Infinity Reflected

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

2018.09.21 - Philadelphia

Not Philadelphia but putting it out there... I really want to visit Cincinnati's Contemporary Art Center to see Swoon's installation!

Right so back on track - planning a day trip to Philadelphia. It is a city that is relatively close to Maryland and the drive is not terrible at all - what I thought was about 2 hours + traffic is actually more like 3-4 hours.

I have usual places that I tend to visit and explore and drag people to discover for their first time.

Collections:
I love the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Admission is pricey at $20/$14 students. I feel like I walk through my art history textbooks when I walk through their galleries. I love it!

I have been wanting to visit the Mutter Museum. I just found out that Lisa Nilsson has is displaying her quilled paper art Tissue Series. admission is $18/$13 students. So we decided to make this our first stop. This collection is amazing! It was one of the strangest places I have visited. I really appreciated the collection of skulls. I could not look at some of the displays. They were very graphic. We did not stay for too long since our journey began later than I expected, I underestimated the length of the drive, and we had a limited timed parking spot. I really liked it and I saw a fragment of ALBERT EINSTEIN'S BRAIN!

Cuisine:
After our successful arrival and field trip to the Mutter Museum, we were very hungry. In the past, I have driven to Philadelphia solely for cheesesteaks. I've tried Pat's, Jim's, and Ishkabibbles. They
say go to South Street for food and the Magic Garden is right there. The Reading Terminal Market is also another really cool place to explore and try food. We did not have a plan prepared but we were also told to get shwarma in Philadelphia and visit Saad's Halal Restaurant. We were very hungry and decided to each order a platter. We were surprised to receive so much food for what we asked and had plenty of leftovers to eat after. We planned on visiting South Street to get a cheesesteak before we left but never quite got hungry after our meal from Saad's.

Music Venues:
I considered going to the Electric Factory for a show. I had visited Philadelphia in the past and seen the Mars Volta perform there back in 2008. I found a Burlesque show for that night. We visited La Peg for a Fringe Arts Performance: Burlesque-N-Beyond Philadelphia!: SUGARHUSTLE.

Random:
We managed to get a little bit of the sunset at Bartram's Garden in their meadow and then had a surprise situation and had to visit the Hospital of the University of Philadelphia.

Sunday, September 17, 2017

WOWstopover.

WOW Air Stopovers in the future?

https://wowair.us/magazine/see-the-northern-lights-in-iceland/
https://wowair.us/magazine/reykjavik-s-street-art/

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

2017 Oct. 21-29. Europe Part II: Poland & Germany

Looking Forward. Earlier this summer I opened an e-mail invitation to join the NAEA Delegation to Poland in October 2017.

21 October 2017 :: IAD-MUC-WAW
Arriving in Warsaw 22 October afternoon.

Leaving Krakow 29 October morning. KAK-FRA-IAD
4 hour layover in Frankfurt...???... could I explore the city and run in for a quick visit? I could wander and explore in the airport too...

Frankfurt International Airport
USA TODAY: How to Get to the Train Station From the Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt, Germany
Frankfurt Airport Regional Bahnhof train station (Terminal 1) - S-Bahn train going to Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof (15 min)

https://www.raileurope.com/europe-travel-guide/germany/frankfurt/train-station/frankfurt-main-train-station.html

Fun Fact: Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof was opened on 100 years before my birthday on August 18, 1888.
Virtual City Tour: Frankfurt

The advertising for FRA is ridiculous but it could be worth the opportunity to just explore all their amenities including the Quiet Room, Silent Chairs, Yoga Rooms, and Movie World.

Links:
https://thepointsguy.com/2014/01/tips-for-exploring-frankfurt-airport-on-a-layover/
http://www.layoverguide.com/2015/01/frankfurt-layover.html
http://www.liebieghaus.de/en
http://www.staedelmuseum.de/en
http://www.museumangewandtekunst.de/
http://www.schirn.de/en/
http://mmk-frankfurt.de/en/home/

Friday, August 11, 2017

FLORIDA

So I am dreaming again. The forecast is kinda bumming out. I wonder whether to invest time in travel. I hope for sun although I fear sunburn. I don't want to be driving in the storm with lightning and thunder. It is beautiful to see the storm in the horizon. I do not feel the safest while traveling in that type of weather.

I had dreamed of Spain - I hope to postpone that until Summer 2018
Japan will happen when the time is right.
We were going to road trip to the Southern US but work and commitments got most of our time. I was hoping to drive to North Carolina - either towards Asheville or along the Outer Banks next week but the weather is not in our favor.
California was a crazy opportunity and that I realized would pull me away from where I wanted to be and involved a lot of movement. I want stillness and waves. I want a sunset. I want painted skies and glistening water.

Recent fantasies:

WAS (DCA) -

Salvador Dali Museum. St. Petersburg, Florida. http://thedali.org/

Beaches nearby: www.visitstpeteclearwater.com/things-to-do/beaches

Treasure Island
St. Pete Beach
http://www.travelchannel.com/interests/beaches/articles/floridas-best-secret-beaches

Below is a list of Airports in Florida:

Florida - Also see airport category and list.

btw...
Significance behind DiCaprio's Romeo Hawaiian Shirt

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Not Asheville, NC

Lunch in Richmond, Dinner in Kinston, Breakfast in ???

http://www.vivianhoward.com/chef-the-farmer/
http://local.aarp.org/kinston-nc/beaches-lakes/
http://www.geostat.org/data/kinston-nc/beaches

Monday, August 7, 2017

Immersive Installations

https://meowwolf.com/

https://artechouse.com/?exhibition=xyzt-abstract-landscapes

10:00am - 4:00pm // 5:30p.m.-10p.m
$15 // $25

http://www.avam.org/exhibitions/yummm-show.shtml

Game Of Thrones pop-up bar... https://popupbardc.com/

http://inlovewithbier.com/Tavern/

National Cathedral
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Birthday Month is the Best Month!

Happy August! I am partial to the number 8. Infinity!

I am making choices. No one else can make my choices for me and any choice is the right choice. I am not worried. I am not stressed. I am sheltered. I am working at home. I want clean. I want space. Life is really weird. I am sitting here like Ariel in her Grotto. Happy.

Reflections (8/14/17):
Ocean City, Maryland is not very far away. The drive is not bad. I prefer driving down Route 404 than taking US-50 all the way down. In the past month, I have visited twice with very special people.
8/1-2: Thunderbird Beach Motel was right next to the beach and guaranteed parking. We had access to the pool and changing rooms even after we checked out. It was nice. During this visit, I ended up purchasing nail polish from Del Sol. Thier store was super cool and their products are amazing because they change colors. I hesitate to recommend their nail polish because they are fun but they chip easily and the pigment is very light and requires multiple layers for full-color coverage. The color change does not seem as apparent although I admit that the skies have been cloudy and I have not been able to directly expose the color to sunlight. Basically, they are cool but not that cool.

This summer we went to New Jersey and Minnesota. Both trips were super fun and amazing. I am hoping to work on those reflections soon.

I had originally intended to go to Spain in August and that did not happen to I dreamed of going to California. I decided to stay more local this month because I really wanted to rest and ground myself. I wanted to be near people I care about. I thought about going to other places by car. All can be done in the future eventually. --- Virginia? North Carolina. Florida? Louisiana? New York?

CANADA! Plans are in the works for Toronto in November and possibly Victoria, British Columbia and Edmonton, Alberta at some point in the future.

Focus.

DEN-SFO-HNL/KOA/OGG/ITO-NKM/HND/NRT

http://triphackr.com/how-to-hack-a-flight/
https://flightfox.com/trips

Aquarium Drunkard :: Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed: David Bowie 1966-2016

Plans for Celebrating this year...
Friday 8/18/2017 - I would like to go to Bier Baron Tavern in Washington, DC to see DC WEIRDO SHOW.
Event page: http://inlovewithbier.com/Tavern/events/
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dc-weirdo-show-presents-sex-violins-tickets-36325013092

tickets $15 in advance; $20 cash at the door

Doors open at 8pm; our show starts promptly at 9pm

Dates:
8/12-13 BEACH
8/15-17 Adventure?
8/17 Bomba Estereo @ 9:30 Club, 7pm $30
8/18 DC WEIRDO SHOW: SEX & VIOLINS! @ Bier Baron Tavern, 8pm $15/$20
8/19 (Art of the Skull Workshop) 11am-1pm $55
8/19 Brazilian Dance Workshop Intensive with Daniel Ribeiro & Gustavo Martins, 4pm -9pm $40 takoma dance exchange. Tickets

--- I would like to...
8/26 Mayweather vs McGregor - Where are we watching & eating wings?
8/31 Cissa Paz @ BOSSA, 10pm $10, 7:30pm dance class upstairs

9/29 Seu Jorge LIFE AQUATIC
10/4 Chicano Batman
10/20 MAEA MICA
10/21-29 NAEA Delegation to Poland
11/6 Mister Heavenly

12/23-30 - Chile

National Cathedral
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

http://www.usna.usda.gov/Information/hoursadm.html
http://www.medicalmuseum.mil/?p=visit.index

Considering on going to Mansion on O Street before Bomba Estereo if possible or in the future.
I could go to Adams Morgan Mellow Mushroom before Bier Baron Tavern?
Planning on visiting the American Visionary Art Museum and the National Aquarium in Baltimore on Wednesday.