Category Archives: Travels

Let it snow! Rome and the white masses. Photo of the Week #146

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

Rome and snow is an intriguing combination. That was the conclusion my sister and I drew last week after being met by closed doors at the Colosseum, the Forum Romanum, the Galleria Borghese and the Pantheon due to “emergenza neve” … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas – straight from the manger

Posted on December 26, 2011 by

Only in America… My favorite is the star over Bethlehem while the smoking king is a very close second. I hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas – today I am enjoying it a tiny bit more since it is … Continue reading →

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Have you seen this man? Photo of the Week #144

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

Someone is busy…  I caught a glimpse of him in the New York Public Library a couple of weeks ago. Just one day to go now. /anna

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Christmas Wreath. Photo of the Week #143

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

Last week when visiting friends in Boston I took a short trip to Salem. Just next to the house of the seven gables (which some of you may know from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel) I passed this wonderful little Christmas tableau. So … Continue reading →

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Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna

Posted on November 26, 2011 by

When abroad I count myself among the museum devouring kind. I try to take as many scalps as possible not only to see art and collections but also to see how museums work and communicate to their audience. Occupational hazard. … Continue reading →

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Finalizing the guide. Photo of the Week #140

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

This week I went to Vienna in order to finalize an audio guide for the museum I work in. We are opening an exhibition next week and I did a specific guide for that. “Vienna?” you may ask – but … Continue reading →

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Ponderings about why history matters

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

I just visited a good friend in Potsdam outside Berlin. Last time I visited it was November, bleak November. This time it was summer and his terrace was full of all sorts of citrus trees, his ambition being to have … Continue reading →

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Latona at Versailles. Photo of the Week #131

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

A month ago I had a wonderful stroll in the gardens by Versailles where the fountains were flowing. Fascinating to see all the frogs of the Latona fountain spewing water. The fountain is by the brothers Gaspard and Balthazar Marsy … Continue reading →

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Sunny Days. Photo of the Week #123

Posted on March 6, 2011 by

Today is a long wished for beautiful clear day in Copenhagen and it reminded me of some sunny days in Rome a year ago. Daydreaming about jumping on a plane and forget all about the daily grind while sipping espresso in … Continue reading →

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Sunset on 11th Avenue. Photo of the Week #115

Posted on January 9, 2011 by

You can find everything in New York. Even beautiful quiet sunsets just in the company of seagulls on fishing stakes. This was taken on 11th Avenue where 14th Street ends looking towards Hoboken. /anna  

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