It would take weeks to visit this museum properly so we concentrated on the European art section. One enjoyable aspect was that it was not crowded. We could walk up close to each painting for a close look and take our time. We visited one room which had all the famous van Gogh's in one place, except "Starry Starry Night" which is located in the nearby Museum of Modern Art.
I've always wanted to see Irises and I did that today. It is a stunning piece of art as are all the Van Gogh's in this exhibit. Also surprised to see Rodin's "The Thinker". Surprised because I didn't know it lived here in New York and also because I had always imagined it to be a large sculpture but it is only about 1m in height.
It was amazing how quickly time went, we spent nearly four hours in the museum before deciding to walk back to the hotel via Central Park.
In Central Park we also visited Strawberry Fields (of Beatles fame) and visited the John Lennon memorial Imagine.
I'm really enjoying all the walking we are doing on this trip. It makes up for several 'slack' periods in the weeks leading up to it. This evening we decided to try the hamburgers at 'Fluffy's' which were great but I struggled to finish mine. Tomorrow's plans will depend on the weather, which is a bit changeable at the moment.
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