338. NYC | The Met

On a very rainy day in New York, we decided to visit The Met. We went on a Friday night when they opened til 9pm. It was my first time there and I LOVED it. I realize now we didn't get a chance to see even half of all the galleries. I would definitely love to return someday. I took so many photos there my camera actually died before we left. Here's part 1.





















PS: some of you may remember the invite-only blog I had before, where I typed out way too many of my private thoughts and feelings. The entries became too cringe-worthy when I read back so I deleted it all. Well now I started it again on my Tum-blog. I used to have the link on the sidebar here but now I took it off (it was my "photo-a-day blog") I find that blog easier to update than here because I can update whenever and be more honest. So if you're interested and somehow remember the link..go over there because I'll be updating that blog more often from now on!

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310. NYC Part 4 | The Scream

The Scream by Edvard Munch is currently on display at the MoMA until the end of April, so when I visited it I had to go see it. It reminded me of the Mona Lisa at the Louvre - small painting with a huge crowd of people around pointing their cameras at it. Here's some more photos taken from the MoMA (more in this post)


La Danse by Henri Matisse


No. 31 by Jackson Pollock








Rockefeller Tree unlit


I wish I could rewind time back to this night..


Right in front of us were the most entertaining group of people to observe



Dinner at ABC Kitchen. The food here is very good and organic, local, etc by the famous chef Jean-Georges. I highly recommend what's in this photo: a drink called "The Local" (I think) and the calamari!! Best I've ever had.







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306. NYC Part 1 | New Year's in New York

I'm back from NYC (unfortunately)! I don't know why I said I'd be "updating frequently" when I was there..sorry for being so MIA. I had such an amazing time, and loved it a lot more than I thought I would so I literally had no time to blog. I am already planning my next trip back there (the couple hours I had waiting for my flight home was spent researching flights for next month). I've been to NYC a few times before but this was the first time I actually enjoyed it (thank you to my personal tour guide). But as expected, I did not have nearly enough time there to do everything I wanted..now I'm kind of torn between a trip back there next or to Europe again like I originally wanted this year. Think I might end up doing both and sacrificing those Louboutins.....

Anyway I hope you all had a wonderful New Year's. I have hundreds of photos so here is the first batch - just a random mix of the trip from beginning to end. I will post the rest very soon plus interesting stories..so keep checking back!!





Phantom of the Opera on Broadway..absolutely stunning show.


Russian Tea Room post-theatre dinner.


I love nutcrackers.



Rockefeller Centre's Christmas Tree..sad it wasn't lit up when I went.


Grand Central Station



Deserted Times Square.


The Standard High Line - LOVED IT! Great staff, stylish guests, floor to ceiling windows, & best bathrobes I've ever worn.




View from the room.

At the MoMA - awesome museum. I loved how everything was displayed here..totally my type of art. I recognized a lot of pieces here from studying them in art classes before. Will post the rest in my upcoming posts, including what I mostly came for - The Scream!


Jackson Pollock


Van Gogh Starry Night.

The whale at the Museum of Natural History!!! Got way too excited about this. I wanted to see this so badly..unfortunately we had very little time to stay at this museum but I will definitely come back next time.


Central Park


Top of the Standard aka Boom Boom Room!! So far my favourite bar in the city. This place is extremely chic.




Goodbye NYC :(

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