Fort Tryon Park and Cloisters

On Saturday morning in September we headed waaaaay north to Fort Tryon Park and the Cloisters. It is at the most northern tip of the island and a very long subway ride from the 86th station to the 190 street station. It feels like a different world.

The park was pretty spectacular. It was very lush, filled with very steep hills and different enough from our everyday parks to feel like an adventure for Jaime. It is a pretty significant walk to reach the Cloisters. The park itself was actually the location of a battle during the American Revolution War (did you know I was once a history major? I find this stuff interesting.)

The Cloisters are the medieval art branch of the Met. The building is five Abbey's from Europe reconstructed. Pretty neat.

Jaime loved hiking up the hills in the park so he was completely worn out by the time we got there. He just chilled in the stroller. Dan was not that interested so he played kid sherpa.

This was more of a me-trip pick. I enjoyed the architecture and gardens immensely.

After a quick run through the museum we had lunch at A New Leaf in the park. After lunch Jaime and I chased butterflies in the park gardens on the way back to the train. By the time we carried the stroller out of the lower level at the 86th street A/C station we were Done.

It was a nice little adventure and crossed one of my must-do-while-in-Manhattan list items.