Subway station art

I take the A train next to the American Museum of Natural History almost everyday. The the train station is covered with replicas of dinosour fossils, images of animals, etc. My favorite is the hyena. I used to confuse it with the Tasmanian's Devil, but more recently realized it's a hyena.

Yesterday while waiting for the train a Japanese little boy and his father came into the platform. The boy was probably 2 or 3, and neither of them spoke any English. The boy came in, saw the tile bug on the wall, and immediately jumped to crush it while exclaiming, "Whack!!!" excitedly. I had no idea what his father might have said but I was laughing hysterically. He thought it was real, BIG bug and tried to kill it!

Sassy

While waiting for the cross town bus at the corner of Central Park West and 79th street, my attention was captivated by a cluster of red across the street. It was a wedding party, with bridemaids in long red dresses...and the bride and groom mingling along.

It's not unusual to see bridal parties in summer. In fact you can expect brides just about everyday in the Central Park or Bryant Park, taking pictures with their grooms and photographers during the day. The Bethesda Fountain and the Boat House are especially popular, as is the Bow Bridge. I once "accidentally" crashed a wedding in the Conservatory Garden. The entire party, the guests, and the string quartet assembled in front of us, and it was a beautiful Japanese wedding with some of the guests elegantly attired in silk kimonos.

In the case of the wedding party at the Central Park West, the entire group went into the subway station! Everyone at the bus stop watched with the mouth open. Even the bride entered the subway with her bridal dress. That's a sight you don't see everyday.

Sassy