sechan19 | Part of New York Weekend

In brief.

I'm a little too tuckered out for much more than a rundown. A lot's happened in the last week, and I think it's catching up with me. Nevertheless, I want to sketch the details out while it's still fresh.

In the morning yesterday we headed through an absolutely sun-dappled day across Central Park over to the Met. The weather was perfect, in the high 60s, with just the right touches of sunshine all over. We ate out at a Mediterranean restaurant called Zeytin's, where we had Gruyere stuffed philo rolls for starters and grilled salmon over sauteed spinach.

At the Met I able to return to the Japanese galleries and take higher quality photos of certain key images from the 13th through 16th centuries that intrigue me. We also had time on this visit to take in the European and Modern galleries. In one gallery, buried behind the endless Impressionists, was a late painting by Georges Braque - 1939's The Studio. I was utterly fascinated by the texturization of this image, spending timeless moments in front of it.

You never know what you'll find in the lesser visited galleries of a museum. I'm awfully glad I found this...

After the Met we took in the Broadway show Chicago, which starred Bebe Neuwirth as the irrepressible, irresponsible Roxie Hart. I'd signed on to the show with the sole desire of seeing Bebe Neuwirth, but I was truly blown away by the show. It was totally awesome. Crazy, zany, fun.

Okay, this isn't brief. So I guess I'll type up the lowdown on today's exploits tomorrow.