The Metropolitan Museum of Art @ New York

This is my first time being in an art museum. I never imagine how it feel being in an art museum. However, I really amazed with the collection which The Metropolitan Museum of Art also known as The MET has. In my New York City itinerary, I only list this museum as the must visit place. In terms of visitors, this museum rank the third most visited museum in the world. I really like their art collections especially from Pablo Picassa, Van Gogh, George Seurat, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Rembrandt. I had read about those greatest artists when I was young but I can't imagine that I could see their real painting one day.

Some of the painting here are really huge and all the painting is nicely arrange. They even have benches for the visitors to sit down to appreciate the work of art. I would recommend those who like art to spend at least half a day here. I am a bit rush visiting this museum as I only have 90 minutes before they close. If you want to spend much time visiting this museum, do come on Friday or Saturday as they open until 9.00pm.


The Met at night.

They had Heroic African exhibition during my visit here.

This is one of the museum which you can pay any amount that you can afford. The recommended amount is USD20. "Art is for everyone".

The sections includes:
1. American decorative arts
2. American paintings and sculpture
3. Ancient Near Eastern art
4. Arms and armor
5. Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
6. Asian art
7. The Costume Institute
8. Drawings and prints
9. Egyptian art
10. European paintings
11. European sculpture and decorative arts
12. Greek and Roman art
13. Islamic art
14. Robert Lehman Collection
15. Medieval art
16. Modern art
17. Musical instruments
18. Photographs



Paintings of the display.


European paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

Painting by Joan Miro.

Its a very funny piece of art.

Beautiful stained glass.

Aztec art/sculpture.


Egyptian art.



Roman sculpture display.

Arms & armor display.

Hours:
Tuesday–Thursday: 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday: 9:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Sunday: 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Monday: Closed (except Holiday Mondays)

Address:
5th Avenue and 82nd Street, Manhattan, New York

New York Times Square

Times Square is a major commercial intersection in the Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. You are not considered as visiting New York City if you not have a look around here. The bill boards display over here is amazing. Although it is a main commercial area, the crowd, the actions and the items display is worth to look at. I am quite lucky to be able to meet up a friend over here which I communicate via messenger. He is on work for vacation programme in the US. Here is the venue of huge celebration for New Year each year to watch the symbolic ball drop. If you are the fans of Broadway show, you can watch it here. Broadway show may cost from USD60 to USD200 per show. You able to get the discounted ticket from the TKTS booth in Times Square or South Street Seaport. Major Broadway shows screening now are Chicago, The Lion King, The Phantom of The Opera, Memphis, Mamma Mia! and etc...



Tonnes of bill boards on Theatre district near Times Square.

Times Square Walgreen.

New York has a centralize district heating system. There is piping system underground which pump heat to the streets and building around the city. The centralize heating is to lower down the cost of generating heat in the city rather than each building generates its own heat. This is the smoke which you always see in the movie/drama.

Times Square at night.

Iconic taxi.

Me with Chien Yi.

Me in Times Square, New York.

By Subway:
Times Square – 42nd Street subway station; serving the 1,2,3,7,N,Q,R,S

Delicious pastrami at Katz Delicatessen @ New York

Katz's Delicatessen is a kosher-style restaurant and iconic Jewish restaurant. They are famous for pastrami, salami, hot dogs, bagel & corned beef. This restaurant has a unique ticketing system. As each customer enters Katz's they are handed a printed, numbered ticket by the door attendant. As you receive the food from various stations in the restaurant, the employee will write on the ticket. Be careful to take care of your ticket as they will charge lost ticket if you lost it. Although it was my first time tried on their pastrami, it was delicious. I even come back on the next day to try on their cold cut salami which taste not too bad but just because I don't like cold and raw stuff. Coincidently, this restaurant is quite near to my hotel on Bowery Street. So I can walk there for my two breakfast. A bit of history, during world war II, Katz encourage parents to "send a salami to your boy in the army" as salami is easy to pack, last long and it contain meat nutrition.

Taste:8/10(Good. Delicious pastrami, great cucumber & good hot chocolate. Their fries however is just on the par. Salami is full of meat goodness.
Price:5/10(Near expensive. Make sure to prepare to spend around USD12-15 per meal here. I am able to skip my lunch by having breakfast here. The portion is quite huge).


Look up for this restaurant from the address below.

As you go in, you may look at the menu on top of each station.

This is what I ordered. Pastrami omelette.


Well done pastrami.

Wow. I missed this pickled cucumber.

Fries.

My day two meal. Cold cut salami sandwich with baby cucumber.

The amount of salami is a lot. I take away to eat it in plane back to KL!

This restaurant is very old and has a lot of history. Established since 1888 and was a filming venue for "When Harry met Sally" comedy movie.

Numerous of stars and famous people visited this restaurant.

Katz ticketing system. Its time to go and pay the bill.

GPS/Coordinate: 40.722325, -73.987335
Address: 205 E. Houston Street, Manhattan, New York 10002, United States.
Public transport: 2 Avenue station (J line) or Delancey St station (J line) or Essex St station (J,M or Z line) on New York Subway.