The Cloisters

At the northern end of Manhattan along the Hudson, the Cloisters is truly not like the rest of the boisterous island. The Pallisades are directly across the immense channel. With four medieval cloisters incorporated into its structure, this branch of the Met is unique among US museums. The collection is mostly medieval, most of the art religious from around 1000 to 1600. There are a collection of sarcophagi in the Gothic chapel, with many of the monks lying with dogs at their feet. From my research, this is a symbol of fidelity, most likely to God in this case. The dogs, or lion as in the case of a knight, are not foot warmers.
Here's a statue of Saint Roch, closet hipster and patron saint of those suffering from disease. That's why he has a sore on his left thigh. It's a good thing his dog is bringing him a bagel.
To get home we took the bus that leaves outside the cloisters to the 1 stop at 181st Street.