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ITALY | Tuesday, 17 Apr 2007 | Views [757] | Comments [1]
It's a known fact that Florence houses one of the best museums in the world, the Uffizi. My guidebook said that Uffizi has the largest collection of Renaissance art in the world. Well, obviously. I would be disappointed if it had at least one artwork ... Read more >
Tags: arts, birth of venus, boticelli, culture, david, florence, italy, museo de accademia, museum, uffizi
ITALY | Sunday, 15 Apr 2007 | Views [697]
Goodbye Rome as I checked out of my hotel, took a cab to Termini and rode the train to Florence. Florence was the first stop to this train ride that actually would go to Milan. Like all my train rides in Italy, this was also a non event, except that ... Read more >
Tags: culture, david, duomo, florence, italy, ponte vecchio, rome, sightseeing, train, trattoria
SPAIN | Tuesday, 10 Apr 2007 | Views [740] | Comments [1]
I read a lot about Prado Museum, how it's been described as one of the world's best with a very rich collection of Spanish masters. I was therefore excited to see it. That was the agenda for the day for me. After breakfast, I was off. Prado didn't disappoint ... Read more >
Tags: culture, goya, las meninas, los burachos, madrid, picasso, prado, spain, velasquez
SPAIN | Monday, 9 Apr 2007 | Views [684]
In Madrid, I was back having breakfast in my hotel. It's always a pleasant experience taking my time to eat bagels, jam and some fruit while planning what I was to do for the day. The experience was made more pleasant by the nice Pinay staff I met at ... Read more >
Tags: culture, madrid, palacio real, parque del oriente, picasso, plaza mayor, prado, reina sofia museum, spain
NETHERLANDS | Tuesday, 3 Apr 2007 | Views [752]
I woke up to a wet Tuesday morning. It was definitely much colder today than when I arrived. I still wanted to curl up in bed but I was too awake already. I really had a good night sleep, with a little help from legalized cannabis.
I decided to hit ... Read more >
Tags: amsterdam, anne frank, culture, museum, netherlands, van gogh
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