Jen and I ventured once again to NYC for the National Art Educator's Convention in March. We arrived mid-day and were able to check into our hotel early. We were able to sneak into a paid workshop for free due to a mistake on the schedule, so we played some collaborative drawing games and exchanged ideas and sketchbooks with teachers from around the country. Later we went to a local bar around the corner called Juniper Bar for some appetizers and cocktails. We decided to visit the Museum of Sex since it was open until 10 pm and then we called it a night after that. The next day after attending several sessions and having lunch at the hotel we made our way to the financial district to see the Van Gogh Immersive Experience. It was neat- but a little over-priced in my opinion. We had dinner at Blue Smoke a delicious BBQ joint near the World Trade Center. It was neat to see that side of the city all lit up at night. Our last full day was Saturday and we decided to spend most of the day exploring the city. In the morning we took the subway straight to the World Trade Center Memorial to see the exhibit. It was very sobering and powerful. It was amazing how the exhibit really made you feel the chaos and horror of that day.
After the museum we needed a little pick-me-up so we walked towards Central Park to visit the MET. First we stopped down a side street to have some hand-pulled noodles at a tiny, but VERY popular place called Xi'an Famous Foods. The covid rules in NYC were very confusing- and the MET still had mask mandates as well as Covid card-checks, whereas most smaller places didn't require masks or anything. We waited in a really long line to get into the MET and decided to skip the Disney exhibit and just explore the general museum. We went back to the convention to watch a couple more presentations, then we went to one last restaurant for dinner and went back to our hotel.
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