Grey skies greeted us this morning but we had a plan, head indoors to the Museum of Modern Art or MoMA.
Grabbing our audio tour headsets we headed straight to the 5th floor and the modern art galleries. MoMA has one of the world's most comprehensive collections with works by Picasso, Van Gogh and Andy Warhol (except for Van Gogh's 'The Starry Night' that wasn't on show - sorry Mel!). We spent several hours exploring the galleries including scupture, photography and architecture (I still can't see the plane in that picture!!).
Having our fill of culture, we head across town to the Hudson River and the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. Home to the World War II aircraft carrier Intrepid....hang on.....CONCORDE!! On loan from British Airways, the museum features one of the luxury supersonic aircraft (G-BOAD). Visitors can take a walk through the somewhat cramped cabin, although you can't sit in the seats.
Concorde could fly at a speed of 2,150 kph (1,350 mph) at a height of 18,181 m (60,000 feet), high enough to see the curviture of the earth. This particular aircraft set the record for the fastest flight between London and New York at 2 hours, 52 minutes and 59 seconds, less than half the time of a normal passenger jet.
Back to the Intrepid, commissioned in 1943, this World War II aircraft carrier also participated in the space race (capsule retrieval), the Cold War and the Vietnam War. Featured on several decks are 30 military aircraft from around the world.
Back to Times Square and our hotel to freshen up for our next broadway show, Shrek the Musical. The musical closely follows the animated film and is features clever staging and songs (including a particularly hilarious Wicked reference).
After the show we felt like a nightcap (have we had an alcohol free day yet, I can't remember) so we headed to couple of bars (Bamboo 52 and Vlada) in Hell's Kitchen before calling it a night.
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