Unfortunately this day Ant was sick in bed with the flu, my opportunity for a little adventure. So i went off to Harlem, not Ant's first choice. I wasn't sure what to expect and even kind of expected trouble, but it was totally fine. Obviously a lot more African people but they were cool and obviously i stayed in the main areas, you are advised not to go off the main track.
I did however walk from here up to St Johns Cathedral, which is claimed to be the largest Cathedral and Anglican church and fourth largest Christian church in the world. 
It was very built up in the area so the pictures don't do it justice unfortunately, the cathedral takes up an entire block. Just across the road i came across a lovely building which is the National Memorial to the civil war, had a quick look around before i jumped on bus to the Cloisters. The Cloisters is the branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art dedicated to the art and architecture of the European Middle ages. The Cloisters was a very special place as you will see from the pictures - i spent a good few hours here and thoroughly enjoyed it. Heading back to the metro i walked through the lovely gardens and looked over the Hudson river and met a sweet little friend!
It was very built up in the area so the pictures don't do it justice unfortunately, the cathedral takes up an entire block. Just across the road i came across a lovely building which is the National Memorial to the civil war, had a quick look around before i jumped on bus to the Cloisters. The Cloisters is the branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art dedicated to the art and architecture of the European Middle ages. The Cloisters was a very special place as you will see from the pictures - i spent a good few hours here and thoroughly enjoyed it. Heading back to the metro i walked through the lovely gardens and looked over the Hudson river and met a sweet little friend!
See more pics here:
Our last main site in New York was the Metropolitan Museum of art and what an absolute gem. Unbeknown to me there was a special exhibition of Vermeer one of my favorite artists! What a treat! We weren't allowed to take pics of the special exhibit on but most of the others we could. 
See whats in the gallery here: http://picasaweb.google.com/
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And so its goodbye to New York, and hello to England!
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