Monday, January 27, 2020

Manhattan Classic Day 3 in NYC

Actually it was just the morning in NYC but we packed in a couple hours of fun.



A family selfie before the adventures started. 



We took an Uber to Rockefeller Plaza. We had planned on checking out FAO Schwartz but it was not open even though online it said it was. So we looked at the skaters and I suggested a trip up to the Top of the Rock. The girls enthusiastically agreed.













It was pretty cool we could see all the way to the Statue of Liberty




















We stopped at a Milk Bar food truck for hot cocoa. It was pretty cold at the top of the Top of the Rock and the girls needed to warm up.
On our walk to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) we saw St Patrick’s Cathedral!
And 2 blocks later we were inside MoMA on a quest to see Starty Night by Van Gogh and some of Monet’s Water Lily paintings. 


It was amazing to see this in person. The texture of the paint was incredible. 


We were in a room FULL of Picasso’s and the girls were so tired they just sat for a bit.


In another room was Dancing Women by Matisse. The girls were so embarrassed by the nudity they refused to be photographed with it. Becky had no such qualms. I was surprised at how large it was.




This is a self portrait by Frida Kahlo. She wrote a caption to the painting at the top in Spanish and Ally read it in Spanish and then told me what it meant. 


Finally the Monet Water Lily paintings.
They were HUGE and amazing.






Train ride back to Boston.



Ally before school on Monday. In her new high top Nike sneakers and new black Nike hoodie. Gotta love 13 year old fashion.

It was a great weekend.

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