Bry and I love Dave & Tammy Hoyt.
Not only are they super cool people, but they are also fellow
Miami Hurricane and Beatles Fanatics!
(What's not to love about them?)
We were super excited when Tammy wanted to extend her stay in NYC after her work conference ended in New Jersey.
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| The 4 of us at the Ringo Starr concert. |
She arrived at our place in Brooklyn Friday evening, then the three of us took the subway down to see the Brooklyn Bridge.
(Something Bry and I hadn't done yet!)
After our walk to and from the bridge, we felt that we had earned a dinner at delicious Shake Shack in Brooklyn.
Mmm...Shake Shack.
Saturday morning we took a lengthy journey to visit
The Cloisters Museum in what is basically The Bronx.
(190th Street...to give you some reference: Times Square is on 42nd Street)
But let me tell you- it was SO beautiful.
The weather was perfect and it was actually quiet!
These first few pictures are on the walking path from the subway stop to the actual museum.
The Main Entrance
Once inside (after being conned into paying full admission to get in---later I learned you can pay WHATEVER YOU WANT, so long as you pay something. The $40 we spent will help alleviate the guilt I would have felt on future visits when I pay $1.) you can walk around the grounds and look at all of the pieced together ruins.
The Langon Chapel
Bordeaux, France- 1126 A.D.
The Main courtyard
The Acrobat
France, 1150-70 A.D.
I loved the details on all of the pillars
The highlight of the entire museum for myself, as well as for most people that visit The Cloisters are "The Unicorn Tapestries".
(Learn about them
here. )
"The Cloisters Apocalypse"
(Gold & Silver on vellum)
Normandy, France, 1330 A.D.
(This book reminded me of the opening of Sleeping Beauty)
Playing Cards
1470-85 A.D.
Medieval Garden
SO glad Tammy suggested The Cloisters!
After The Cloisters, we headed back to midtown Manhattan where Tammy and I went and saw
"The Lion King" on Broadway!
After the show (which was amazing) we had a little bit of time to kill before Bryant met up with us again at Junior's Cheesecake.
Again, we went with one of Tammy's suggestions of going to check out
The New York Public Library
The entire building was SO beautiful!
Printed in 1455, this was the first copy to come to the United States, in 1847.
After being forced to leave the library since it was closing time, we walked to Rockefeller Plaza.
It kills me the ice skating rink was already out on October 12th.
That's like people turning on their Christmas lights before Thanksgiving.
UNACCEPTABLE.
After Rockefeller Plaza we met up with Bryant at Junior's Cheesecake at Times Square.
Delicious and amazing as always!
Bry ditched us again so Tammy and I went to Dylan's Candy Bar.
Bry asked me to get him some candy while we were there. I ended up getting a bag full of sour candy from the bulk candy area--all for myself.
(Sorry Bry)
My cousin and his wife introduced us to this piece of heaven a little while ago.
They have absolutely amazing desserts. And they've been around for 119 years.
And if you get something to go they box it up and tie it with string.
Bry is obsessed with the Chocolate Strawberry Banana Shortcake:
We had such a great time with Tammy! (Thanks for coming!)
Next visitors...
Garrett & Josie for Thanksgiving Week.
(Wish us luck)
