Upper East and West Side

Little Lady and I spent a glorious morning on the Upper East Side.  We tried to go to another famous bagel shop, but it was closed for renovations, so we just got smoothies from a food truck outside the Met.  We spent a couple of hours together Metropolitan Museum of Art.  She was so excited to see the Egyptian and Greek sections (reliving her Percy Jackson love), and I was excited to see the famous painting of George Washington on the Potomac.  We also wandered around and saw a lot of other amazing things by accident.  Those are some of the most enjoyable surprises including the Impressionist French painters.

You can't tell from the picture but the painting is massive.  It takes up the entirety of the wall.  It was so impressive!

 

We walked across Central Park after the museum.  It was so beautiful!  We loved the Belvedere Castle and the winding trails.  We couldn't find the archway at first but later realized we had been standing on top of it.  

We ended up on the Upper West Side with a stop at Levain Bakery.  They're famous for their chocolate chip cookie - yum!  The boys opted for a lazy morning at the hotel and met up with us at the bakery.  They were very happy about their cookie.  

Right around the corner is the American Museum of Natural History. 

Little Guy wanted his picture taken with all the animals.  Joel kept making jokes about how the museum was amazing for getting the animals to hold so still.  

The boys chose this special exhibit for us to see. 

 

The dinosaurs were a highlight.

As we've visited all the different neighborhoods it's been cool to see all the differences.  The Upper East and West sides are definitely some of the the poshest areas of Manhattan.