The Cattle Raisers Museum is inside of the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, in the form of a special exhibit, however it could be a museum in its own right. While the rest of the museum has a more child-oriented vibe, the Cattle Raisers Museum provides a scholarly perspective into Texas' cowboy culture … Continue reading Fort Worth Side Trip: Cattle Raisers Museum
Oak Alley, an hour's drive west of New Orleans, is the most famous of the river plantations along the Mississippi River. Opened in the early nineteenth century, Oak Alley was a thriving sugar plantation with a huge number of slaves who lived on the property. Oak Alley is an expansive plantation, with gardens, reconstructed slave … Continue reading Operation Yucatan: Oak Alley Plantation
The Norwegian Breakaway has daily art auctions within its comedy club, which by day is converted into a full-blown auction hall with numerous works of art provided by Park West Galleries. Here you can view and possibly purchase various pieces including those by Thomas Kincaid, Andrew Bone, and others. There was even a small sketch … Continue reading Operation Yucatan: The Art Gallery Aboard the Norwegian Breakaway
The Windsor Court Hotel, which we acquired through a great stroke of luck on Hotwire, has comfortable lodgings. Located just southwest of the French Quarter and within walking distance of Bourbon Street, it is not only known for its lovely restaurant, the Grill Room, but its fascinating art collection, valued at some $8 million dollars. … Continue reading Operation Yucatan: The Art Collection At the Windsor Court Hotel
Leaving Waterloo Station on a train heading south of London, we readied ourselves for the next leg of the trip. From Southampton, we would board an ocean liner across the Atlantic Ocean to New York. Beforehand, though, I did some research on the town, since most Americans are in the dark about it. Southampton is … Continue reading Operation Transatlantic: Southampton
Today was our day in Cozumel, an island off the coast of the Yucatan in the state of Quintana Roo. But today we weren't spending much time in port, because I was going on an eight hour-long excursion through Norwegian to Chichen Itza, one of the most famous Mayan ruins. I've been wanting to do … Continue reading Operation Yucatan: Chichen Itza
Within a few weeks, I'll be embarking on a nine-day voyage across the Gulf of Mexico to the lands of the Maya. Leaving from Fort Worth and making stops in Shreveport, Louisiana and the real-life Saint Denis, also known as New Orleans, we'll be hopping the Norwegian cruise ship, Breakaway, for a cruise. After a … Continue reading Operation Yucatan Overview
Montpellier, our tour guide said, is considered a "young" French city, because it's only been around for a millennium. This city, having the closest airport to Nîmes, is in the southeast corner of France, is a transport hub between Spain and the French Riviera. For this day trip, I was apprehensive, because in prior research, … Continue reading Operation Aqueduct: The Medical Town
The Kimbell Art Museum is by far the best museum in Fort Worth, second in North Texas only to the Dallas Museum of Art. This modern building, designed by Louis Kahn, is divided into two halves; one wing for East Asia, the other wing dedicated to Europe. On the right side, there are statues from … Continue reading Fort Worth Side Trip: Kimbell Art Museum
The Amon Carter Museum of American Art is located outside of downtown Fort Worth, in its renowned cultural district. Here, you can tour collections full of American artworks from the Old West to the modern era. It has an impressive collection of Western memorabilia, including works by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell. I came … Continue reading Fort Worth Side Trip: Amon Carter Museum of American Art
