Today was a museum day. We went to the American Museum of Natural History. This is a huge pink granite building built in that over the top Victorian style. This place was founded in 1869. The museum covers an entire city block and has multiple entrances on each of the sides. The 'main' one is designated by the huge statue of Theodore Roosevelt on horseback. Good choice. One of the things Teddy was known for was his interest in nature and in preserving it.
Once again, pictures speak louder than words, so check out the link to the pictures. Be prepared for birds, minerals, gems, meteors, space stuff, and DINOSAURS. The dinos were definitely the most impressive. This place is so massive that we just cherry picked stuff we thought we would like. We saw a great film about stars in a circular theater where the entire ceiling is a dome and is the screen. We skipped an entire floor. (It's 4 stories of exhibits and a basement food court.)
After the museum, we walked over to Amsterdam Avenue (this is the 'upper west side') - lots of $$$$ here. We found a restaurant that serves barbecue and pigged out on pulled pork sandwiches, onion straws, fries, and okra. Once again I was disappointed........no Dr. Pepper. They didn't have Dr. Pepper here when I was 16 and they don't have it now. I'm beginning to have withdrawal symptoms.
Another fun day - plus I got my hair cut! We are staying in an African American neighborhood, and the lady who cut my hair was quite startled when I walked in 2 days ago and asked for an appointment. However, as soon as I saw her bible open today, we immediately bonded.
Tomorrow is the American Indian Museum (this is a Smithsonian museum), and we are going to a chamber music concert in an outdoor amphitheater. Plus we are eating in Little Italy.
Here are today's pix: https://picasaweb.google.com/jalyss1/NewYorkAmericanMuseumOfNaturalHistory?authkey=Gv1sRgCIvDu4Wss93tugE#
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