Yesterday we started the day with visiting Thomas Cole's home in Cedar Grove. The car ride was prettylong and it was starting to give me a headache and when we finally got there I breathed a sigh of relief. Thomas Cole relocated in Catskill New York in 1825 and found a permanent home at cedar Grove in 1836. He married maria Bartow and from there he began his journey in the region nurturing his artistry.
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| Thomas Cole's Home second floor |
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| Thomas Cole's Home |
Thomas Cole's home was very beautiful. It had a great view over the trees and the town. What I like is that most of the furniture were original pieces in Cole's home and I liked the small exhibit that was on the second floor of the house. I wish our tour guide was a little more pleasant with the tour. She seemed like she was rushing us, always telling us not to take photos, and she even kept telling us not to get close to the paintings which was really annoying. She barely gave us enough time o look at them. Other than that, I enjoyed seeing the house and Cole's art studio by the home.
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| Thomas Cole's Studio |
After Cedar Grove, we went hiking on the Kaaterskill falls. It was the best part of the day since I love hiking and doing fun, adventurous activities like these. It was kind of chilly out, I was planning on putting on my sweater but after we starting climbing the rocks I started sweating in no time. The waterfall is beautiful and we finally made it to the top. I was going to go beyond the trail and go to the tip of the waterfall but I was kind of afraid I would hurt myself. I regret it, I don't know why I thought that, ha-ha. I definitely would want to visit this place again someday with my family and some friends. It's my favourite hiking spot yet.
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| Kaaterskill Falls |
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View over Catskill Mountains
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After hiking on Kaaterskill Falls, went visited Frederic Church's home in Olana. His house was absolutely beautiful, and the view just leaves you in awe. I really like how he added different kinds of cultural styles such as Persian, Mexican, and Indian aesthetics to the home, my favourite was the Arabic writing on the window panels; it gave you the home that oriental, Middle Eastern feel to it. And I really liked and appreciated that. I wish we were allowed to have taken photography in the home, cause there were many things I saw in the home and really liked.
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| Frederic Church's Home - Front side view |
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