{"id":17164,"date":"2013-09-03T16:30:09","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T20:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/?p=17164"},"modified":"2013-09-03T13:10:24","modified_gmt":"2013-09-03T17:10:24","slug":"the-cloisters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cloisters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Early August, back when it was still Summer, we spent the afternoon up at The Cloisters.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17165\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_001\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_001.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_001.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_001.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17165\" alt=\"130804_001\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_001.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17166\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_014.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_014.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_014.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17166\" alt=\"130804_014\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_014.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finding a lunch spot.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17167\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_019\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_019.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_019.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_019.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17167\" alt=\"130804_019\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_019.jpg?resize=700%2C437&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"700\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17168\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_028\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_028.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_028.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_028.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17168\" alt=\"130804_028\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_028.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17169\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_038\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_038.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_038.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_038.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17169\" alt=\"130804_038\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_038.jpg?resize=700%2C437&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"700\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17170\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_043\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_043.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_043.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_043.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17170\" alt=\"130804_043\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_043.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17171\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_054\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_054.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_054.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_054.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17171\" alt=\"130804_054\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_054.jpg?resize=700%2C437&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"700\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17172\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_061\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_061.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_061.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_061.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17172\" alt=\"130804_061\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_061.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17173\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_069\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_069.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_069.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_069.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17173\" alt=\"130804_069\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_069.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Cloisters museum and gardens, the branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe, was assembled from architectural elements, both domestic and religious, that largely date from the twelfth through the fifteenth century.&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/visit\/visit-the-cloisters\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17174\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_079\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_079.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_079.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_079.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17174\" alt=\"130804_079\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_079.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17175\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_085\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_085.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_085.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_085.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17175\" alt=\"130804_085\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_085.jpg?resize=700%2C437&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"700\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17176\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_090\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_090.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_090.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_090.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17176\" alt=\"130804_090\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_090.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17177\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_098\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_098.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_098.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_098.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17177\" alt=\"130804_098\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_098.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17178\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_102\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_102.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_102.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_102.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17178\" alt=\"130804_102\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_102.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17179\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_105\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_105.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_105.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_105.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17179\" alt=\"130804_105\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_105.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17180\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_109\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_109.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_109.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_109.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17180\" alt=\"130804_109\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_109.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17181\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_132\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_132.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_132.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_132.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17181\" alt=\"130804_132\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_132.jpg?resize=700%2C437&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"700\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17182\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_136\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_136.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_136.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_136.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17182\" alt=\"130804_136\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_136.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17194\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_140\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_140.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_140.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_140.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17194\" alt=\"130804_140\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_140.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17183\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_151\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_151.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_151.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_151.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17183\" alt=\"130804_151\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_151.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ivory is pretty amazing, and for the record, best kept on the animals it belongs to.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17184\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_153\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_153.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_153.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_153.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17184\" alt=\"130804_153\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_153.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It looks so buttery though.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17185\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_155\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_155.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_155.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_155.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17185\" alt=\"130804_155\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_155.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17186\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_159\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_159.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_159.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_159.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17186\" alt=\"130804_159\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_159.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Noah telling about his favorite animal with tusks or something.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17187\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_163\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_163.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_163.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_163.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17187\" alt=\"130804_163\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_163.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He made a lot more sense when I finished this.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17188\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_168\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_168.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_168.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_168.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17188\" alt=\"130804_168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_168.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17189\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_174\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_174.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_174.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_174.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17189\" alt=\"130804_174\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_174.jpg?resize=700%2C437&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"700\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Infinitely intricate.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17190\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_185\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_185.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_185.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_185.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17190\" alt=\"130804_185\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_185.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Silly.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17191\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_191\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_191.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_191.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_191.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17191\" alt=\"130804_191\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_191.jpg?resize=700%2C437&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"700\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17192\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_192\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_192.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_192.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_192.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17192\" alt=\"130804_192\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_192.jpg?resize=560%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Saw this guy on the way out.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17193\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/03\/the-cloisters\/130804_195\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_195.jpg?fit=%2C&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"[]\" data-image- data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_195.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_195.jpg?fit=700%2C700&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17193\" alt=\"130804_195\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/130804_195.jpg?resize=700%2C437&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"700\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early August, back when it was still Summer, we spent the afternoon up at The Cloisters. Finding a lunch spot. &#8220;The Cloisters museum and gardens, the branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe, was assembled from architectural elements, both domestic and religious, that largely date from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[60,43,10,53,23,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-animals","category-art","category-chilling","category-exploring","category-fancy","category-learning"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pl9oj-4sQ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17164"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17201,"href":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17164\/revisions\/17201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.noahholt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}