The first item on our agenda was to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I visited the Met the last time I was here, but the museum is so grand and there are so many different exhibits, that it's near impossible to go through the entire museum in one day! This time, I went through the ancient Greek and Roman exhibits. The craftsmanship, the fine attention to detail, and the patterns were truly breath-taking.
Side note: today was the AIDS Walk in New York and so a lot of the streets near Central Park were closed off, which meant that we couldn't take the bus to the museum. So we ended up walking from our hotel- through the park- to the Met. It was a long walk (we are estimating about 2 miles) but it was still nice. Today was a gorgeous day and so it was a nice detour. Otherwise, we might not have even visited Central Park.
After the Met, we headed back down to Time Square to watch our second musical of the trip: The Great Comet (ie Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812). I got to watch another one of my favorite artists perform: Josh Groban. A true talent he is; he sounds just as good live as he does in his recordings. (No autotune or voice-box use for him!) A highlight of this trip indeed!
It's Josh Groban!!
If you can't tell from this, the musical is very interactive, from the set-up of the stage and audience seating, to the music and the show itself.
After the musical, we headed to Trattoria Trecolori for a good Italian dinner. It's in the middle of Time Square and was just a block away from the Imperial Theatre (where The Great Comet is). We even got dessert!
Though it seems like we didn't do "as much" today as yesterday, it was still very enjoyable. Usually, I try to pack in as much as I possibly can during these trips, to ensure I get my money's worth. However, it was so much better to take things slow and just savor the now.
Also... Hamilton! I didn't see it on Broadway, but I still couldn't resist visiting the Richard Rodgers Theatre and seeing the marquee!
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