Nov 22, 2020 | Art, History, North America, Unexpected/Unexplained
We continue our adventure in Ciudad de México with a trip to Museo Mural Diego Rivera. Museo Mural Diego Rivera Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez was a prominent Mexican painter and two-time husband to...
Nov 8, 2020 | Architecture, Art, North America, Performing Arts, Unexpected/Unexplained
We continue our exploration of Mexico City with a trip to Bosque de Chapultepec. Bosque de Chapultepec Bosque de Chapultepec is one of the largest city parks in the Western Hemisphere, measuring over 1,695 acres. It receives about 15,000,000 visitors annually,...
Aug 30, 2020 | Art, Leisure, Themed Events, USA
We are walking around Balboa Park in the heart of San Diego, California, when we come upon a bevy of beautiful women modeling marvelous habiliments. Art of Fashion (not to be confused with Arts of Fashion) has enlisted designers to examine the displays in the...
May 19, 2019 | Architecture, Art, Europe, Romantic
A few years ago, we went to Florence, Italy to attend a conference in February. This, my friends, chronicles that adventure. We know that Florence is famous for the statue of David, but little beyond that. So, let the adventure begin. We are staying in...
Mar 10, 2019 | Art, Europe, Romantic
We are attending a conference in Porto, Portugal for a few days. Even though we will be spending time in meetings and other functions, we are determined to see as much of this lovely city as we can. Arrival We had been in Madrid, so the flight on Portugália Airlines...
Jan 13, 2019 | Art, Europe, Unexpected/Unexplained
We are traveling in Europe in early autumn, and are driving from Munich, Germany to Venice, Italy. We are not due in Venice until tomorrow, so we decide to spend the day in Caorle, Italy, a small town on the Adriatic Sea about 50 miles north of Venice. It is no...