I want to make sure I’m there when it happens.
I want to make sure I’m there when it happens.
Saw three cool exhibits during my visit; one on stonework art, one on the Dutch Republic and colonialism, and one on Islamic women’s art.
All were great!
Saw three cool exhibits during my visit; one on stonework art, one on the Dutch Republic and colonialism, and one on Islamic women’s art.
All were great!
But, Sacre Coeur had some sweet mosaics.
But, Sacre Coeur had some sweet mosaics.
A collection of Salvador Dali’s watercolours of scenes from Dante’s The Divine Comedy.
A collection of Salvador Dali’s watercolours of scenes from Dante’s The Divine Comedy.
Pretty cool to get to see instruments played by Lou Reed, Vernon Reid, Johnny Thunders, Norah Jones, among others in person!
The DJ was cool to chat with too.
Pretty cool to get to see instruments played by Lou Reed, Vernon Reid, Johnny Thunders, Norah Jones, among others in person!
The DJ was cool to chat with too.
Easily a top five New York site for me. It’s a mashup of actual church buildings imported from Europe and housing some sweet medieval art, including The Unicorn Tapestries!
Easily a top five New York site for me. It’s a mashup of actual church buildings imported from Europe and housing some sweet medieval art, including The Unicorn Tapestries!
Last stop was to The British Library, which has a cool collection of religious books and other memorabilia.
Last stop was to The British Library, which has a cool collection of religious books and other memorabilia.
My last stop the first time through was to the Modern and I saw a cool exhibits on colonialism in the wider world, and in Australia specifically.
My last stop the first time through was to the Modern and I saw a cool exhibits on colonialism in the wider world, and in Australia specifically.
My visit coincided with a local food festival and I had the most amazing chocolate cake in the park before I went in and saw a sweet hip-hop and graffiti exhibit.
My visit coincided with a local food festival and I had the most amazing chocolate cake in the park before I went in and saw a sweet hip-hop and graffiti exhibit.
They had an interesting exhibit about the Rosettis on when I visited. It was a cool first experience!
They had an interesting exhibit about the Rosettis on when I visited. It was a cool first experience!
I love mosaics because they are pixel art, but in stone. Also, I really enjoy when church iconography overlaps with Socialist/Communist imagery…
I love mosaics because they are pixel art, but in stone. Also, I really enjoy when church iconography overlaps with Socialist/Communist imagery…
Next up we wandered around London letting our feet take us wherever they wanted to go.
Next up we wandered around London letting our feet take us wherever they wanted to go.
I only viewed half of the collection due to President Biden’s visit that day. Still saw some great stuff!
I only viewed half of the collection due to President Biden’s visit that day. Still saw some great stuff!
Deal with it.
Deal with it.
It’s home to Marguerite Bourgeoys - Montreal’s patron saint! And that statuette is from a town just outside Brussels!
I’d been told to go when I 1st moved here, but, I forgot for almost two years!
It’s home to Marguerite Bourgeoys - Montreal’s patron saint! And that statuette is from a town just outside Brussels!
I’d been told to go when I 1st moved here, but, I forgot for almost two years!
We’d been to Newfoundland, followed the railroad out West, and seen WWI & II Europe, as well as Korea.
We’d been to Newfoundland, followed the railroad out West, and seen WWI & II Europe, as well as Korea.
I got to the subway station and there was a crowd of people all around the stadium.
Turns out the Pope had held a mass and the Belgian Royal Family had gone.
The we revisited some of our favourite sites.
I got to the subway station and there was a crowd of people all around the stadium.
Turns out the Pope had held a mass and the Belgian Royal Family had gone.
The we revisited some of our favourite sites.
We just wandered the city centre after leaving the train station, which is the best way to day trip!
We just wandered the city centre after leaving the train station, which is the best way to day trip!
We were on our way to see the site where maybe the best known piece of poetry, Canadian or otherwise, was written, by John McCrae, a doctor serving in the 1st Canadian Artillery Brigade.
We were on our way to see the site where maybe the best known piece of poetry, Canadian or otherwise, was written, by John McCrae, a doctor serving in the 1st Canadian Artillery Brigade.
First trip was to Mons, which took us by Waterloo. Napoleon didn’t call - he probably knew our connections to Wellington, Picton, and Nelson - so we didn’t go!
First trip was to Mons, which took us by Waterloo. Napoleon didn’t call - he probably knew our connections to Wellington, Picton, and Nelson - so we didn’t go!
Belgium is, to me, a country sized Montreal, and I love it. It might be my favourite country in Europe.
We touched down and took a cab to the Cardo, which was cool, but also a little Lynchian in its design.
Belgium is, to me, a country sized Montreal, and I love it. It might be my favourite country in Europe.
We touched down and took a cab to the Cardo, which was cool, but also a little Lynchian in its design.
I took a day trip from Liverpool to Conwy, to visit one of the four UNESCO castles you can visit there.
Conwy was perfect, the castle is superb, and the town is doable for a day walk.
I took a day trip from Liverpool to Conwy, to visit one of the four UNESCO castles you can visit there.
Conwy was perfect, the castle is superb, and the town is doable for a day walk.