The 778 acres park has so much to offer and is immensely enjoyable.
the Lake
Bethesda Fountain with lotus. I spot two fake monks who are begging for money, one of them asked me why am I taking video, in Mandarin.
The wedding, the horse carriages, the dumplings, the love boat …
The dogs
After the park we head over to the Met.
After the Park, we went to the Met. The huge wine vessel, a gift from JP Morgan. The bugs on the bottles are so vivid.
From the Imperial Theater: Chinese Opera Costumes of the 18th and 19th Centuries is on display. So is Manus x Machina Fashion in an Age of Technology, and the Roof Garden‘s Cornelia Parker‘s barn PsychoBarn.
This Screen with birthday celebration for General Guo Ziyi is from late Qing period, by Lu Guisheng (active 1821-50); carved red and black lacquer. The inscription in the upper right indicates that the screen was made in honor of a certain General Zhen, most likely upon an important birthday, such as his sixtieth. More here
Fine details, although they look rough. L: Torso of a Bodhisattva of transcendent wisdom; R: Head of Manjushri, the Bodhisattva. Both are from Java Indoesia, abt 9th century.
This seems to be one piece: to the right side is calligraphy and the pavilion of Prince Teng during Yuan dynasty (1271-1368), but to the left, is 题跋 /preface by Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) in 1940, ??? The little sampan to the left is beautiful.
The Chinese courtyard
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91) was born in Salzburg and died in Vienna.
⇐ At Lincoln Center. With Joshua Bell playing Mozart violin concert No 4 and after the intermission, Beethoven’s 8th, which I went for. There’s a pre concert @ 6pm. However, we preferred the wine bar instead after the Met and the Park.
People sit on Lincoln Ristorante, enjoying the gorgeous day.
We haven’t been there for a few years and now they put concert going on stage – it’s great that they’re selling out. It’s a wonderful program:
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This Upper West Side wine bar is one of my favorites. Cozy benches and cushions but bit over priced. It’s humming on a week day. We got there after Mets, getting crowded from 6pm and on. It’s convenient to Lincoln Center and the food is fine:
We’ve three red: I love the Syrah, very yummy:
The Met has a few eateries, from public cafe to private dining room. The the Roof Garden has great views and different exhibit from time to time – currently is Cornelia Parker‘s barn PsychoBarn.
We’ve tea at Balcony Lounge, which is a very restful, and far better a choice than the rooftop Garden. It’s at the 2nd floor, adjacent to the Great Hall Balcony. The Leipziger Bier, Gose from Germany is very refreshing: lemony.
The Met is showing From the Imperial Theater: Chinese Opera Costumes of the 18th and 19th Centuries @ The Met Fifth Avenue, Gallery 220, Florence and Herbert Irving Galleries for Chinese Decorative Arts.
Fm the Met: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
