by Nancy | Jul 27, 2009 | Miscellaneous, Travel
by Nancy | Jul 23, 2009 | Miscellaneous
While in Chicago I also wanted to find the Bat Column, a steel and aluminum sculpture designed by Claes Oldenburg. It is on the grounds of the Social Security Building on West Madison Street. My friends and I walked down Madison Street, keeping an eye out for this...
by Nancy | Jul 9, 2009 | Art, Travel
This piece of sculpture is officially called the Cloud Gate, but has been nicknamed The Bean. It was designed by artist Anish Kapoor and draws thousands of tourists. The reflections in some places are like funhouse mirrors. Standing underneath the Bean provides...
by Nancy | Jul 5, 2009 | Chasing Caterpillars, Miscellaneous, Research
This is one of the more interesting entrances to the old city. It curves inside the wall and is more like a tunnel. You can see the curve in the middle photo. The third photo shows the exit into the city, but it also gives a feel of how dark it...
by Nancy | Jul 4, 2009 | Chasing Caterpillars, Research, Travel
Shown here is one style of what we would call an old washstand. These were used in Germany in the 1600’s for washing your fingers before eating. Yes, I did say fingers instead of hands. You didn’t wash both hands, instead you washed only the first two...
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