Travels in the 2nd half

Enid A Haupt Conservatory Every winter, the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory at the New York Botanical Gardens is transformed into a miniature version of many well known buildings of New York City, complete with trains running in and amongst them. This year, the 27 th Annual Holiday Train Show (which ran from November through the end of January), was, again a wonderful and fantastical exploration of the historic architecture of New York, along with a tribute to the buildings of lower Manhattan. When you enter the exhibit, you are first treated to a 10-minute video about Paul Busse and his company Applied Imagination . You can watch a time-lapse video of the show’s set up here . Each structure is built out of natural materials, leaves, sticks, bark, even fungi. They are used to create the wonders of the exhibit.   Pennsylvania Station After the video, the doors open, and you enter a hall filled with some of the largest models in the show. The original Pennsylvania...

Grand Central Terminal There are a lot of ways to celebrate the winter holiday season in New York City. One of my favorites is the Holiday Train Show at the New York Botanical Gardens in The Bronx. All year long the Gardens collects the detritus of its plants. Paul Busse and the crew at Applied Imagination, Ltd create the NYC landmarks and displays for the show. Using G gauge model trains you are led on a tour past 150 iconic NYC buildings and structures.  From the Brooklyn Bridge to The Little Red Lighthouse. From Gracie Mansion to the NY Public Library. All made out of natural plant materials. The Haupt Conservatory Detail of Grand Central Terminal The Brooklyn Bridge Yankee Stadium Thomas The Tank Engine Radio City Music Hall Rockefeller Center   The is also a display showing the process of building the structures , in this case Kykuit: First the walls of the structure are built Then plant matter is added to make the m...