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Winter Palace & The Hermitage Museum – Saint Petersburg, Russia
The Winter Palace and the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg are, without exaggeration, among the most magnificent cultural institutions I have ever encountered. Originally built between 1754 and 1762 as the official residence of the Russian tsars, the Winter Palace is a masterpiece of Baroque architecture. Its one of the largest and most prestigious art…
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National Gallery of Australia – Canberra, Australia
Monuments, Movement & Quiet Moments in Gold There’s a stillness in the National Gallery of Australia that I wasn’t expecting — the kind that creeps in slowly as you wander from one space to the next, letting each artwork guide your mood. The building itself is bold and brutalist, but once inside, it gives way…
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Louvre Museum – Bregenz to Paris Renaissance Road Trip, Toddlers in Tow!
Our trip to the Louvre Museum wasn’t just a museum visit — it was the finale to a road trip that began in Bregenz, Austria, and stretched all the way to Paris, France. With Julian, Simon, and our two-year-olds riding along in the backseat, it was part adventure, part endurance test, and entirely unforgettable. By…
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Snowfall, Silk Walls & Schönbrunn Palace Memories: Vienna in Winter
Vienna in winter is something out of a fairytale—but nothing quite prepared me for the grandeur of Schönbrunn Palace. I was five months pregnant at the time, bundled in layers, heart full, and feet barely keeping up with the energy of the city. While we visited many museums across Vienna, it was Schönbrunn that etched…
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El Prado Museum – Madrid, Spain… and GOYA!
Goya’s Shadow and the Art That Stays With You! I was in my early 20s when I first visited Madrid, just a suitcase, my Nikon SLR and a bus full of companions from around the world heading to the beach. But I had other plans. While they chased sun and sand, I travelled in the…
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National Museum of Tokyo, Japan
A Date with the Past of Beauty, Spirit and Silk You don’t just stumble into the Tokyo National Museum.You arrive through gardens — carefully tended, quiet, elegant. Like a prologue to something sacred. And then… the building. Monumental, traditional, a little overwhelming. In the best way. A striking architectural statement that lets you know: this…
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Benaki Museum – Athens, Greece
A Quiet Love Letter to Greek Identity The Benaki Museum in Athens isn’t loud. It doesn’t dazzle with scale or shock with statement pieces. Instead, it reveals itself — slowly, intimately, floor by floor. I’ve visited the Benaki before, but this time was very different. Deeper. More layered. And it reminded me why I keep…
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Museum of Contemporary Art – Athens, Greece
Art That Refuses to Sit Quietly If the building was raw and architectural, the art inside was just as uncompromising, unapologetic — spanning materials, mediums, and moods. One of the first pieces I saw was a dark, atmospheric installation of what looked like industrial fabric or tarps, stretched and layered like decaying skin. It hung…
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Salvadore Dali Museum – Figueres, Spain
A Dream You Don’t Wake Up From Ever had a museum experience that felt more like a fever dream? That was my visit to the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres, Spain. Wild, weird, and completely unforgettable — Dalí doesn’t just make art. He is the art. I never thought I liked Salvador Dalí. Sure, I knew…
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Picasso Museum – Barcelona, Spain
A walk through Barcelona with the Master On my recent trip to Spain, I went looking for Picasso.What I found wasn’t just his paintings — it was his presence. His energy. Tucked into the heart of the Gothic Quarter, the Museum Picasso feels less like a gallery and more like a love letter — from…
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