Art, More Art and Lobster

Not much of a sunrise this morning

We walked to the Tube to take a subway to the Museum of Fine Art.  We got on at the Boylston stop

Apparently this is the back entrance of the museum.

Appeal to the Great Spirit

Center rotunda

Mary Cassatt

Childe Hassam.  

i took this because it is of the same street we have walked on several times.  Tremont street looking towards Boylston.

This is the same street as the above picture

Warren Prosperi, Museum Epiphany

This is a recent work.  Note the statue that the 2 people are looking at

Notice the picture behind the statue

  It was huge.  There was no way you could see it all.  Jeanne and I checked out the special exhibit of Rembrandt and Vermeer.  No photography.  Then we went to the contemporary side

I did not get the artist here

Louise Nevelson

They had a lot of interesting chairs around which were intended to be sat on.

This was a huge construction that was hung from the ceiling. Made out of whole Styrofoam cups.

Once we regrouped we walked over to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.  

Note the interesting crosswalk

First we ate lunch at the Cafe G. We each split an order of steak medallions which was fabulous.  So tender.

There was a small room what was full of all kinds of plants.  Some beautiful flowers.

Isabella was quite a supporter of the arts in her time.  She had the museum built to the style of old Venice.  Filled it with art.  She also had it set up so that they could have concerts and lectures.  She was an impressive woman.  We could not take any pictures after we left the courtyard.

I ended out getting ahead of everyone so I went to sit in the library.  They had a little canary in a cage and they had a mic near it so you could really hear it sing.  

It closed at 5 pm.  After that we walked back over to the Museum of Fine Art to catch a cab.  It was on a main road.  We went to the Taj Boston for a drink.  We had talked about going there for Happy Hour when we were making our plans but we found out that 'happy hours' are illegal in Massachusetts.  Can't have a discount on alcohol.  Anyway you can purchase drinks legally.  So we had different varieties of martinis.  I had the chocolate martini.  It was yummy.  Sharon had a Bombay Sapphire martini, Kris had a pear oui oui, and Jeanne had some fruity one.

We were close enough now to walk home and put our feet up.  Today was a balmy day.  Felt nice after the cold we have had and the rain yesterday.  We could sit out on our deck with a glass of wine and treats.  

Then we headed out for dinner at Legal Seafood Harborside

What a fun restaurant

I had the shrimp cocktail which was very good.  Everyone else had clam chowder.

Everyone had lobstah except for me.  I had a sausage and shrimp pasta dish.

I don't know what the bridge structure is but the moon was nice and still mostly full.

Our last day.  Hard to believe.  Tomorrow we head home.