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Category: Museums

WASHINGTON DC VISIT WITH FRIENDS AND AND A MIX OF EMOTIONS IN THE MUSEUMS…from an arc of goodness to the darkness of tragedy…and finishing with the beauty of creation.

Marla and I were amazingly fortunate to spend four full days exploring Washington DC museums with our grandson and dinners with friends. Paxton enjoys museums as much as we do so it was a major treat for all. The famous cherry blossoms had peaked but there were a few colorful…

FABULOUS WASHINGTON DC TRIP WITH OUR GRANDSON…new discoveries, and old friends

Marla and I connected with our grandson Paxton for a trip to Washington DC last week. I asked friends on Facebook for their favorite DC restaurants and Del Mar Restaurant popped up a few times. One Facebook friend I haven’t had contact with in many years asked when…

IN THE 15 MINUTES BEFORE CATCHING THE BUS TO SHANGRI LA, WE RACED AROUND PARTS OF THE HONOLULU MUSEUM OF ART…A FABULOUS JEWEL BOX SURPRISE! CAN’T WAIT TO RETURN AGAIN.

Marla and I made reservations for a tour of Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art on our recent trip to Waikiki, something we have wanted to do for many years. The tours quickly sell out and also necessitate transport by a special bus from the Honolulu Museum of Art. We…

ATHENS…AMAZING, ALLURING…AND SO ANCIENT

Greece was on our travel radar for many years, and we finally made it happen! Paris and the island of Guernsey were tiring but we did our best to rally. Our base was the Electra Metropolis Hotel in the Syndagma district. We had dinner on the terrace of our hotel…

JOIN US ON A VISIT TO 30 AVENUE MONTAIGNE WHERE THE DIOR LEGEND WAS BORN 75 YEARS AGO. WE’LL VISIT THE MUSEE D’ORSAY AS WELL.

Our daughter was in Paris the week before us visiting her son. She told us we had to get tickets to see “La Galerie Dior” at the Dior headquarters on 30 Avenue Montaigne, where Christian Dior first set up shop in 1946. He called it a “refuge…

LET’S GO TO A MUSEUM! A FEW OF MY FAVORITES

Most of us have our favorite museums which stimulate and enlighten our innately curious nature. We visit to view the ancient iconography and artistic creations of our world’s diverse cultures,…and also to experience the creativity of the new. The first museum I visited as a small…

THE WONDROUS ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM

A visit to the the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was on our itinerary while visiting our grandson in Boston last April. I read about the museum over the years and watched the Netflix program, “This Is a Robbery”, about the unsolved robbery of 13 priceless masterpieces in 1990…