tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863301631303294594.post3133215364977829021..comments2023-08-14T01:32:34.956-08:00Comments on A Sense Of Place: Wandering on 5th Avenue & The Metropolitan Museum of ArtAlaska Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400155127247572107noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863301631303294594.post-71766234695118571752009-12-14T13:44:26.336-09:002009-12-14T13:44:26.336-09:00BZ, you are allowed NON-FLASH photography in most ...BZ, you are allowed NON-FLASH photography in most museums. The DSLR serves me well in this capacity - as long as I maintain a steady hand it seems to do pretty well in low interior lighting situations. As for the Met, and some of the paintings, you would be shocked by the access allowed the public. You can literally put your nose right up to a 30 million dollar painting. Seriously. And although they suggest a 20 dollar entrance fee (which I gladly paid), it actually cost nothing. The whole idea and execution gives me a bit of hope for humanity.<br /><br />As for the food and lodging, you have to remember we are coming from Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, so it is a bit relative. With that said, when we went out to eat we had what we wanted without regard for cost and we have only broken the $100 mark one time on the trip for a meal. There was a time or two we thought it was overpriced, but overall not too bad. By staying in apartments through VRBO.com (vacation rental by owner), we stayed in some fantastic places perfectly located for less than a hotel would be in the same area. We are vacationing during the "high season" and chose locations as we have described - in DC, we could see three monuments on the mall from our balcony; in NYC, our apartment was right off Times Square; and here in Boston there is a subway stop right outside the front door and we are a 2 minute walk from Quincy Market / Haymarket Square. All of our lodging has been between $100 and $190 per night - right in the same price range as a night at the "Grand" back home . . .Alaska Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11400155127247572107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-863301631303294594.post-18196554533082739422009-12-13T20:39:26.070-09:002009-12-13T20:39:26.070-09:00As per normal, great photographs, but a couple obs...As per normal, great photographs, but a couple observations and then a question:<br /><br />1. Man, have you lucked out. The weather seems fabulous.<br /><br />2. I'm surprised anyone allowed you to take photographs in some of those museums, particularly the ones containing famous and irreplaceable paintings.<br /><br />Question: are the prices for food and entertainment and lodging stunning you? I've heard NY is outrageous.<br /><br />BZBloviating Zeppelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.com