NYC versus Vienna (vis-a-vis my own categories, like Mercer, and in no order)
1. Shopping. The 5.800 m2 Whole Foods at Columbus Circle (and the shopping scene in general).
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Thank you, Internet, for the photo |
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Thank you, Internet, for the photo |
NYC versus Vienna (vis-a-vis my own categories, like Mercer, and in no order)
1. Shopping. The 5.800 m2 Whole Foods at Columbus Circle (and the shopping scene in general).
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Thank you, Internet, for the photo |
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Thank you, Internet, for the photo |
The museum’s exhibits rival those in Vienna’s museums, at least we think. On this occasion we enjoyed two new openings; the first, by a Slovak post-modern artist, and the second, by “The great lone wolf of Austrian art of the 1960’s,” Christian Ludwig Attersee.
Mostly the paintings offered us pleasing designs and colors. This one, though, made no sense at all.
Afterwards, lunch at a small, small restaurant near the museum that has become a favorite stop. Surprise! I did not order my usual Zander. Instead, I mixed things up with the whole grilled Forelle. a European cousin to Trout.
On exhibition in the Costume Institute was a portion of the collection of Jacqueline de Ribes, a countess and “celebrated fashion persona” of the 20th century. We just liked the clothes.
And, look! Our own Conchita Wurst on display in one of the galleries!
So, those are the highlights. Six days, 110km around Manhattan, and memories for a lifetime.
✔️Chinatown. By good fortune (pun intended), we were in NY to see Chinatown’s New Year’s Parade. Though it may be the Year of the Monkey, the parade abounded with dragons.
Or the oh-so-American Fortune Cookie?
✔️Grand Central Terminal.
No, the girls aren’t on a time out. They’re testing the corners of the Whispering Gallery. Because of the domed curves of an intersection within the terminal, anything someone whispers into the corner will travel diagonally across the gallery. Fun!
✔️Riding the New York subway. Bonus points for even having seen one of the famous NYC Subway rats, too!
✔️Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge. Another of the rare free activities in New York.
More to come…