Category: beauty
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Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial
The very crude way I understand the history of Taiwan is that China had a civil war and Mao Zedong’s communist party beat the ruling party led by president Chiang Kai-Shek. In 1949 President Chiang and over 2 million military and civilians fled to the province of Taiwan. Some believe Taiwan is a part of…
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Sentosa Island
We took gondolas over to an island best described as a playground for the rich. It is dedicated to fancy hotels, a Universal Studio, an amusement park, and swimming with dolphins. We didn’t do that fancy stuff! We walked through parks, saw an old fort that used to protect this southern tip of Singapore, and…
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National Gallery (art museum)
I took way too many pics at the National Gallery. So much beautiful art! I won’t try to narrate it all – just enjoy!!
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Botanical Gardens
You may have noticed from my posts that I love flowers, trees, bushes – makes my heart sing! Amy and Adam took me to the Botanical Gardens, complete with its Orchid Garden. Enjoy these wonderful pics!
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Singaporean Architecture
The architecture in Singapore is amazing. Some is so modern it looks like it is the future (above). Some is in the aboriginal style (Penarakan) (below).
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Modern Art in Bangalore
Saskya and I visited a very small art gallery that both displayed and sold beautiful modern works of art. I took a bunch of pictures for your viewing pleasure. Note how many pictures include a cow. The main artist was raised on a farm and moved to a city so you will see themes about…
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Taj Mahal, Agra
I have wanted to visit the Taj Mahal for as long as I can remember. It didn’t rank as high as Cinderella’s castle in Disney, but once I visited that in 1999, this was next on my list. It exceeded my expectations. The workmanship, completed in the 1600’s without modern tools, is beyond belief. Parts…
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Street Art in Bengalore
Saskya and I took a tour of street art in the Malleswaram section of Bendalure. The street art was an initiative to make the city more accessible and appealing by walking, encourage more women to cluster on streets the way men do, and to call attention to alleys which were previously only used by people…
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Fourth Stop – India Feb 9-20 Flowers in Bangalure
I arrived in Bangalure, India on Thursday, February 9. It is in southern India, is a very large city that has been around since the 1500s, and is now known for having a strong tech industry. I am staying with my friends Saskya van Nouhuys and Andy Ruina, who moved here during Covid from Ithaca.…
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Beauty in Doha
It pleased me that Qatar takes the opportunity to create beauty where there might otherwise be emptiness or ugliness. The prime example of this (Sammie says it is called “public art”) are walls and tunnels along the highway. My pictures aren’t great, as they were taken from moving cars, but I saw sections that had…
MB Meets World 