I feel like my to do list of things to see and places to visit constantly gets longer, with things rarely getting checked off. I finally got to do something that I've been meaning to since moving to Brooklyn, which was visit the Brooklyn Museum! My internship enables me to go to many museums for free with a guest, so I need to take advantage of it as much as I can! Ella came over yesterday and we spent the day wandering around Brooklyn - going to Prospect Park, the Museum and up and down Fifth Avenue in search of iced coffee and food. Our adventure clocked around six miles, which meant by the end of the day we couldn't wait to get our shoes off and just sit. Whenever Ella and I get together we are constantly in a fit of giggles. We become those girls that get stares at in public places for laughing too hard for far too long. We bring out the little kids in each other, which is why we tend to do activities like go on the carousel in Prospect Park and eat Mr. Softee after our visit to the Museum.
The Brooklyn Museum has an expansive collection - including rooms and rooms of Egyptian art, something I'm very fond of. I took an Egyptian art class a couple semesters ago and I was entranced with it, especially the funerary objects. Just before we were leaving we found something that we both couldn't believe - the Visible Storage for Study room! Cases and drawers filled with furniture, bikes, clocks and of course miniature things. At first it seemed like a place we probably weren't allowed to be in. We checked to door to see if it was locked and then entered into the room, treading lightly incase we were yelled at because we had accidentally gone to a restricted section. Though the layout means it's hard to see items on the top shelves, it was one of the most interesting museum layouts I've seen. I felt like it combined two of my favorite things - libraries and museums.
After the museum we made alcoholic ice pops called poptails, which I haven't tried yet. After we made cocktails and sat out on the patio eating olives and crackers with brie, raspberries and honey. I had never had the cheese/berry/honey combination before, but I highly recommend it! All the items balance each other well and it's the perfect snack for a summer day - light and sweet. We watched Nanu run all over the porch, she's so happy when she is outside. Her ears are always perked up and listening, her eyes always watching the outdoor movements.
