round two.

We ventured back into the city with Ben's parents on Thursday. It was round two. We drove in with Ben's dad. The whole way in I was thinking what a luxury it was to be driving around the city with the backseat vantage point. The only time I get to do that is occasionally in a cab jumping between places, but the drive was so comfortable and perfect for watching the city pass by. 

Once in, we stopped for a quick lunch and then we headed over to the MET. The idea was to see that Tomas Saraceno exhibit on the roof like I mentioned last week. Yeah, well, that unfortunately didn't happen. It was raining buckets all day yesterday and they had closed it for obvious reasons. The good news? Ben's dad insisted on walking us through the MET to the Steins Collect exhibit. 

It was fascinating. Amazing. And, totally absorbing. The exhibit was filled with art that the Stein family collected, including and especially the likes of Matisse and Picasso long before they were household names. Room by room, it was like watching and seeing the narrative not just of the Steins and why and how they collected the art but also the artists themselves. It was fantastic!

We then jumped in a cab to hop down to the MOMA. With 20 minutes until it closed, we rushed in to check out the Cindy Sherman exhibition. The nice men at the ticket counter let us go in for free.

The exhibit was full of photographs from over 30 years of Sherman "capturing herself in a range of guises and personas which are at turns amusing and disturbing, distasteful and affecting". It was quite an exhibition. It also made me miss the MOMA a lot.

And, who knew that the original Manolo Blahnik store is right across the street from the north side entrance?!

At this point, we were so close to Rockefeller Center that we walked over to check out the new Blue Bottle that just opened. Hannah's sister, Sarah, does the baking in Brooklyn and as you should know by now, Ben and I are big fans of Blue Bottle coffee.

We ended the tour de force with dinner at Resto. Bobby Sue's Nuts are in the bar there and so we thought we should check it out for dinner. The bar is a great space, fantastic outdoor patio, and go for the burger and beer list!

And fin. Now you should understand why I fell asleep in the car on the way home!