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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
Wadi Rum, Jordan – part 2
Continuing with our desert adventure in Wadi Rum … Wadi Rum is Arabic for “Sand Valley”, as Rum ( رَمَّ) means sand, especially light sand that can be carried by wind. The official site describes … Wadi Rum is a protected area covering 720 square kilometers of dramatic desert wilderness in the south of Jordan. Huge mountains of sandstone and
