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Dec. 14th, 2008 10:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sechan19Yet another whirlwind trip has come to an end, and tomorrow we all go our separate ways once more. What a delight it's been. We saw a number of shows, went on constant walkabout (uptown, downtown, in Chinatown, all around), shopped hither and yon, ate very, very well, conducted awesome conversations, museum rambled, the works.
On Friday we headed down to the Grand Central Station area and the public library to take in a few exhibitions. (I love how the public library always has some kind of awesome exhibition going on.) We also walked around and about the area, taking pictures of oddities and interests as we went. For dinner we went to a favorite place of ours, Zeytin's, where I had a seafood pasta that was to die for and gruyere phillo rolls (yum!) to start.
On Saturday we enjoyed a day at the Met in the company of my dear friend, G., who used to go to school in New City but left our halls for Columbia. I'd missed her terribly this past year, and loved having the chance to meet up with her again. We chatted through quite a bit of the museum, but we did manage to look at things as well. I made a possibly interesting discovery in the South Asian galleries--these cool little yaksha (nature spirit) figure-shaped rattles from first-century BCE India that appear to be drumming. They've got me thinking about all sorts of intriguing Silk Road connections.
Cool, huh?
At the close of the day we found another great place where I had the most delicious matzoh soup (the matzohs themselves threaded with little shavings of carrot and onion) and a wonderful assortment of salads. We're definitely going back there.
Today we moseyed through Central Park and also did some thrift shopping after we'd hoofed about in Chinatown for a bit. Then we stayed in the rest of the evening, because we were all beginning to feel rather run down from all the back and forthing (forth and backing?) and a relaxing evening before travel seemed to be the best prescription.
I've loved this trip. But I'll be glad to get back home to things. I still have some work to do to wind up my applications, turn in my thesis, complete my VRL obligations, prep for teaching duties, and lay the groundwork for Grad Expo operations. And I also have yet to post my thoughts on Equus, which I have formulated a bit more coherently since my last blog.
Please look forward to it. ;>
On Friday we headed down to the Grand Central Station area and the public library to take in a few exhibitions. (I love how the public library always has some kind of awesome exhibition going on.) We also walked around and about the area, taking pictures of oddities and interests as we went. For dinner we went to a favorite place of ours, Zeytin's, where I had a seafood pasta that was to die for and gruyere phillo rolls (yum!) to start.
On Saturday we enjoyed a day at the Met in the company of my dear friend, G., who used to go to school in New City but left our halls for Columbia. I'd missed her terribly this past year, and loved having the chance to meet up with her again. We chatted through quite a bit of the museum, but we did manage to look at things as well. I made a possibly interesting discovery in the South Asian galleries--these cool little yaksha (nature spirit) figure-shaped rattles from first-century BCE India that appear to be drumming. They've got me thinking about all sorts of intriguing Silk Road connections.
Cool, huh?
At the close of the day we found another great place where I had the most delicious matzoh soup (the matzohs themselves threaded with little shavings of carrot and onion) and a wonderful assortment of salads. We're definitely going back there.
Today we moseyed through Central Park and also did some thrift shopping after we'd hoofed about in Chinatown for a bit. Then we stayed in the rest of the evening, because we were all beginning to feel rather run down from all the back and forthing (forth and backing?) and a relaxing evening before travel seemed to be the best prescription.
I've loved this trip. But I'll be glad to get back home to things. I still have some work to do to wind up my applications, turn in my thesis, complete my VRL obligations, prep for teaching duties, and lay the groundwork for Grad Expo operations. And I also have yet to post my thoughts on Equus, which I have formulated a bit more coherently since my last blog.
Please look forward to it. ;>
