Category: museums

  • Roaming around The Broad, Los Angeles – Part 1

    Roaming around The Broad, Los Angeles – Part 1

    During one of our trips to Los Angeles, we decided to stay in Hollywood rather than our usual spot in Orange County near family. This gave us the chance to try something new—using LA’s metro system. We took the Red Line to the Civic Center/Grand Park station and walked from there to The Broad, passing

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  • Museum of Broken Relationships (Muzej prekinutih veza), Zagreb

    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

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  • Paris in Layers: A Story Etched in Maps

    Paris in Layers: A Story Etched in Maps

    This is Part 2 of 2 posts on the Musée Carnavalet in Paris. Part 1 is here. Enjoy a tune while browsing. Wandering through the Musée Carnavalet is like peeling back time itself, especially if you’re interested in maps, like me (Chris). The museum has several fascinating antique maps on display. As you go from

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  • Where Paris’s History Lives: Inside Musée Carnavalet

    Where Paris’s History Lives: Inside Musée Carnavalet

    After you’ve visited the several major museums of Paris for the nth time, you might wonder—what’s else is there to see? Of course, there are lots more to see and the Musée Carnavalet tops the list. Enjoy a tune while browsing. Paris is not merely the capital of France and a modern metropolitan city—it is

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