AFRICAN wanderlust

• Brussels in 48 hours 2 weeks ago The AtomiumI was doubtful at first whether two days was enough for a stay in Brussels. It is. Between indulging in some of the national foods - chips, waffles and chocolate - seriously courting heart disease and obesity at the same time; we found time to do the hop-on hop-off bus tour, visit Mini...
• Amazing views from the Arc de Triomphe 2 weeks ago Spring break and the weather has actually felt like spring. My children had never been up to the top of the Arc de Triomphe, after almost two years in Paris. Mainly it's been that same old reasoning; We live Paris, it'll always be there. Yesterday though we decided that it a visit to the top of the...
• Street Art 4 months ago In high school, I used to doodle, draw and cover every surface of my school files with images and words, which whilst seemingly random or nonsensical were coded in meaning for something that was going on in my life during those adolescent years. The one recurring image was a "Kilroy was here"...
• Intellectualizing Hopper 5 months ago Morning sun, 1952I went to the Edward Hopper exhibition at the Grand Palais yesterday. It was refreshing to walk through an exhibition and not feel the need to find some intellectual meaning behind the paintings. Let me take a step back. The last exhibition I went to see was the Dali at Centre...
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