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Tag: museums
Museum of The Mountain West
I had allotted 2 hours to cover the Museum of the West in Montrose. It wasn't nearly enough...
Morocco 2017: The Ethnographic Museum in Chefchaouen – The Director’s Cut
The manorhouse inside the Qasaba is the home of an Ethnographic Museum, displaying traditional Moroccan craft.
Return to Turkey: Bursa’s Museums – The Director’s Cut
nterspersed between the tombs and mosques of Bursa are several interesting museums, which I crammed all into a single day. I am told by others that I cover an insane amount of ground...
Crossroads Tour: A Palace Museum – The Director’s Cut
I spent my last day at the Ibrahim Pasa Palace, an Ottoman palace that houses the Islamic Art and Ethnology Museum.
Crossroads Tour: The Islamic Science Museum – The Director’s Cut
I hurry on to the Islamic Science Museum, eager to see how it compares to the Galileo Museum in Florence.
Crossroads Tour: The Topkapi Palace – The Director’s Cut
The Topkapi Palace, built between 1460-78, is a walled complex covering 700,000 square meters, comprised of three courtyards, several gardens and all the buildings required for a royal administrative city.
Crossroads Tour: A Final Day in Florence – The Director’s Cut
In the early AM. another hotel guest plays Spanish guitar just outside my door. There are worse ways to wake up on a Sunday morning...
Crossroads Tour: Of Ships and Sea Creatures – The Director’s Cut
Built for the Genoa Expo 1992, the Genoa Aquarium houses 63 tanks in its 10,000 meter space, and is said to be the largest indoor aquarium in Europe.
Crossroads Tour: Genova (Day 2) – The Director’s Cut
A police car stops behind me, and an officer asks if I'm here to see the Lanterna, the “Cymbol of Genova.”