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Tiptoe thru the Tulips from Istanbul to Holland

Considering the ubiquity of modern tulip bulbs lining the shelves and overflowing the bins of nearly every garden center during autumn, it is hard to imagine that these onion-appearing bulbs…

Ildiko June 6, 2025

Travel Culture

Chihuly’s Glass will Blow you away!

I was first introduced to the glassworks of Dale Chihuly in 2016 while on a trip to Israel. I had never heard of this artist, but juxtaposed to the ancient…

Ildiko June 6, 2025

Travel Culture

St. Louis, the Gateway to Painted Stone!

I feel fortunate to have viewed a most impressive art exhibition last weekend in St. Louis, 'Paintings on Stone: Science and the Sacred'. Currently, through May 15, 2022, the St.…

Ildiko June 6, 2025

Culture Travel

Cheekwood Gardens’ Lego Zoo!

Marketed for children and founded in Denmark, Lego consists of brightly colored, small, plastic, interlocking bricks that were developed to spark the creativity and imagination of the builder. We almost…

Ildiko June 5, 2025

Culture

El Greco: the man, the myth, “the Greek”

So, you may be thinking ... that name sounds familiar, but who is this guy again, why am I choosing to write about him and why now? Good questions! I’ll…

Ildiko June 4, 2025

Culture

Racing from the Hippodrome to Derby!

Having lived in Louisville, Kentucky for my past 20 years, I have been a witness to the Kentucky Derby hysteria occurring every spring for 20 years! Some years I am…

Ildiko June 3, 2025

Culture

Akhenaten’s Amarna, Egypt!

Have you ever known a political "leader" so polarizing that you wished their face was scratched off of every mural, billboard, and wall? A "leader" whose name, rule, and existence…

Ildiko June 1, 2025

Culture Travel

10 Awesome Roman and Byzantine Mosaics

As a lover of art and history, mosaics have always caught my attention throughout my travels. While existing on a continuum, Roman mosaics and Byzantine mosaics evolved to become quite…

Ildiko June 1, 2025