Met again.

The nice thing about the Met is that you can have a few minutes in another culture through the paintings. Take this Giovanni Bellini Madonna painting. If you check out the beautiful color in the background it transports you to Northern Italy soaked in blue. I've missed this painting on many of my early trips to the Met and it is one that you find in the books on highlights on the museum. Slow down, look closer.

It is amazing how lively the students become once you hit the street again. Even in the rain.