I have a Ph.D. degree. I love to travel, visit museums, national parks, and places few people know. I share my travel stories and more on this blog.
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Here are examples of English silver in the baroque and rococo styles. These works of art were produced using innovative techniques and are marked with England’s most celebrated 18th-century silversmith. Baroque silver is boldly shaped or massive in size, rigidly symmetrical in design, and richly ornamented. The newer rococo style…
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Like all other big museums I have visited, the San Diego Museum of Art in California features European, American, and South Asian paintings and sculptures. With two floors of exhibits, you can enjoy the museum’s countless treasures, which are all explained in English and Spanish labels. I love that the…
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Where else could you see cluster of cottages representing different houses around the world but in the House of Pacific Relations aka International Cottages Center. Located in the International Community of Balboa Park in San Diego, California, there are 31 houses that represent 31 different cultures and traditions. Inside each…
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The San Diego Natural History Museum (the NAT) is one of the many museums inside the Balboa Park. It is the oldest scientific institution in southern California. Apart from the Air and Space Museum, I believe the Natural History Museum has one of the biggest museum buildings in the area….
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The San Diego Botanical Building was the most photographed building in the Balboa Park. One reason for that is, the 1914 building has a beautiful front facade with a long Lily Pond and Lagoon. Inside the building are 2,100 permanent plants, varying from orchids to cycads to palms. You need…
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The San Diego Air & Space Museum in San Diego, California is located in Balboa Park and is housed in a building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Air & Space museum is separated from the cluster of museums near the San Diego Zoo. No wonder that…
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I was fascinated at the different old logos, slogans, and posters from various airlines that were posted at the San Diego Air and Space Museum. So I took photos of them. Here they are… Northeast Airlines “Making Neighborhood of the Northeast” Trans-Texas Airways “Route of the Starliners” Chicago & Southern…
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The video below is a walk through of the Foxtrot B-39 Soviet attack submarine that is available for public viewing at the Maritime Museum of San Diego. Here is a short description of the B39: “One of a fleet of diesel electric submarines the Soviet Navy called “Project 641,” B-39…
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