New York, New York!

In July I took a solo trip to NYC to see the Alexander McQueen exhibit at the Met. It.Was.Amazing. But more on that in a bit.

Day one as planned I wandered around Central Park until I could check into the hotel. Unplanned was the 100 degree temperature. Holy moly was it hot! But a really fantastic walk anyway. I'd been to NYC a couple of times before but hadn't spent much time in Central Park. It was enjoyable seeing so many people out having fun for the day!

Day 2 I visited some of the standard sights like Rockefeller Center, Times Square and China Town where I completed NYC goal number 2 - find dim sum! I hadn't had it in ages; as far as I know the closes places to Appleton that serve it are Chicago or Minneapolis, and knew there were quite a few options available. I settled on Vegetarian Dim Sum House because it had good reviews. They were accurate. It was everything I'd hoped for and, as is required, I ordered WAY too much. It's too hard to choose.

Lunch, dinner and snack!



The third and final day was finally Met day! The first order of business was to get in line for the McQueen exhibit. For 2 hours. There were quite a few times that I thought "this had better be worth it." It absolutely was! The downside was that it was very crowded as the space was small for the number of attendees (they didn't allow photos. I should have taken one anyway, it was nuts). Obviously the tight quarters took away from the enjoyment a bit, but the clothing on display was exquisite. Very hard to describe really... photos don't do the pieces justice, especially the black feather ones, and being able to see them in person was an incredible experience. It makes me wish I was able to make, well, anything :) (ok I made some pj pants once that turned out alright-ish)

After the McQueen show I wandered the museum a bit before having to sit on the LaGuardia tarmac for 3 hours then fly home. I found this "aquamanile"/unicorn water vessel that I feel the need to own. If anyone sees one floating around let me know!

I want oneeeeeeee



Harry Potter poster display in the subway!

Expelliarmus!