Long time no talk, huh? I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve become a bit lax about posting lately. And I started the summer out pretty strong, too! So I decided that starting NOW I’m going to catch you up on the biggest points in my summer so far. I’ll start with the most recent:
The other day--Tuesday, to be exact, I went to the Cloisters Museum! I had been promised to go there numerous times by high school teachers and family and friends, but circumstances always got in our way somehow. So this summer, I made it a goal of mine to FINALLY go. And I was NOT disappointed. I absolutely adored it! I really felt like I was at an old French monastery—the hoards of tourists (many Frenchies among them) helped that illusion!
I went with my best friend from elementary school, Andrea. It’s a cute story, actually. She moved away in second grade, and I didn’t see her until we both realized we were going to school in the DC area. So last spring, we met at the National Archives and spent the day being touristy, and now we’re good buddies. Museum buddies, specifically! And we decided The Cloisters was perfect to add to our repertoire!
For the unacquainted, The Cloisters is a museum run by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (one of my favorite places on earth) that holds a load of art from the Middle Ages. But what makes The Cloisters really interesting is that it contains cloisters—architectural structures—from five different Medieval French buildings. It’s absolutely gorgeous and so beautifully done. We marveled at all of the fantastic old architecture and the arts collections, and how the different pieces all flowed and came together so seamlessly (though you can tell the old architecture from the recreations. But even if you’re not an art/history/art history nerd, it’s something to see, if only for the awesome views and great pictures you can get from it.
It’s a bit hard to get to—I certainly wouldn’t recommend going on a rainy day unless you take the bus straight there. By subway, you have to get off the nearest stop, then walk about 10-15 minutes through this GORGEOUS park until you feel like you’re in southern France visiting an old castle. It’s right on the Hudson River and has beautiful views of the cliffs and water. Here are some snapshots I took from the trip:
Nice, right? Yeah, to say the least…
I’ll be back with other updates soon! No worries—I’m back, baby.
Email me! Really! I answer those more often than I post! ShireenS@gwmail.gwu.edu
~~~Shireen
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