Only in New York

There are some experiences that one can only have in New York. I have been fortunate to have several in the last couple of weeks.

Last weekend Esther and I went to the Morgan Library for the Babar exhibit. The Morgan is a beautiful Mansion in midtown that is now a museum. The permanent library is worth seeing and there are always special exhibits. The currently have an exhibit on John Milton's Paradise Lost but I must confess we went to see Babar.

There were galleries filled with different illustrations of Babar. Babar was one of my favorite books growing up. It was especially fun to see this with Esther since she gave me my first Babar book.

After touring the museum and gift shop, we had lunch at the cafe. There were performers dressed up as Christmas Carol characters. We were harassed several times. Esther did have to "beat" Bob Cratchet or he would get fired.

We then headed to the Chelsea Market for baking supplies. Chelsea Market is this tucked away building near the meatpacking district. Several bakeries, restaurants, food stores, and shops are housed there. We then headed to Esther's for a night of holiday baking and enjoying Asian Fusion take out.

Last week, Sandy, Terry, and I saw the premier of a Garrison Keillor documentary. We then enjoyed sushi and Soba Napon. I also learned that Terry speaks Japanese.

This weekend I enjoyed some (mostly window) shopping in SoHo. I then met up with Justin for beers at Burp Castle. I finally got to try Hebrew (the chosen beer) which was shockingly good. We then went to Cafe Odessa for soup and sandwiches. Tasty.

Later in the weekend I met friends for Brunch at Cafe Elmo. We then went to the Bust Craftacular Fair. This year I got to talk to Amy Sedaris whom I love!

The weekend ended with seeing the lights at Grand Army Plaza. :)