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  • Wandering into The Biennale Library in Venice

    Wandering into The Biennale Library in Venice

    This is the third post in a series on public libraries that we came across during our travels. The public libraries in the earlier posts are in Stuttgart and Melbourne. Let’s start with some music. We and IT visited Venice for the 60th Biennale Arte, which runs from April to November 2024 (since its inception…

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  • Exploring the State Library of Victoria: A Melbourne Institute

    Exploring the State Library of Victoria: A Melbourne Institute

    This is the second of a series of 4 posts on public libraries, three of the libraries are situated in Europe and this one is in Australia. Like some music to accompany you ? During our 10-day stay in Melbourne, we often found ourselves drawn to the State Library of Victoria, just a short two-block…

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  • Stadtbibliothek am Mailänder Platz, Stuttgart

    Stadtbibliothek am Mailänder Platz, Stuttgart

    This is the first of a series of 4 posts on public libraries, three are situated in Europe and one in Australia. While visiting Stuttgart, after touring both the Mercedes-Benz museum (posted here) and the Porsche Museum (post to come), we decided to check out the public library that is recognized as a landmark in…

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  • Random Moment #24 – four pieces of piano music for films

    Random Moment #24 – four pieces of piano music for films

    Here is a selection of piano music that accompanies moving images on the silver screen, … if you like these pieces, see also our earlier post random moment #22 which showcased 4 relaxing classical piano pieces. Perfect Day (Piano Komorebi version) arranged by Patrick Watson for “Perfect Days” 2023. Original by Lou Reed. Gogol by…

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Jungfrau, a must-see in Switzerland

Art and Architecture on Naoshima 直島, Japan

Morocco Adventure: Sand, Sea and Souks

Venice, its canals and carriers

Notable Bookstores of the World – Series 1

Familiar food we (as travelers) ate while in Tokyo

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