All,

After living just minutes outside of NYC, I finally managed to visit the Cloisters in the Bronx. For those of you who don't know, The Cloisters are a collection of religious artifacts that have been collected. The museum was built in 1904, and closely resembles a church/monistary. The amazing thing is that a portion of the building is actually built from the ruins of medeval European churches. Most of the collection is from 1100 to 1200 AD. There are lots of stained glass windows, chalices, carvings, some very amazing gardens...

The good thing is the Cloisters are about 1 mile north of Clombia Pres...a short taxi or bus ride and you are there...its a great way to pass a few hours between doctors appointments.

The only bad thing is that I ran out of space on my digital camera, and I was only half way through the collection....

And, you don't need to be religious to appreciate the collection....just think of it as art....admission is $15 (but is fully tax deductable)...and the admission is good the same day at the Metropolitan Museum in Manhattan.

Regards,
Greg