Tagged With "Gustav Klimt and Otto Wagner"
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Oct. 12, 2014: Sunday in the Park with Dog
Great photos that shows why parks in Paris are so special! Hands down my favorite park experiences are in Paris. Parisians enjoy their parks and gardens so much, it's contagious!
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Oct. 12, 2014: Sunday in the Park with Dog
I like city parks like this one, though they in no way compare to National Parks, which I enjoy infinitely more.
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Re: July 14, 2016: Humboldt, University, Berlin, Germany
Dr. Fumblefinger...thanks for noticing that my name didn't appear on the above alumni list. Although I believe I am just as distinguished and smrt as the gentlemen mentioned above, the university said that having one Otto on the list was more than enough.
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Re: Gallery: Les Halles, Dijon, France
We spent a day in Dijon on the way from Paris to Lyon...and were happy to have visited the medieval core and the home store of the Maille mustard folks...but we obviously missed one of the best attractions! Oh, the bread...and the cheese...and the tomatoes: a summer dream meal right there...
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Re: Gallery: Les Halles, Dijon, France
Beautiful photos! Great market!! I'm ready for lunch now....
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Re: Gallery: Les Halles, Dijon, France
If you can stay for two lunches, make the next one Restaurant Stephane Derbord on Avenue President Wilson. Take the "surprise" lunch deal; it's 28€ for a 3-course lunch with a Michelin star and the friendliest husband/wife team you could imagine. The menu changes, based on the day's special (tied to the market!) and was heavenly.
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Re: Gallery: Les Halles, Dijon, France
Love the market!!! I'm a big fan of French wine and cheese. What time of year did you visit Dijon? Also curious about the Canal walk. Was that sort of a "room" to "room" walk? Did you carry a backpack? How did your gear travel with you? How far did you go every day and how many days was the walk? Thanks for this piece.
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Re: Gallery: Les Halles, Dijon, France
Thanks, TL. I was in Burgundy in May. Stay tuned for more, including French wine, coming soon.
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Glitzy new museum set for New York
A landmark New York building is being turned into condos, with a plan for a museum on the immense ground floor former bank hall.
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Ashland, Virginia: "Center of the Universe"
Stephanie shares a visit to the charming community of Ashland, known by some as the "Center of the Universe".
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Fotografiska, New York's new photography museum
Jonathan L visits New York's newest museum: Fotografiska.
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January 31, 2020: Janus in Basel
PHeymont spotted an unusual version of the two-headed god who gave his name to the month just ending.
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Wiener Bonbons: Highlights of Vienna (Where Gumbo was #114)
This week’s puzzle started with a very puzzling picture—so puzzling it needed a second shot to clarify that it was in a tunnel. Even so, Jonathan L was sharp enough to jump to a correct conclusion, which he hinted to the crowd in a comment...
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Eiffel's yacht sails again on Lake Geneva
Once Gustave Eiffel's yacht when he had a summer home in Vevey, a Swiss town on Lake Geneva, Switzerland's oldest motor boat is back in service after a year's renovations. The boat is now owned by a Geneva private banker, only the fifth owner,...
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Heidelberg Castle: Where Gumbo Was (#135)
This week, Gumbo was hanging out at what might be called the capital of Romantic Germany, Heidelberg Castle. It’s among the most important Renaissance structures north of Italy, and one of the foundations of Heidelberg’s tourist industry....
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Thieves take a leaf from Vienna Secession
The famed 'cabbage' dome of the Secession museum building is minus a few of its golden leaves.
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Dubai: World's biggest indoor theme park opens
And it's only the first of 4 that will open in the desert emirate this year. This first, is larger than 28 football fields and wired for thrills.
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July 14, 2016: Humboldt, University, Berlin, Germany
This historic university has a very impressive list of alumni and professors.
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St Anton: A Basel Stunner
PHeymont finds an unusual and historic church in Basel whose huge windows and concrete walls give it rainbow color.
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Graceland ready for post-Elvis era
Graceland's new exhibition hall provides a reason to visit Memphis even when the last Elvis fan has gone, or been there already.
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Top 5 Places to Visit on Your Next Antarctica Adventure
Darren shares some of the highlights of a visit to Antarctica with you (sponsored content)
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Winnipeg Airport gets self-driving snowplow
Otto, the first robotic runway snowplow, is ready for work at Winnipeg's Richardson International
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Two Churches in Leipzig
PHeymont visited two churches in eastern Germany that have linked histories, but quite different interiors.
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Casa De Winter, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
Villa Winter is situated near the village, Cofete, on the peninsula Jandía in the southwestern part of the island of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. The villa was realized by Gustav Winter, a German engineer born in 1893 in the Black Forest. It was completed in 1946 and has two floors, a tower in the northwestern part of the villa, and a balcony at the front. Gustav Winter worked for Spain since 1915 and was active in different projects in Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria. The villa is built in...
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Hotel Alcazar-City Hall St. Augustine
Modeled on the Alcazar of Seville, Spain, the former Hotel Alcazar serves as Saint Augustine's City Hall and the home of the Lightner Museum, with its fascinating collections.
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Baseball Hall of Fame - Cooperstown, New York
For Samantha, a huge baseball fan, a visit to baseball's Hall of Fame at Cooperstown was a dream come true, and one she shares with us.
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Bamberg, Germany
Professor Abe takes us along on a tour of a Franconian town that is both a UNESCO World Heritage and the 'secret beer capital' of Germany.
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New Paris museum of light: Art or Dazzle?
A new digital museum uses high-tech sound and lights to present art in a different way, one that may not be to everyone's taste.
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Käthe Kollwitz Museum, Berlin
Jonathan L takes us on a tour of the Käthe Kollwitz Museum in Berlin.
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Bordeaux gets huge digital art space
A former submarine base has been turned into a huge gallery for digital projections of artworks.
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Sept. 26, 2020: Munich's Fish Fountain
A seemingly whimsical statue in Munich's Marienplatz is actually the inheritor of a long and interesting history.
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A Historical Walking Tour of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Stephanie visits some of the historic landmarks in her Pennsylvania hometown.
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Gaudi: Details in Wood
Gaudi, the Catalan architect of soaring and swooping stone and concrete was also a master of wood. PHeymont takes a closer look.
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Coburg and its Fortress, Bavaria
Join Professor Abe on a tour of a German city known for its historic buildings and as the home of Queen Victoria's Prince Albert.
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National Museum of the American Indian, in NYC
Jonathan L visits the New York City branch of the National Museum of the American Indian
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Re: National Museum of the American Indian, in NYC
Reminds me of some of the beautiful pieces in the Heard Museum in Phoenix AZ
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Exploring Historic St. Augustine
Stephanie shares St. Augustine's variety of museums and other attractions for adult visitors
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Las Vegas gets permanent 'digital museum'
Las Vegas gets a permanent home for 'immersive art' shows.
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Learning from the Past in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Stephanie visits a city famed for America's most disastrous flood and finds there is much more to its history
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Visiting the Reichstag, Berlin
The Reichstag building, home these days to Germany's Bundestag, offers visitors a great view of the city and the building's history.
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Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs
Barry Barford takes us on a tour of the eastern part of his adopted home city, Sydney.
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Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh
Home of the Royal Family when in Edinburgh and home to centuries of Scottish history
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Mt Dora: Central Florida without the Disney
Jonathan L takes a walk to see the sights of Mt. Dora, Florida.
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Grand River Museum, Chillicothe, Missouri
Chillicothe's Grand River Museum calls itself " a time capsule using everyday objects and images to tell stories" and it certainly is!
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A Day in Strasbourg, France
Marilyn Jones spends a day in one of Europe's most beautiful cities while on a cruise
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Living the Art Nouveau Life in Riga
The Riga Art Nouveau Center's museum is located in the home of one of the leading architects of the style
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Marburg, Germany
George G shares a visit to Marburg, a charming old city that played an important role in the Brothers Grimm fairytales.
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Riga's World of Art Nouveau
Riga has perhaps the highest concentration of Art Nouveau buildings anywhere. Join Paul Heymont on a wander through this feast for the eyes
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Parc des Buttes Chaumont, Paris: Where Gumbo Was (#67)
Paris's Parc des Buttes Chaumont, in the eastern part of the city, can fool you. In this case, it fooled all but PortMoresby, who somehow knew this seemingly tropical wilderness, with its sketchy bridge and photographed through falling rain, was really "faux rain forest," and knew which one.