Cape Town, South Africa has long been lauded as one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The waterfront, Table Mountain, and the beautiful blue Atlantic Ocean create a stunning setting for a cosmopolitan city. Sir Frances Drake remarked “this cape is the most stately thing and fairest cape we saw in the whole […]
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Our second day in Barcelona was a day of exploration through the historical and artistic aspects of this modern city. The grand finale of our exploration was Park Guell. Construction began for Park Guell in 1900. At this time, Barcelona was a modern, cosmopolitan city–a city growing at record speed. According to the park literature,
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I stood in Venice on the Bridge of Sighs, a palace and a prison on each hand. I saw from out the wave her structures rise As from the stroke of the enchanter’s wand –Lord Byron The Bridge of Sighs is a beautiful limestone structure standing between the Doge Palace and New Prison. The bridge
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Our tour guide met us at the lobby of our hotel to give us a quick art-based walking tour of Venice on our way to the Venetian Mask Artist’s studio. We strolled through the labyrinth of alleyways and bridges–soaking in the colors of the canals, balconies and shutters, plastered walls, and gondoliers. We arrived to
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