The Cloisters!
Tjohoooo!
Sometimes it's nice to escape from the everyday routine!
So that's what me and a beautiful friend did and went to a little hidden "oasis", the Cloisters, set on a hilltop with a stunning view of Hudson River.
Its a branch of the Metropolitan museum of art and devoted to the architecture and art of the medieval Europe.
Its such a nice and peaceful atmosphere and it's hard to believe you are in the middle of NY...
its just standing there solid and safe welcoming you...
Offering both a typical cloister garden...
... And indoor experiences from a French cloister.
The whole building is built in the 1930th but made from medieval pieces from mostly Western Europe and put together like a cloister but with a different history. ( a wild guess is that the bench is more from modern time)
Windows from the Canterbury cathedral.
Plates from Spain and Germany made in early 1300.
Look at all the details....
Personally I like the gardens the most, with the same sort of herbs and plants that was used in the medieval.
So lush and green...
So peaceful and...
... so lovely!
I also have a thing for benches...
Always placed in a quiet spot...
So simple but yet so inviting:)
Love a little splash of colour here and there!
And the beautiful made ceiling in some of the rooms. Like big octopuses...
Love the fine carvings...
And the pretty ok view!!!
Just to sit on one of the benches and breath, enjoy and relax.
Yup a perfect combination of culture for your soul and peace for your mind!
A great wednesday!!!
todelooo
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