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Hi friends, welcome back! I’ve officially crossed off the first item on my 2026 Bucket List: visiting the Museum of Natural History. Jon and I last went in 2019 and since then they’ve opened a new wing called the Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation. This addition took nine years to complete and opened…
Continue reading ➞ Museum of Natural History – Butterfly Vivarium
Hi friends, welcome back! The Whitney Museum of American Art has been on my list for quite a few years, and Jon and I finally got around to checking it out. We are not big art connoisseurs, so we really had no idea what to expect of this museum that showcases 20th and 21st century…
Hi friends, welcome back to the finale of my Miami Series. After tour the interior of Vizcaya, it was time to brave the heat and tour the lovely gardens. The garden was designed by landscape architect Diego Suarez and “decorated” by Artistic Director Paul Chaflin who also did the mansion. The goal was to create…
Hi friends, welcome back! March was a good month for Jon and I. We saw some Broadway shows, visited a museum, botanical garden, watched a lot of March Madness, and had a somewhat spontaneous trip to Miami. Jon had to go down for work so we flew down a day early to hang at Miami…
Hi friends, welcome back! As an avid reader and museum goer, The Morgan Library & Museum has been on my radar for quite some time. The library was the personal collection of financier John Pierpont Morgan and located off Madison Avenue between 36th and 37th Street. With his large fortune amassed from his dominance on…
Hi friends, welcome back to my Italy series! After we toured the Vatican Museum, Jon and I exited in front of St. Peters and used this opportunity to climb the dome. We bought the elevator pass to the top of the church and then climbed 323 stairs to the dome. This climb seemed pretty easy,…
Continue reading ➞ Rome – St. Peter’s Dome & St. Peter’s Square
Hi friends, welcome back to my Italy series! If you take away one thing from my Italy posts, I hope it’s this tour of the Vatican we did, it was worth EVERY penny! The Vatican Museum is a must visit for the priceless art and a look at the jaw dropping Sistine Chapel. It’s on…
Continue reading ➞ Rome – Prime Experience Vatican Museum Tour
Hi friends, welcome back to my Italy series! After spending the morning taking pictures and trekking to Bonci Pizza, Jon and I headed to Castel Sant’ Angelo on the banks of the Tiber River. This structure was built as a tomb for Emperor Hadrian in AD 139 because at the time, tombs weren’t allowed in…
Hi friends, welcome back to my Italy series! After touring the Forum and Palatine Hill, it was time for the main event, the Colosseum tour. The Colosseum’s real name is the Flavian Amphitheater and it was built in AD 80. It reaches 160 feet high, one-third miles around, and only about one-third of the original…
Hi friends, welcome back to my Italy series! After visiting the Capitoline Museum, we joined an enjoyable three-hour tour of the Underground Colosseum and Forum with the tour company Italy with Family. There were about twelve of us in the group and our guide was very knowledgeable and engaging. We started in the Forum and…