It's An Ill Wind

Today, my flight from NY to Cancun was delayed by more than 6 hours. This was Not Good for all the obvious reasons. However, there was a definite silver lining - together with my colleague I took the opportunity to head back into Manhattan, to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

It was utterly magnificent. I wondered around in a state of dazed awe - I was practically in tears in the Monet rooms, the paintings were so gorgeous. I didn't want to leave (and I shouldn't have bothered since the flight was delayed further after we got back to JFK). The whole MMA interlude was absolutely perfect - an oasis of loveliness in an otherwise frustrating and depressing day.

And now for some pictures......

































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