Calder "Flamingo" in Chicago

In search of a cookie and finding outdoor Art in Chicago

It’s no secret that I’m a cookie addict.  While I have tempered the craving a bit by only eating highly worthy cookies such as Metropolitan Bakery‘s Sour Cherry Sea Salted Chocolate Chip or my local Hope’s Cookies, I was on a cookie quest in Chicago.  I was in search of […]

Street art in Paris using recylced materials

Paris Street Art: More than Graffiti, the Underground Art Walking Tour

Visiting Paris often entails a visit to the Louvre, the Musee D’Orsay or another museum in the city to view amazing art.  I was interested in viewing the art outside of the museums – the Paris Street Art scene throughout the city. The tour wasn’t originally on my radar, but […]

FriFotos: “Silver” in Art

In my travels, I love to stumble upon various outdoor art installations. Walking around the cities and towns, I’m always on the lookout for sculptures, murals, statues, signs and all kinds of art displays (cookie and cupcake art counts as well!).  While we are all so busy in our lives, […]

Wow that’s Orange! Photos in Art, Nature, Food and Sports #FriFotos

This week’s #FriFotos theme is “Orange” so I present my colorful “orange” photos in art, nature, food and sports encountered during my travels. My recent trip to Seattle, introduced me to the Chihuly Garden and Glass – so many colors, of course, orange is represented quite well throughout the exhibit. […]

Royal York Hotel lobby Toronto

The Royal York Toronto Hotel -walking history tour

The Fairmont Royal York hotel was one of the many stops on our walking history tour of Toronto.  I wasn’t staying at the hotel and if I had been, I’m sure I would have overlooked the layers of history located throughout the hotel as I walked to/from the conference. The […]

Chicago Art Institute – my continued “What is Art” quest

The age old question of “what is art” continues to challenge me as I travel and am exposed to so many varied types of art.  Everyone has an opinion and I have learned to just like what i like whether or not someone deems it “good” or “bad” art.  Ah, […]

Santiago flowers

Exploring Santiago on Easter Monday – finding history, art and dessert

With only one day to explore Santiago, Chile, I had toured Santiago by bike in the morning  and decided to walk around the area before heading back to the hotel.  San Cristobal Hill was on my “to do” list so I wandered through the park toward the funicular to ascend […]