The Roaming Minds

             Wall Street in New York City (NYC) is probably the most popular, frequently-mentioned street globally. You see it in movies and television. You read about it in books and the news. It is the most famous, sometimes controversial, in the corporate world, at least in America.       Wall Street is actually a narrow street (see Gabe's picture below with a pretzel) of about 8 blocks and not accessible to public vehicles. It is part of the larger section of the financial district of the Lower Manhattan borough in NYC. Here are the most popular tourist destinations you must see if you visit the district. The Charging Bull . Also known as the Bull of Wall Street, this international icon is located on Broadway St. near Morisson St. This bronze sculpture of approximately 7,000 pounds is the work of the Italian artist, Arturo Di Modica. He spent tens of thousands of dollars and gifted the piece to NYC's financial district. Your fri...

Water Lilies (1919) by Claude Monet | Oil on canvas | 39 3/4 x 78 3/4 in.      For me, s eeing in person the great works of some of the world's most famous visual artists is like meeting your favorite film or music artists. On a freezing, sunny Saturday morning in February, my wife and I had the privilege to see the well-known paintings of Van Gogh, Monet, Matisse, Vermeer, and Picasso currently on exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) in New York City for free! Although I like visual arts, I am far from being an art aficionado. However, with a bit of research, I learned and was fascinated by the techniques used by these artists. There are thousands of paintings at The Met, but we focused our visit on the works of the above artists. Notes: The information about each painting (e.g., dimensions) are taken from the museum's website. The clearer copied images below are in the public domain, which means they can be freely copied, modified, and distributed ...