A climb to the Cloisters

Michael and I have been trying to get out of the city for ages but to satiate our need we made a quick trip to the Cloisters for a Sunday afternoon.
We had a lovely brunch at New Leaf and ended up sitting with our waitress’s mother who was visiting from Missouri for Thanksgiving.

We then strolled through the parks and grounds passing a white horse monument and finally ending up at the monastery multiplex. We were lucky enough to catch a tour of the Unicorn tapestries and learn lots of little tid bits that we didn’t know before.
We gazed at the head's of Virgins, amazing oak chests, knight’s tombs and tiny crucifixions carved onto nutshells, oh what they did before TV!

Then we made a quick dash through the gift shop where Michael found the most amazing medieval pop-up book before we headed back into the woods to soak up golden leaves, black squirrels and the sound of tranquility.
Perfect Sunday!