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D E S T I N A T I O N : PALM SPRINGS

Posted on October 8, 2011 by admin

Palm Springs is a wonderful destination for families and a special place for the distinctive modern design and architecture of California!

Posted in .accommodation, .architecture, .design, .Palm_Springs, .restaurant | Tagged architecture, design, family travel, Indian Canyons, Joshua Tree National Park, modern, PALM SPRINGS, Tramway\ | Leave a comment

TEL AVIV: The White City

Posted on June 22, 2011 by admin

This time we stayed in the heart of Tel Aviv, in a Bauhaus building and walked all around the White City almost every day, here are some pics:

Posted in .photo, .Tel_Aviv, Bauhaus | Tagged Tel Aviv, The White City | 1 Comment

PARIS: Day 2 | Cherchez le Dôme

Posted on June 19, 2011 by admin

Another early morning start brings us at Notre Dame again. This time we find a cute little playground and park to warm up the day. We are among the first visitors of Notre Dame, and it is still too early … Continue reading →

Posted in .archaeology, .architecture, .Atelier_Brancusi, .cathedral, .Conciergerie, .Crypt_under_Parvis_de_Notre-Dame, .Jardin_du_Luxembourg, .Notre_Dame, .Panthéon, .photo, .Pompidou, .Sainte_Chapelle, .video | Tagged Atelier Brancusi, Centre Pompidou, Cherchez le Dôme, Children and Families, Conciergerie, Crypt under the Parvis de Notre-Dame de Paris, Jardin du Luxembourg, Notre Dame, Notre Dame de Paris Children’s Site, Panthéon, Paris, Paris Museum Pass, Sainte Chapelle, The Towers and the Crypt, Théâtre des Marionnettes du Jardin du Luxembourg | 2 Comments

DOMES AROUND THE WORLD

Posted on May 5, 2011 by admin

It all started with a geodome science fair project 🙂 ASM Headquarters and Geodesic Dome, Ohio, USA ASTRODOME, Houston, Texas, USA BIOSPHERE, Montreal, Canada CLIMATRON, St. Louis, Missouri, USA DOME OF THE ROCK, Jerusalem, Israel EDEN PROJECT, Cornwall, UK FLORENCE … Continue reading →

Posted in .Agra, .architecture, .ATLANTA, .BC, .BEIJING, .book, .Brasilia, .CANBERRA, .Carbondale, .Cornwall, .FLORENCE, .Houston, .Istanbul, .Jena, .Jerusalem, .Materials_Park, .Missouri_Botanical_Garden, .Montreal, .Panthéon, .Pantheon, .South_America, .St_Louis, .St_Peter_Basilica, .TORONTO, .UNITED_STATES_CAPITOL, .Vancouver, .VATICAN, .WASHINGTON, 2011.06-07.PAR.TLV.ROME.ITALY, Buckminster Fuller, Filippo Brunelleschi, Oscar Niemeyer | Tagged ASM Headquarters and Geodesic Dome, ASTRODOME, Atlanta, Australia, Beijing, BIOSPHERE, Brasilia, Brazil, Buckminster Fuller, Canada, Canberra, Carbondale, China, CLIMATRON, Cornwall, Disney's Epcot, DOME OF THE ROCK, DOMES AROUND THE WORLD, EDEN PROJECT, Filippo Brunelleschi, Florence, FLORENCE CATHEDRAL, Foucault pendulum, Geauga County, Georgia, GEORGIA DOME, Germany, HAGIA SOPHIA, Hawaiian Village Hotel Kaiser Dome, Houston, Illinois, Istanbul, Italy, Jena, John Terence Kelly, Le Panthéon, Léon Foucault, Materials Park, MIHRIMAH MOSQUE, Missouri, Missouri Botanical Garden, Montreal, Montreal Biosphère, MONTREAL OLYMPIC STADIUM, Mumtaz Mahal, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, National Centre for the Performing Arts, NATIONAL MUSEUM AND CATHEDRAL, Ohio, Ontario, Oscar Niemeyer, Panthéon, Pippo the Fool, SAINT PETER BASILICA, Shah Jahan, SKY DOME, SPACESHIP EARTH, St. Louis, Synergetics, TAJ MAHAL, TC Howard, Texas, The Egg, The Shine Dome, Toronto, Turkey, UK, UNITED STATES CAPITOL, USA, VANCOUVER SCIENCE WORLD, VATICAN, Vatican City, WAIKIKI GEODOME, ZEISS PLANETARIUM | 7 Comments

Barcelona MX: mmm… xocolata!

Posted on August 6, 2009 by admin

We’ve planned this day for a trip to Figueres, waked up early in the morning and were at Passeig de Gràcia railway station late enough to miss the express train, so decided to sweeten our day at the Gran Via … Continue reading →

Posted in .BARCELONA, .Barceloneta, .chocolate, .Parc_de_la_Ciutadella, .Picasso_Museum, .Port_Vell, .restaurant, .video, 2009.05-06.LON.IL.RO.BCN, Lluís Domènech i Montaner | Tagged Antoni Tàpies, BARCELONA, Barcelona MX, Barceloneta, Barri Gòtic, caracoles, Castell dels Tres Dragons, chipirones, Chocolate Museum, Homenatge a Picasso, L'Aliança del Poble Nou, Lluís Domènech i Montaner, mejillones, mmm… xocolata!, Parc de la Ciutadella, Passeig de Gràcia railway station, Pastry School, Picasso Museum, Poble Nou | Leave a comment

EIXAMPLE: A Modernista Fairyland

Posted on August 6, 2009 by admin

Our main itinerary in Eixample started by chance near FARMÀCIA NORDBECK and Fundació Vila Casas. An enchanted walk brought us to Passeig de Gràcia, where even a CocaCola window and McDonald’s look … different! Our first destination is La Pedrera. … Continue reading →

Posted in .Casa_Batlló, .Eixample, .itinerary, .La_Pedrera, 2009.05-06.LON.IL.RO.BCN, Antoni Gaudí | Tagged A Modernista Fairyland, BARCELONA, Casa Batlló, FARMÀCIA NORDBECK, Fundació Vila Casas, Gaudi's ABC, La Pedrera, Passeig de Gràcia, Patisseries Mauri | 1 Comment

Barcelona upside down

Posted on July 30, 2009 by admin

Next day’s destination was Mies van der Rohe Pavilion in Montjuïc. But we found a very convoluted itinerary to reach it. The Pavilion is right near the Magic Fountain, so we started with the end: the night light show. Here … Continue reading →

Posted in .Archaeological_Museum, .architecture, .BARCELONA, .Caixa_Forum, .Castell, .Fundació_Joan_Miró, .Las_Ramblas, .La_Boqueria, .Magic_Fountain, .Mies_van_der_Rohe_Pavilion, .Montjuïc, .Poble_Espanol, 2009.05-06.LON.IL.RO.BCN, Josep Puig i Cadafalch | Tagged Archaeological Museum, Barcelona upside down, Caixa Forum, Casa Ramona, Castell, Font Magic, Fundació Joan Miró, Josep Puig i Cadafalch, La Boqueria, La Montserratina Patisseria, Las Ramblas, Magic Fountain, Mies van der Rohe Pavilion, Montjuïc, The Gardens of the Font del Gat | Leave a comment

Park Güell: A Modernista Playground

Posted on July 28, 2009 by admin

First day in the Modernista City we went to check the Barcelona Bus Turístic in Plaça de Catalunya. We found the expected long line and decided to try the TMB. Our main destination for the day was the Modernista Playground, … Continue reading →

Posted in .BARCELONA, .Casa_Museu_Gaudí, .Park_Güell, .photo, .Plaça_de_Catalunya, 2009.05-06.LON.IL.RO.BCN, Antoni Gaudí | Tagged Antoni Gaudí, Barcelona Bus Turístic, Casa Museu Gaudí, Modernista Playground, Park Güell, Plaça de Catalunya | 1 Comment

TEL AVIV: White Itineraries

Posted on July 13, 2009 by admin

Tel Aviv was proclaimed “The White City”, a World Cultural Heritage site, by UNESCO in July 2003. As a true party city, it celebrates its heritage in an annual White Night and this year seems it was special in homage … Continue reading →

Posted in .Tel_Aviv, .World_Heritage, 2009.05-06.LON.IL.RO.BCN, Bauhaus | Tagged A Celebration of Bauhaus in Tel Aviv, A House for Bauhaus, Bauhaus tours, Fragments of a Style, Tel Aviv, The White City, UNESCO, White Itineraries, Yigal Gawze | Leave a comment

TEL AVIV: Neve Tzedek to the beach

Posted on July 11, 2009 by admin

We didn’t plan too many itineraries in Israel, being ba aretz was the main thing. We had a lot of fun this way, but we’ve also missed by one day the WHITE NIGHT party in Tel Aviv, now it’s on … Continue reading →

Posted in .beach, .design, .fashion, .Neve_Tzedek, .shop, .Suzanne_Dellal, 2009.05-06.LON.IL.RO.BCN, Bauhaus | Tagged Charles Clore Park, Layla Lavan, Neve Tzedek, Neve Tzedek to the beach, Suzanne Dellal Center, Tel Aviv, White City, WHITE NIGHT | Leave a comment

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