London – Day 7

I went to the V&A Museum today.  They had art from all over the world and across many era’s.  I particularly enjoyed the Sculpture and Ceramics exhibits.  They had a huge section on the 6th floor dedicated to ceramic art and the history of ceramics from all over the world.  The ceramics was organized in […]

London – Day 5

Today was spent at the National Gallery in London. I was able to see work from all over the world.  I spent about 5 hours there and just started to scratch the surface of what was available.  I loved being able to see work from all over the world, Ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, the Middle […]

London – Day 4

I spent today exploring Camden Town, the Canal and The Regent’s Park.  I loved going through all of the Gothy / Alternative Shops and found a sweet little music shop: Resurrection Records where I was able to find some hard to find Industrial and Gothic Rock CD’s and LP’s.  From Camden I walked up the […]

London – Day 3

I spent the afternoon with Eric and Clara in London Proper.  I went to the Tate Museum of Modern Art and saw some beautiful work by some of the leading artists of the 20th century.  Though, and I know this is my personal beef, they only had one ceramic artwork on display and should have […]

London – Day 2

Today was a day of rest for me.  This morning I slept in as long as I could then Eric introduced me to a proper British breakfast, I love home cooked food.  After a shower we took a walk down to a pub and enjoyed a late lunch.  We spent some time exploring a local […]

Venice (Venezia) – Day 3 & 4 London – Day 1

The morning of the last full day in Venice was spent at the Murano Glass Factories, then the afternoon was spent strolling around Venice.  There were some incredibly beautiful glass work and incredibly gaudy glass work that I saw.  In the evening we found a beautiful little park / square right off a canal, the […]