The Pantheon – Paris, France
“Pantheon” is a Greek word meaning “a temple of all gods”. This has led to thousands of buildings with the name “pantheon” in several…
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Book Review | An Invitation: Doorways of Paris
I would say the details of the gates and colors of the doors distinguish Paris with a character all its own. Now when I am not there, I find myself comparing other city gates and doorways to Paris. In truth, there is no comparison.
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A Venetian Palace in Boston: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
A Unique Museum In 1903, Isabella Stewart Gardner built a Venetian palace to house her massive art collection. Today, The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum…
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Art is Living, Living is Art: Guggenheim, Bilbao Spain
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art, designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry, and located in Bilbao, Basque Country,…
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Kunstmuseum Lucern – Contemporary Art in Lucern, Switzerland!
A fabulous way to listen and to absorb a culture’s history and voice for me is to visit a city’s art museum. So, on…
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The Broad and MOCA Grand – Contemporary Art in Los Angeles!
A quick trip to L.A.’s newest contemporary art museum, The Broad, and then across the street to MOCA makes for an awesome day of art in…
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Let’s Talk London Libraries…
Let’s talk libraries. No, not school libraries or university libraries. Let’s talk real libraries. Libraries like the British Library (which is HUGE). Libraries like…
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L.A.’s Grand Central Market & Angels Flight Railway
Sunday afternoons can be those special times during the week when many of us have the opportunity to SLOW the pace DOWN : )…
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The Thames is Getting a Makeover!
I should probably start by saying that this is going to take some time; it started in 2014, but it isn’t actually going…
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Pasadena to Santa Barbara, California by Amtrak – October 2015
Trying to think of something unique to do to mark a special occasion? If you live in or are visiting the Pasadena or greater…
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Iconic London, September Skies and Westminister
It was a brief visit. Eurostar from Paris to London for two nights and three days to join special friends from California. London scenes,…
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Chichén Itzá Archaeological Zone
The Chichén Itzá Archaeological Zone is one of the busiest tourist destinations in Mexico. It is in Yucatan State in the center of the…
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