Wadsworth Atheneum – Hartford CT
Main Building of the Wadsworth Atheneum – opened 1844 When I travel, I love finding small art museum with good collections. The Wadsworth Atheneum
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Main Building of the Wadsworth Atheneum – opened 1844 When I travel, I love finding small art museum with good collections. The Wadsworth Atheneum
The Upper Belvedere For many of us, when we think of Vienna, the names that come most quickly to mind are Johann Strauss, the Waltz
Many of the cathedrals and major churches of Europe can trace their foundations back a millenium or more, and their present buildings on those foundations
The winged lion is a symbol you see everywhere in Venice — palaces, flags, statues — everywhere. It seemed a somewhat unusual mascot for a seafaring power and made me wonder what the origin to the symbol was. Turns out the…
I’m a huge admirer of American/Canadian northwest aboriginal art. The pinnacle of this art is the totem pole, meticulously carved by artisans from entire tree
Manhattan’s Trinity Church is one of the oldest Episcopal parishes in North America, but its church is a relative newcomer, built during the Gothic revival
Sainte-Chappelle, the must-see Paris medieval chapel with the most incredible display of floor-to-ceiling wall-to-wall stained glass windows, is even grander these days; it’s just completed
Think of Miami, and what comes to mind? For me, it’s older New Yorkers on the beach, Art Deco along South Beach, and Cuban food.
Gumbo was visiting one of Paris’ greatest museums, the Musee d’Orsay. Congratulations to TravelGirlJenn who recognized it, with minimal clues! If any one else figured
This gentleman is the Cerne Giant, perhaps the most famous and controversial hill figure in the UK. Cut into the chalk downlands onto the hill just outside the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset.
Main Building of the Wadsworth Atheneum – opened 1844 When I travel, I love finding small art museum with
The Upper Belvedere For many of us, when we think of Vienna, the names that come most quickly to mind
Many of the cathedrals and major churches of Europe can trace their foundations back a millenium or more, and their
The winged lion is a symbol you see everywhere in Venice — palaces, flags, statues — everywhere. It seemed a somewhat unusual mascot for a seafaring power and made me wonder what the origin to the symbol was. Turns out the…
I’m a huge admirer of American/Canadian northwest aboriginal art. The pinnacle of this art is the totem pole, meticulously carved
Manhattan’s Trinity Church is one of the oldest Episcopal parishes in North America, but its church is a relative newcomer,
Sainte-Chappelle, the must-see Paris medieval chapel with the most incredible display of floor-to-ceiling wall-to-wall stained glass windows, is even grander
Think of Miami, and what comes to mind? For me, it’s older New Yorkers on the beach, Art Deco along
Gumbo was visiting one of Paris’ greatest museums, the Musee d’Orsay. Congratulations to TravelGirlJenn who recognized it, with minimal clues!
This gentleman is the Cerne Giant, perhaps the most famous and controversial hill figure in the UK. Cut into the chalk downlands onto the hill just outside the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset.