Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Madeline's Secret

Are you a fan of the Madeline books -- the adventures of a little girl in Paris? Then you must go to the Bemelmans Bar at the Carlyle Hotel on Madison Avenue and 76th Street.

Ludwig Bemelmans, the author and illustrator of the Madeline books, painted murals on all the walls of the bar at the Carlyle. It's his only public piece of art on display. A true treasure!

This has always been a favorite secret spot of mine. No windows makes it even more incognito. Hide from the crowd in this beautiful bar with your secret friend and take in the world of Bemelmans.

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