Today was going to be a big museum day filled
with lots of cultural activities.
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| Fort Tryon Park |
I mean
you can’t see New York without experiencing some of the amazing museums.
Personally I think there is a treasure out of the city in the form of the
Cloisters which is situated above Harlem at Fort Tryon. It is about a 30-40 min
subway ride away.
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| Fort Tryon Park |
Now a piece of advise
here… where it says to turn right and
take the elevator up there is a reason for it…
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| Fort Tryon Park |
This is the only way up … if you go outside you
will get lost and require you to get some cute Irish men to help you to get
back.
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| The Cloisters |
It takes about 10-20mins to walk depending on
how many photos you want to take because Fort Tryon Park is simply
beautiful!
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| Fort Tryon Park - looking towards Hudson River |
I love love love loved it…
the blue stone and the amazing bridges.
The lavender garden was so pretty with an amazing setting along the river.
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| Fort Tryon Park - stunning fall colours |
The stunning setting of the Hudson River with
the autumn colours by the stone bridge was perfect. The amazing French monastery houses some of
the most amazing religious art works and sculptures.
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| The Cloisters |
It was old and stunning… words are not enough
to describe this place. Can I also it
was bitterly cold that day!
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| The Cloisters Garden |
Like I am talking 5 degrees and it was blowing a
gale and I didn’t care… I loved it.
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| The Cloisters - Fragile Stone do not touch |
While I am not a big art person and it is not
something I really seek out to do when I am visiting somewhere. But this place
is a MUST…. The history and the sheer
humble beauty of the cloisters are worth enduring some art thrown in.
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| The Cloisters |
You can’t take drink or bags into the building
so be warned about that. If you have a
New city pass you can do the cloisters and the MET on the same day for FREE. It
is also worth exploring the beautiful gardens outside.
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| The Cloisters - one of the old prayer halls |
With old stone that can’t be touched, deeply moving
sculptures of parts of our history.
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| Jesus Genealogy |
Jesus’s genealogy which was amazing with
the fantastic detail that went into the works.
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| The Cloisters - one of the many chapels |
But I was chatting with a lady who was visiting her sister in NYC from
Colorado and she couldn’t believe that a Aussie was there and couldn’t believe
the detail that was in there.
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| The Cloisters - The Garden |
But I wandered through the beautiful sculptures
and artwork which was amazing. I am not
a big museum buff but I did love this … I think it was more the feeling of the
beautiful building.
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| Fort Tyron park |
I headed back to the city and it is interesting
to see how comfortable I am feeling here … finding it easy to get around and
feeling comfortable around people who would normally scare me.
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| At the bus stop - amazing view |
No one cares they are caught up in their own
worlds. I caught the subway back to 59th
Street after making plans with my Laundromat friend. I would never do that home but we were going
to try for some Korean BBQ.
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| The Cloisters Garden |
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