Friday August 10

I'm behind again on the blog!  I'm just going to outline each day for now and add a few pictures.  I've been doing so many things that the only way I know when I did what is by looking at the pictures!

Friday-

Email and reading morning.  Finished "Maine" finally!

Whitney Museum with Sara- contemporary American Art but their permanent gallery on the top floor was closed for renovation!  Some odd work, but very enjoyable.  Sara gave me a NY City Pass with free tickets for 5 museums!  Thank you, Sara!  I'm going to go to them all!

I got to the Whitney early, so I was early in the line for "pay what you wish" tickets.  

Waiting in line!  Always waiting in NYC.

Good thing- here was the line after we got finished!

But not as long as these poor people....

Sara had plans with a friend, so we parted ways and I continued on to the Pierpont Morgan Library.  This is easily one of the most magical places I have ever been.  Morgan was an extremely rich financier at the turn of the 19th century, and he built this place on Madison Ave. and filled it with rare books and art.  A few highlights:

           
 Made my way to Midtown for a meal at Sapporo, my favorite Japanese restaurant and one of my favorite restaurants in NY, period.  The homemade noodles are incredible!  Wonderful dumplings as well.

 It's down by Times Square, so I checked out tourist central, and was appalled to see this sitting on a street corner on Broadway.

Walked to the theatre where "Book of Mormon" is playing to ask about lottery tickets, since it is completely sold out.  2.5 hours before curtain there is a lottery.  Not sure it is worth it, but I'll consider it if I'm in the area.  Home again, ready for a great day on Saturday.