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Lindau, Germany
In May, we went to Lindau with IT. Lindau is a small island in Lake Constance (Bodensee), located near the meeting point of the Austrian, German and Swiss borders and is nestled on the lake in front of Austria’s Pfänder mountain (see later post). We took this aerial photo when flying from Zurich to Kiev after our visit
Museum of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing
After a stroll through the 798 Art Zone with NKL (see previous post), he took me to the Art Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts (中央美術學院; CAFA) in Beijing. CAFA is an art academy managed by the Ministry of Education of China. It is considered one of the most selective schools in the country.
798 Art Zone, Beijing
While I was in Beijing, I met my high-school friend NKL who is in the art business there, and he took me to see the famous 798 Art Zone or 798 Art District (798艺术区). By the way, I am not sure if the pile of bicycles in front of the 798 sign is art or
Watching the Olympics at the Olympic Museum, Lausanne
Closer to home … Earlier this year while the 2018 Winter Olympics games were being held in South Korea, we went to visit our town’s most famous tourist attraction – the Olympics Museum (Le Museé Olympique). The museum is located on a slope facing Lac Leman, not far from downtown Lausanne. We took a city
