Category: big cities
Museum of Broken Relationships (Muzej prekinutih veza), Zagreb
On our journey to Venice, we made a stop in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. Though the Museum of Broken Relationships (Muzej prekinutih veza) came up in nearly every guidebook, it hadn’t been included on our itinerary. As it happened, we stumbled upon it while exploring the Upper Town—just after riding the funicular up the
Vintage posters advertising the Biennale di Venezia
Last year in September, we attended the 60th Biennale Arte in Venice, a celebration of the visual arts that concluded its six-month run on November 24, 2024. Over the coming weeks, we’ll share in a series of posts highlighting the works we saw and liked. Let’s start with some music. As a fan of posters,
Galerie at Bibliothèque Forney, Paris
During our extended stay in Paris, we discovered fortuitously Bibliothèque Forney on Rue du Figuier in Le Marais. This public library of the city, which specializes in the applied arts, is located in the historic Hotel de Sens. See our earlier post on Bibliothèque Forney here. In addition to its extensive collection of books and
Le Jules Verne, Paris
During our extended stay in Paris, we went to celebrate my birthday at Le Jules Verne in the Eiffel Tower. Despite having visited Paris several times before, we’d never ventured up the tower—largely due to our aversion to waiting in long lines. Enjoy this stellar performance by Céline Dion during the Olympic games atop the