Jolie Jose: August 2016

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Last week, my parents and I began our adventure to New York. Rather than flying like we did the previous year, we got a rental car and made our way up. It was really nice because unlike the last trip, we were able to visit the city and the less crowded areas. We stayed at a few different hotels, one of the main hotels being a new Courtyard by Marriott in Edgewater, NJ.

The hotel was about a three minute walk to the Hudson River, where you can see the New York skyline. The hotel staff was very helpful and friendly, the interior was modern and well designed (I was WAY impressed for a Courtyard hotel), and it was pretty quiet. Throughout the trip, we mainly went to New York City, Yonkers, and the Niagara Falls.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ever since I heard of the "Manus x Machina" exhibition, I've been wanting to see it in person. The outfits in this exhibition were incredible! Although I loved a lot of the outfits, I was not a big of a fan of how they were exhibited in comparison to the "China: Through the Looking Glass" (the exhibition from last year).

I felt like there could have been more of a wow factor, especially since the lighting and setting of the previous exhibition was SO amazing. Anyways, I still loved the designs by Chanel, Dior, Maison Margiela, and much more.

There were a lot of interesting pieces using new technology like 3D printing. These garments really appealed me especially since interior design/architecture is very 3-dimensional. Overall, the pieces were very eloquent and outstanding.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

My sister and I were walking down the street and came across this museum. Neither of us knew much about it, so we decided to check it out and we weren't disappointed! It was SO AMAZING! They had an exhibition that was going to close two days later, so we were beyond fortunate to see it!

They give you a special stylus pen which you can use to save the artwork to a personal collection online. ALSO, you can draw on these interactive tables!! The exhibitions were also very interesting and there was a great variety of work.

The Niagara Falls

One day, we took a six hour drive to go to the Niagara Falls. Here's the thing...my family and I all forgot to bring our passports so we couldn't go to Canada to see that side of the Niagara Falls. HOWEVER, the view is still amazing from the US side. By the waterfall, there is a park that you can walk around.

For a small fee, you can go on this lever that allows you to see a great view of the falls and the bridge that connects Canada to the US. If you pay more, you can go on a ferry that literally goes right by the Niagara Falls which I HIGHLY recommend. Overall, it is beautiful and worth going to see.

The trip was incredible and I got to go to a ton of new places as well as revisit some favorites from the last trip. Stay tuned for posts on food and travel outfits!