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Input on Big Apple vacation

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by pressboxramblings07, Dec 17, 2007.

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  1. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member

    Heartland food is as heart-UNHEALTHY as has ever been devised by the mind of man.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Dec 19, 2007
    #61
  2. Smasher_Sloan

    Smasher_Sloan Active Member


    There will be plenty of places open.
     
    Smasher_Sloan, Dec 19, 2007
    #62
  3. Gold

    Gold Active Member

    Agree there will be places open, but if you have a special place you want to go you might want to check and/or make a reservation.
     
    Gold, Dec 19, 2007
    #63
  4. hockeybeat

    hockeybeat Guest

    Yes.
     
    hockeybeat, Dec 19, 2007
    #64
  5. pressboxramblings07

    pressboxramblings07 Guest

    So, what are the names of the two art museums?
     
    pressboxramblings07, Dec 19, 2007
    #65
  6. jgmacg

    jgmacg Guest

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art = The Met.

    MOMA= Museum of Modern Art.

    And don't forget the Museum of Natural History across the park.
     
    jgmacg, Dec 19, 2007
    #66
  7. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    There are way more than two art museums. The Met covers art history. Everything from Rembrandt (and my favorite, El Greco) to the impressionists to Egyptian vases and beyond. MOMA is modern art. Not my thang, but I understand that others like it.

    There are more than a dozen other noteworthy art museums, and a bunch of smaller ones. Others to look into are the Guggenheim (19th and 20th Century art), which is a cool building designed by Frank Llloyd Wright. It is a giant circular teacup-like ramp that I'd love to attack with roller blades or a skateboard if I had the chance. The Whitney is devoted entirely to American art and is really impressive. Cooper-Hewitt on the Upper East Side isn't technically an art museum, I don't think, but it is cool to visit. It is a "design" museum and is housed in the mansion that Andrew Carnegie lived in. It has fascinating displays and gives you a feel for opulent 19th Century wealth. If you are visiting the Met, that area along fifth avenue is sort of known as the museum mile (a bunch of museums I didn't mention) and Cooper-Hewitt is toward the middle to north end somewhere around 91st or 92nd or something like that. The Met is in the mid 80s and the Guggenheim is at 88th.
     
    The Big Ragu, Dec 19, 2007
    #67
  8. pressboxramblings07

    pressboxramblings07 Guest

    Gotcha. I was asking because I was trying to remember which one we already had tickets to, and then I just saw we have tickets to both.

    Priceline is awesome. For $65 each, we already have tickets to the Empire State Building, the Met, MoMA, the Museum of Natural History, the Guggenheim and the Circle Line Harbor Cruise.
     
    pressboxramblings07, Dec 19, 2007
    #68
  9. Smasher_Sloan

    Smasher_Sloan Active Member

    The 2nd Avenue Deli (162 East 33rd Street) will definitely be open. Maybe the boyfriend will be interested in treating you to some state-of-the-art tongue.
     
    Smasher_Sloan, Dec 19, 2007
    #69
  10. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    How tasteless is it if I suggest that the food is to die for?
     
    The Big Ragu, Dec 19, 2007
    #70
  11. imjustagirl2

    imjustagirl2 New Member

    I don't get either of those jokes.
     
    imjustagirl2, Dec 20, 2007
    #71
  12. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    In the recent NYT article about the place, there was a great line -- "the problem with Jewish deli is that after you eat, in 36 hours, you are hungry again."

    As to places open on Xmas, check out the NYT's food section -- tons of places adverstize as being open. Mrs. W and I used to do that every year.

    The Heartland Brewery should not be an option. Go to the Blind Tiger Ale House or d.b.a.
     
    Webster, Dec 20, 2007
    #72
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