CIRCLE OF LIFE ♪♪
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Tomorrow is Mother's day, so I decided that today, while my mother was out getting her hair done, I'd clean the entire house. It was a lot more work than I had expected it to be...But in the end it was very worth it. The house looks great! Tomorrow, mom and dad will go out together and I'll stay home doing something or other. Mom wanted me to spend the day with her since I've been out of the country for the past few Mother's days, but I really want my parents to finally have a Mother's day on their own to go do couple-stuff.
I gave mom her present early. My mom loves Disney, so I've always made sure to give her different Disney items for Mother's day. Last year, I gave her a Minnie/Mickey mug set (Which she still hasn't used! She only puts them on her collection shelf!). This year, I got her a Lion King snow globe.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, MAMI~♥ ♥ ♥
We were soooo hungry for some reason, and wanted to eat right away. Little Italy and Chinatown are right next to each other, so R wanted to eat both Italian and Chinese that morning. First, we went to Little Italy and stopped at "Pellegrino," which had received an A+ in the Michelin Guidebook. The restaurant, though small, was perfect. The atmosphere was so calm and classy. The service was beyond amazing, and the food? Dear God, the food was... I don't even have the words to describe how good it was.
After the museum, we hit Broadway for the Lion King!! I wish I could have taken pictures or a short video of the actual show, but photography was prohibited. Up until the show started, attendants would pass every minute to remind people that they weren't allowed to take pictures.
Tomorrow is Mother's day, so I decided that today, while my mother was out getting her hair done, I'd clean the entire house. It was a lot more work than I had expected it to be...But in the end it was very worth it. The house looks great! Tomorrow, mom and dad will go out together and I'll stay home doing something or other. Mom wanted me to spend the day with her since I've been out of the country for the past few Mother's days, but I really want my parents to finally have a Mother's day on their own to go do couple-stuff.
I gave mom her present early. My mom loves Disney, so I've always made sure to give her different Disney items for Mother's day. Last year, I gave her a Minnie/Mickey mug set (Which she still hasn't used! She only puts them on her collection shelf!). This year, I got her a Lion King snow globe.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, MAMI~♥ ♥ ♥
I saw the globe when R and I went to see the Lion King Broadway musical while in New York, although I had thought it was perfect for my mom, I wasn't sure whether or not I wanted to actually buy it, since it was $30.00. In the end, R convinced me to buy it and he seemed pretty proud when I told him how happy mom was with it.
So. Broadway. R had been dying to see a show on Broadway and I had been dying to see the Lion King, so we got tickets as soon as we could. Each ticket was $145.00. R ended up paying for the tickets with his card, but I ended up giving him cash later.He used the cash to then take me to dinner, so I guess I still owe him?The show, for the most part, was pretty enjoyable. I had been excited to get seats so close to the stage. However, the woman in front of me was wearing this hideously large hat that blocked quite a bit of my view of the left side of the stage. Grrr.....! R offered to switch seats with me, but I didn't want him to miss out. Anyway, it was still pretty great. The music was AMAZING.
Before going to Broadway, we went to Little Italy! By now, R was confident enough in his English to do all the ordering and such himself!
So. Broadway. R had been dying to see a show on Broadway and I had been dying to see the Lion King, so we got tickets as soon as we could. Each ticket was $145.00. R ended up paying for the tickets with his card, but I ended up giving him cash later.
Before going to Broadway, we went to Little Italy! By now, R was confident enough in his English to do all the ordering and such himself!
We were soooo hungry for some reason, and wanted to eat right away. Little Italy and Chinatown are right next to each other, so R wanted to eat both Italian and Chinese that morning. First, we went to Little Italy and stopped at "Pellegrino," which had received an A+ in the Michelin Guidebook. The restaurant, though small, was perfect. The atmosphere was so calm and classy. The service was beyond amazing, and the food? Dear God, the food was... I don't even have the words to describe how good it was.
We were full after sharing this three course meal, but we decided to put our second stomachs to the test. べつバラ！
R wanted to get desert at a Gelado shop we had seen on our way to Pellegrino. We ended up getting a three scoop, three flavored ice cream sundae, a hot chocolate and black coffee. Our ice cream was Cheesecake, Tiramisu and Berry.
R wanted to get desert at a Gelado shop we had seen on our way to Pellegrino. We ended up getting a three scoop, three flavored ice cream sundae, a hot chocolate and black coffee. Our ice cream was Cheesecake, Tiramisu and Berry.
To walk off all we had eaten, we headed to the Museum of Modern art. Since we were short on time until our show started, we split up so that each of us could see the galleries we wanted to see. I went to check out the Murakami and Picasso display, while he went to check out...I have no idea.
After the museum, we hit Broadway for the Lion King!! I wish I could have taken pictures or a short video of the actual show, but photography was prohibited. Up until the show started, attendants would pass every minute to remind people that they weren't allowed to take pictures.
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Date: 2012-05-12 08:11 pm (UTC)Wohaaa THE LION KING ♥
NYC looked great,ah la la la ♫ you are a lucky girl, I'm happy that you got such an opportunity to visit all those fabulous places.
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Date: 2012-05-13 12:10 am (UTC)Yeah!!! I love The Lion King. I cry every time.
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Date: 2012-05-12 08:31 pm (UTC)I'm so jealous that you got to go to the MOMA! Your time in NY sounds magical. =]
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Date: 2012-05-13 12:07 am (UTC)Actually, once the show finished, one girl started singing "Circle of Life," but her friend told her to shut up, then another person randomly continued and it turned in to a mini choir. It was pretty cool =D =D
I didn't even know about MOMA until my friend mentioned it to me! I'm glad he decided to make a stop there. It was a great experience.
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Date: 2012-05-12 08:52 pm (UTC)Your photos are fantastic. ♥
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Date: 2012-05-13 12:05 am (UTC)Think so? Thanks! It's just a cellphone camera =)
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Date: 2012-05-12 11:48 pm (UTC)You're allowed to take photos in museums in America? That's amazing, it's not allowed here in Aus!
That Lion King snow globe looks gorgeous!
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Date: 2012-05-13 12:01 am (UTC)I guess you can! Honestly, this was my first time ever going to a museum in the US. I had assumed we couldn't, but I saw everyone else doing it and none of the people working there said anything, so I did it as well =)
They DID say we couldn't use flash though. I guess it damages the paintings.
It really is pretty! I fell in love with it the minute I saw it =) You never get too old for snow globes =)
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Date: 2012-05-13 12:07 am (UTC)How cool, that's exciting. Photography of any kind is never allowed here, there's always big signs and staff members jump on your ass straight away if you even try to take a cellphone picture. It's sad, I love to remember things by looking at photographs. I know light is damaging to artworks and museums put a lot of thought into the lighting they use, so I can understand why there's the no flash rule.
I love snow globes but I don't actually own any. I saw a Titanic one at the exhibition and I am still kicking myself for not buying it, it was so pretty.
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Date: 2012-05-13 12:15 am (UTC)Yea, my image of how it worked at museums was more or less what you described just now. That's how I expected people to be. It's good though, that they let us take pictures. It kind of makes me want to go back. There were so many things I didn't have time to take pictures of.
I own several snow globes. I've bought one at every country I've been to. None of them are musical though =(, so I'm a little jealous of my mom's now.
A Titanic Snow globe? Was it the one here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/8107953/Titanic-exhibition-at-the-O2-in-London-artefacts-recovered-from-the-ill-fated-ship-go-on-show.html?image=16
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If it was, I'd kick you too! It's gorgeous!
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Date: 2012-05-13 12:31 am (UTC)I'm extra excited to see the museums in the US now that I know I should be able to take some photos!
*cries* Yes, thats the one. I think it was musical too. It breaks my heart that I didn't buy it. I wasn't working much at the time and I had just bought a new car so I didn't want to blow too much money. Oddly enough, a week or two later I started getting heaps of work >_
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Date: 2012-05-13 12:44 am (UTC)That's how R got me to buy the globe. I'm not working now either so I really think about how I spend, but he kept telling me, "You could get hit by a cab the minute you walk about the door. Do you wanna have this regret as your last thought?! You can work one day and get this money!"
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Date: 2012-05-13 01:03 am (UTC)That's usually exactly how I live my life, I can't take my money with me when I die so what's the point of letting it all just accumulate in a bank account. I figure, I work to make money so I can spend that money on things I love. Hence why almost every post of mine features something I've purchased, I'm forever buying stuff. I should have bought the globe. But I did buy other cool things, I bought a piece of Titanic coal recovered from the ocean floor and it is one of my favourite possessions.
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Date: 2012-05-13 12:23 am (UTC)I'm positive there were people who secretly took pictures on their cellphones but I've always been one to follow rules, unfortunately. I definitely recommend going to see it if you have a chance. The music alone is amazing. It made my heart beat so fast! There are a few promotional videos on youtube that are pretty great, but in my opinion, still don't do it justice.
This video has the opening song and stills of the broadway show.
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