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It is biographical fiction based on the life of Emily Warren Roebling considered to be the first female field engineer and highly instrumental in the building of the Brooklyn Bridge.


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Monday, June 16, 2008

The Cloisters




My trip to New York and spending three days with my daughter was well - priceless - in every way. It can be exhausting being in the city because you walk and walk and walk. But then the next day you get up and you can't wait to go back into the chaos again. The sensory overload is intoxicating to me. We went far uptown to The Cloisters. It is a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art dedicated to medieval art and architecture. Built in a medieval style, it sits atop a hill overlooking the Hudson River. We were there on a perfect summer day. A cloister is in a monastery. It is a square or rectangular open-air courtyard surrounded by covered passageways and situated next to the monastic church. Its use is limited to the monks or nuns. Most of the art and architecture came French and Spanish monasteries. The architecture is actually built into the building, so you feel as if you are in the real thing. There are a number of chapels and cloisters. It was fascinating. We spent several hours there in the peaceful beauty and had an audio tour to guide us. Here are photos of the building itself and one of the cloisters. More highlights tomorrow!





5 comments:

Lena said...

What a great trip you had! So glad you got to spend so much time with your daughter!

The cloister sounds fascinating!!
Welcome back!

Moohaa said...

Beautiful pictures! What a blessing to have such an adventure. Welcome home friend!

Ruth Hull Chatlien said...

That is one place in New York I would love to see.

It sounds like your trip was exhausting physically but energizing mentally and emotionally. Can't wait to hear more.

bonnie said...

Wow, that is beautiful. There's no place like NYC! Have a wonderful time.

Happyone said...

Glad you had such a nice time with your daughter in NYC!
Great pictures of the buidlings - great detail.