New York: Day 1

by masterfiddle on January 4, 2010
St. John the Divine Cathedral

St. John the Divine Cathedral

Happy New Year and greetings from the Big Apple! 

I’m in New York for the Essentials of Orchestra Management Seminar with the League of American Orchestras.  The seminar begins on Tuesday, giving me time to explore the city for a few days.

Central Park West_small

Central Park West

Today I had my first excursion in this city of bright lights and big dreams.

My circuitous route began at Penn Station and went (at one point or another) through Central Park, past Columbia University, down Broadway, past Lincoln Center, down West End Ave and finally, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

 

St. John the Divine from behind

St. John the Divine

 

 

Driving along the west side of Central Park, the architecture is amazing and gothic-style cathedrals arise among the skyscrapers.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art houses days worth of artwork and sculptures to enjoy.  Today, I barely scratched the surface.  However, here are a few gems that I enjoyed:
Stained Glass window                                                    Met #1
Monet Lillies
Monet Lilies

Sculpture

 
More to come from my adventures later, but I must remember I’m in NYC time and not west coast time: it is now almost 2:00 a.m and I’ll be up for more tours tomorrow!
Cheers to this new adventure!

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Jodie
January 4, 2010
3:40 pm

Beautiful photos. Can’t wait to hear more about your trip!