Our second day of a two day stop in Amsterdam meant we had the morning to go see the world famous Rijksmuseum. It’s the home of the Rembrandt masters and…
Seriously it is crazy how unsorted, haphazard, and disorganized that such an important world museum really is. Unlocked cabinets in hallways, most things unlabeled, no apparent security other than angry…
After squeezing all we could from Copenhagen, we headed to our next stop in Stockholm – capital of the Swedish realm. The train to Stockholm is around 5 hours which…
As this is a super quick trip through Bavaria and Switzerland we had only one last day to see a couple more sights. The museum scene in Munich is fairly…
Munich is one of the grand old European capitals from the 18th century along with Vienna, Salzburg, Paris, and Venice. Bavarian royalty made Munich their home and because of that…
The other two museums on the Walk of Art in Madrid are the Thyssen-Bornemisza and the Reina Sofia. Our next stop was the Thyssen-Bornemisza museum which is primarily a private…
There are three major art museums in Madrid: the Prado, the Thyssen-Bornemisza, and the Reina Sofia. Each cater to a different audience and so you get a nice cross-section of…
We left Gaziantep behind and headed to the little known Hatay province and the city of Antakya. Here was our route for today. People have lived in around the valley…