When I was a kid I was a Yankees fan - I lived in NYC. My father was a NY Giants fan. We occasionally listened to games on the radio and I went with my father to several games at the Polo Grounds, Ebbets Field and the original Yankee Stadium. And to several more at Yankees games with a school friend. Then I lost interest ( Read more... )

The Museo Regional de Antropología “Palacio Canton” is in an magnificent old mansion on Paseo de Montejo in Mérida. Paseo de Montejo is a tree lined boulevard in a fashionable district (near the center and thus a short walk from our hotel).

It is full of fascinating Mayan artifacts.

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As our Australia trip of more than two months ago drew to a close we went to Tasmania. Lots of people had reciommended going there and I certainly make that recommendation.

A one of our first things we did was to go to MONA, Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania, a fascinating experience. Some people apparently call it the Museum of Not Art ( Read more... )

This morning there was an interesting Boston Globe Article about the closing of a the Metropolitan Warehouse near MIT.

Over 50 years ago a friend took the following photograph:


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Melbourne was a very interesting city. There were lots of new buildings under construction - with some interesting shapes and textures. We walked around, took trams, and also a boat ride down the river to the active port area ( Read more... )

In 1579 a plan was created to build a monastery for nuns in Arequipa; it was built and occupied for a long time - although in 1582 it was severely damaged by an earthquake as frequently happens in that region ( Read more... )

As you can see from some of the pictures in this set there was a small city here. The stone work is in excellent shape. A few buildings have reconstructed thatched roofs on them. There is also lots of terracing which was presumably used to grow food and to make some of the area traversable. There is an elaborate drainage system to help the water ( Read more... )

In the outskirts of Cusco is Saksayhuaman, an elaborate walled complex that among other things really illustrates the construction techniques of the Incas. As is true for most Inca structures there is not much known with certainty about why it was built and exactly what purpose it had. A fortress?, a ceremonial place. This what is in Wikipedia. ( Read more... )

My status and a bunch issues one encounters when in in some amount of disarray ( Read more... )

This was yet another great trip.   We had six nights in Barcelona, two in Cadaqués, one in Rupit, and one near the Barcelona Airport before our flight back.  Barcelona is a beautiful busy city - the old section is huge and delightful to walk around in among many other people. We saw lot of Gaudi buildings, went to a few museums, had some nice meals ( Read more... )