This morning we experienced a true New York phenomenon - a street parade. This was the Puerto Rican Day parade, apparently with about 1 million people there. This wasn't hard to believe after experiencing the crowds! All with their flags and themed clothing and lots and lots of cheering. The parade itself went for over 6 hours....including Ricky Martin!!!! That was a high-light. We only watched for about an hour, which included lots of police, army staff and politicians, surprisingly even they got a big cheer. But even a cow waving a Puerto Rican flag would have got a big cheer - they were a pretty excited crowd.
We then left the madness and headed into the quiet of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which was amazingly huge and well-stocked with art (what a surprise) and artefacts from around the world. We had to fit a lot in, including the Greek and Roman Gallery, Modern Art, Asian Gallery, Egyptian Gallery, Medival Armour and Weapons etc.... way more than you can cover in a day. The highlight was the Egyptian Temple relocated from the Nile River. This was set in a huge hall surrounded by water and Egyptian statues.
We are off to see Time Square tonight, to witness the marvel of the lights at night-time
We then left the madness and headed into the quiet of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which was amazingly huge and well-stocked with art (what a surprise) and artefacts from around the world. We had to fit a lot in, including the Greek and Roman Gallery, Modern Art, Asian Gallery, Egyptian Gallery, Medival Armour and Weapons etc.... way more than you can cover in a day. The highlight was the Egyptian Temple relocated from the Nile River. This was set in a huge hall surrounded by water and Egyptian statues.
We are off to see Time Square tonight, to witness the marvel of the lights at night-time
3 comments:
What a busy time - skid marks on the streets of NY!! The Yankees game sounded fantastic.
Hey guys, I only just remembered about this blog! It's great! Good to see photos and hear about your adventures :-)
Hi there, What a wonderful way to keep in touch. NY sounds great I will have to save my money. Keep having fun. Hope the Poms understand you better
Luv Catherine
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