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Itinerary for week of July 9
Take the A train to the Middle Ages. The New York subway takes visitors to the Cloisters, the Metropolitan Museum of Art's medieval outpost in northern Manhattan. This complex of early European architecture includes parts of five cloisters seamlessly assembled to house other works of art. Stone terraces and gardens offer spectacular views.New for summer visitors is a cafe where you can sip cappuccino sitting under the arches beside flower-filled courtyards. Recent renovations also include newly installed stained-glass windows. The museum now offers an audio guide, a lightweight, palm-sized MP3 player with tours in English, French or Spanish.
But the museum is best-known for something from the 15th century rather than the 21st — the world-famous Unicorn Tapestries, seven woven wall hangings that depict the hunt for a unicorn through luxuriant forests thronged with courtiers, knights and ladies.
Jane's World of Craft
After many years of faithful service in the Cayman Islands Postal Service, Jane Webster decided to keep busy during her retirement, by making marvelously imaginative craft ornaments.The range of her work is as wide as her imagination, and Ms Webster makes virtually anything out of virtually anything.
"I started in Summer 2002. I was operating a pre-school and during the summer some of the parents asked me if I could take some older children during the summer vacation. I had to find something for them to do, so I went to the craft store and bought some craft materials.
"When it was time for them to go back to school, at the end of the summer, I thought it was time to do something myself.
"The first thing I did was a bunch of grapes out of purple beads; I said to myself: 'This looks good,' and tried to do some more.