[NYC'24] Day 2 - Meeting Vix

 

Hi angels, how are you? I just got through my spring deadline and now I finally have a few weeks to rest and recover before things get crazy again for my fall deadline. Picking up from my last post this is Day 2 of my NYC trip with Reina and Vix!

We started the day off getting ready to meet Vix at the Museum of Modern Art. It was a bright and sunny day so we dressed appropriately for lots of walking.

We took a cab to the museum and this was my first experience with "New York Traffic" and "New York Time" because how did a hypothetical 15 minute ride turn into 45+ minutes!!! (˚ ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥)

We were dropped off away from the entrance so we had to make our way over. There was a huge crowd of cameramen near the entrance. Apparently there was a famous influencer doing some sort of interview there but neither Reina nor I had any idea who they were. It felt so New York to see something like this lol so I took a picture to commemorate it like a true tourist. 

After meeting up with Vix we headed inside and purchased our fares. I was soooo excited to see the fashion exhibit they had but it was actually moved out of the museum for an exhibition. Unfortunately at the time of our visit it wasn't put back in yet so the entire floor where it would've been was blocked off.

Even though I was devastated to have missed out on this exhibit, we ended up exploring the rest of the museum together. There were so many things to see and learn about that I almost forgot about the fashion exhibit entirely by the end of it (ᵕ—ᴗ—)

There was a huge Egyptian exhibit that we spent a lot of time in before going on to look at all the paintings and sculptures. 

There was also a special Tiffany's collection on display that was super fun to look at.

At some point we took a little break and checked out the rooftop garden. It had some funny art displays and we could see the city skyline from here!

Of course we had to snap some pics. On the way down from the roof we went through this mirror corridor and thought it would be fun to take some photos here too.

Finally we came to this massive hall that was incredibly breathtaking to be in. It was one of the few areas that had seating available so we took a break in here too. By now we had seen most of what the museum had to offer so we decided that we would leave for the day.

We took the train and headed over to see Rockefeller Center. Since we visited during New York Fashion Week the ice rink portion of the center was set up with seating and a catwalk.

We were pretty hungry by this point so we got some tacos and took in the atmosphere. We would've tried some pizza but for some reason the only kind we could find was "Chicago style" which none of us really wanted lol.

After we ate we explored some of the shops nearby and take in the atmosphere.

Somehow the day was still young so we went and got some coffee at a café before heading over to see the sunset at Little Island and walking the High Line.

For dinner we went to Cocoron to try some soba noodles. I got the cold Ikura soba that was on the seasonal menu and it was really tasty! 

We also witnessed a crazy thing while we were eating, someone came into the restaurant and stole a cola right off the table nearest to the door. They just came in, grabbed it, and immediately left while drinking it. The shop manager rushed out to chase them away but it all happened so quickly I was so shocked! 

The staff were very nice and made sure everyone was ok and of course they replaced that customer's drink but it was just such an absurd thing to witness. It was so New York (ᵕ ´ᗜ`)

That's all for this post, I hope you enjoyed reading. See you again in the next one (ㅅ´ ˘ `)