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Family-Friendly NoMad Neighborhood and Flatiron District NYC

Shobha — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 12:04:17 +0000

Although the Flatiron Building has always been a famous landmark in New York City, the area now known as NoMad has really only been a trendy area in the last few years. With the clean up of Madison Square Park and the Flatiron district going residential, the area has become very family-friendly. Although all these...

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Why There’s More To Art Nouveau Barcelona Architecture Than Gaudi

Shobha — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 14:21:12 +0000

You think you have seen all the major Catalan modernist sites in Barcelona? Think again. Chances are you have only seen all of the major works by Gaudi. Catalan Modernism was so much more than Gaudi sort of like Impressionism was so much more than Monet. The Hospital de Sant Pau is an example of...

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Kooky But Not Very Spooky: The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose

ny_lon@living1 — Fri, 23 Sep 2016 14:07:17 +0000

Would you live with construction workers in your house for 24 hours/7 days a week for 38 years? It would be enough to drive anyone mad. Supposedly that is what Sarah Winchester did when she built the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California at the turn of the 20th century. No one knows why...

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Getting the Most Value From City Pass for a 3 Day Visit to New York City

ny_lon@living1 — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 11:13:14 +0000

Although my children have been going to New York City every year for the last 9 years, we have only just completed visited all of the major tourist attractions in Manhattan. Why? The crowds, the lines and the expense. I can only cope with a couple of sightseeing options per trip before we go do...

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The Archignassio: A Paean to Human Curiousity in Bologna

ny_lon@living1 — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 21:43:43 +0000

“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” Isaac Newton (1676) This expression is even older than Newton himself even though he was the first to popularise it in the English language. This phrase came to mind when I visited the Palazzo dell’Archiginnasio in Bologna Italy. The Archignassio was...

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Glaumbaer, A Traditional Icelandic Farmhouse

ny_lon@living1 — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 20:48:09 +0000

In the early years of the new millennium, Iceland got carried away with some good financial times revelling in its prosperity and flashing its cash. Of course, the party was broken up in 2008. Why did Iceland party like a high school kid in a Katy Perry song (“Last Friday night, Yeah, we danced on table tops, And...

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Fun Things To Do In Hakone With Kids

ny_lon@living1 — Fri, 06 Nov 2015 09:54:56 +0000

Visiting the Hakone region of Japan is a nice and easy excursion from urban sensory overload if you are visiting Tokyo. Located only about a 100 kilometres away from the capitol, Hakone is a very popular destination for both Japanese and international tourists to revel in some beautiful countryside. There are lots of...

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Modern Art and Mountains: Hakone Sculpture Park and Hakone Open Air Museum Japan

ny_lon@living1 — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 06:53:51 +0000

Hakone Open Air Museum is located in a majestic setting nestled among the green-forested mountains near Tokyo. The Open Air Museum Hakone is Japan’s first open air museum. The Hakone museum features about a 120 works from a who’s who of international modern artists such as Rodin, Picasso, Henry Moore, Alexander Calder and Niki...

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True Grit and a Prairie Homestead Museum in South Dakota

ny_lon@living1 — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 12:45:48 +0000

The miles of flat dusty prairie stretched out ahead of us. In our car with digital radio and air conditioning, we could admire the vastness of the American plains without any of its attendant discomforts. It was easy to pin the hopes and dreams of a young country on this unending horizon and believe your...

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Iceland With Kids: Exploring A Viking Village and an Elf Garden in Hafnarfjordur Iceland

ny_lon@living1 — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 07:34:45 +0000

Do you believe in elves and magical people? My daughter definitely still does. So, when we heard about the Elf Garden in Hafnarfjörður Iceland, of course, we had to visit. Hafnarfjordur Iceland is a fishing town located near Reyjkavik which has a charming harbour and Elf Garden Iceland in Hellisgerdi Park supposedly populated with Hudufolk (the...

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