Category: architecture
Epic, Miami downtown
For our 2013 Winter break, we booked a 7-day Caribbean cruise departing from Miami. The vacation began in Miami a few days before we boarded the ship. Sue booked us into the Epic Hotel located in the downtown business district. The hotel is quite new and the building also contained some residential apartments. It is epic
Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo
On my way to Vila Madalena (see earlier post here), I (Chris) first took the metro to Faria Lima and stopped by the Instituto Tomie Ohtake. This cultural institute, built by Ruy Ohtake – a prominent São Paulo’s contemporary architect, is dedicated to his Japanese-born naturalized Brazilian mother, Tomie Ohtake, one of São Paulo’s most
Musee d’Orsay, Paris
We almost forgot about this post which was kept in draft form for the last 5 months. Musee d’Orsay is probably the second most visited art museum in Paris after Le Louvre. So many of you may have seen the place already. We were in Paris earlier this year. The lines for entrance tickets to the
Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo
Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (Museum of the state of Sao Paulo) is a highly regarded museum dedicated to the visual artists of Brazil from the 19th century to now. Designed in 1897 by Ramos de Azevedo, the museum building housed the first art school of the city, Liceu de Artes e Ofícios. It is the