survived.nyc.2012.day.three.

Here’s the third installment of our recent NYC trip. I’ve mentioned on my day 2 post that we had to postpone our Metropolitan Museum visit, because we wanted to stay longer in the American Museum of Natural History.

Here is our original Day 3 itinerary:

1030am- 2 hr. Semi-circle Liberty/Ellis Island cruise

1230pm- walk around midtown Manhattan

430pm- head down to Staten Island to visit a friend and spend the night

On day 3, we decided to forego our 2-hour Liberty/Ellis Island cruise, (it was rainy and gloomy anyway) to spend most of the day at the Metropolitan Museum. I admit I was very much surprised by how much I liked the exhibits and by how fascinated I was with everything; from the Egyptian civilization to the Roman Empire and Byzantine Era, to the 16th Century English design. I was never much of a history person in school. I liked science more. But visiting this museum made history a lot more interesting!

Egyptian History and Civilization:

The Asian Exhibit:

From the Byzantine era:

Relics from the Roman Empire:

Weapons and Armaments of the Middle Ages.

Some 16th Century English Design:

Some designs were really grand and beautiful, while some were just plain too creepy-looking for me.

Can’t get enough of the grandeur of these ceilings and columns.

Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet pieces:

These paintings made me think to myself before, “why are these so special anyway? They don’t look all that hard to make”. Then I got to see the original pieces at the Met, and I cannot describe the feelings that each painting has evoked in me. As I looked further into each painting, it felt like I was actually a part of their world for a few seconds. This might sound really cheesy but right there and then, I understood and realized what art meant in those paintings.

I hope you had as much fun looking through these photos, as much as we had fun visiting the Met!

We had a quick bite at the nearby Shake Shack after our museum visit, and then took a subway train and hopped onto the Staten Island ferry and then onto the Staten Island train, to visit a friend and her family.

On a side note, Aji still got to see the Statue of Liberty from a distance while on the Staten Island ferry, even if we didn’t get to go on our Liberty/Ellis Island cruise (photo bottom left).

My friend Weng has an awesome husband, Marly, who cooked us an amazing dinner, after coming home from a long day’s work. They also had a special mocha mousse dessert especially ordered for us! They have two adorable kids, a 5-year-old daughter, Priscilla, and a 5-month-old son, Joshua. Weng and Marly have always been wonderful and gracious hosts! We are so blessed to have them as friends!

Stay tuned for Day 4 of our NYC visit!

Have a great day!

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