Snapshots from New York City: Day 2 (Halloween).

Saturday morning after breakfast we took a taxi to the Metropolitan Museum


The Museum is one of my favorite places in New York


Vermeer's painting The Milkmaid is on loan from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's arrival in this area. I am a huge fan of Vermeer. Robert had seen this painting in Amsterdam several years ago and brought me a copy that hangs in our kitchen. It is breathtaking in real life


We also briefly explored a little more of the museum before heading back to the hotel to meet Robert's brother


I loved this fall display in the lobby


The Temple of Dandur fascinates me


While Robert's brother went to the Marathon Expo, Robert relaxed in our room and I went shopping


The flats I had brought were hurting my feet so I sought some more comfortable shoes - critical in New York with all the walking I do there!

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My sister-in-law Patti arrived late in the afternoon. On our way to dinner we passed the Empire State Building which was lit for Halloween


It was pouring down rain when we arrived and left, so this was the only picture I got of our restaurant (Giorgio's of Gramercy) inside or out


We seemed to be the only people in NY not wearing costumes Halloween night, but I wasn't able to get a decent picture depicting that!

Coming tomorrow: Marathon Day!