how Vollard exhibited the works of Cezanne, Gaugan, Degas, Bonard & Picasso. Some of the gems, Leigh & Julie, by Cezanne included 'The Basket of Apples' - 1893, 'Still Life: Milk Pitcher and Fruit on Table' - 1890 and 'The Cardplayers' - 1895. Their was also much, much more for art lovers.
The Frick Collection, which was a real hightlight for me the last time in New York, was once again a delightful experience for me and also for Karen. It's a small private collection but with incrediably significant artworks, including 'Sir Thomas More' by Hans Holbein.
After walking for about six kilometers during the day, incuding a short walk through Central Park, we crashed for an hour before The Color Purple on Broadway. This musical was more than what we expected. An all black cast and the voices superb.
Today, Friday, we woke up about 10:30 had breakfast and then ventdred off to the newly renovated MoMA. Once again the art experience was overwhelming. A break for lunch at the gallery was a chance to rest and prepare for another couple hours in MoMA.
We then stopped off at the Aussie Tuck Shop Cyber Cafe to do some internet banking, paying bills and updating the travel blog.
Saturday morning was a time to walk down 5th Avenue from 59th to 53rd street. The Plaza Hotel, Tiffanys, morning tea at the Trump Tower building, Saks, and a wonderful view of New York on a clear sunny day from the top of the Rockerfeller Building, the 'Top of the Rock' 70 stories above the city.
We had a light lunch and then off to Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre. We enjoyed the show, however I believe I could have helped the show with some fresh 'artistic direction'.
Sunday, our second last day in New York, was the time to explore Greenwich Village and the Soho, but not before Karen's coffee at Starbucks.
A underground ride down to Canal St. on the Green Line brought us out at the bottom Soho. 11:00 am is a good time to arrive at Soho because in this civilised area the shops open between 11:00 & 1200 am. Karen found a beautiful scarf and I found the main Apple shop in New York/Soho. Good to see everything on offer from Apple in one shop, including ongoing demonstrations in a theatrette.
We then walked through Greenwich Village to have a late lunch before a train back to Central Station and coffee. We arrived back at the apartment by 4:00 pm, an early night for the flight to Milan tomorrow. We left JFK airport on Monday at 6:00 pm for London and then Milan.
