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California Academy of Sciences – SF
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On the last visit to San Francisco we had a chance to visit the California Academy of Sciences.  What an amazing place!  We spent so much time in the Rainforest and the aquarium, that we ran out of time for the Planetarium…DANG!  I guess we’ll have to go back.  I had seen the Living Roof  from across the concourse, while visiting the De Young last year,...

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The Three Shades – Rodin
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We had time to squeeze in a visit to a museum as our flight got delayed 3 HOURS.  Thanks to technology, we were alerted several hour ahead so we hadn’t already made the trip to the airport. Playing around with the Lensbaby at the Legion of Honor, San Francisco.  The Rodin Galleries here pretty impressive.       The Legion of Honor is standard...

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Anti-Mass
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Anti-Mass

May 24, 2013

Wow! This is a beautiful piece constructed from the remnants of something terrible. The materials used are the charred remains of a Southern Baptist church, burned down by racist. 2005, by Cornelia Parker. De Young Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco,...

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Il Duomo
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Il Duomo

Jul 8, 2011

The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (1436), as seen from the Palazzo Medici (1445-60).  Florence,...

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Moon Bridge
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Moon Bridge

Jul 11, 2008

According to the Huntington Library website, the Moon Bridge commissioned by Huntington, was built by Japanese craftsman Toichiro Kawai. Design of the Japanese garden was begun in 1911, after interest in Asian culture exhibited at the World’s Fairs.   Huntington Library, Art Galleries, and Botanical Gardens. Open to the public in...

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