Tag: culture

  • Ibsen Museum – Oslo

    Henrik Ibsen is one of my favorite playwrights. He’s written A Doll’s House, Hedda Gabbler, An Enemy of the People (my favorite) which is still quite relevant today among many others. I’d say if you are not familiar with his work please read An Enemy of the People. The Ibsen Museum in Oslo is across…

  • Portland Museum of Art – Portland, Maine

    7 Congress Square, Portland, ME 04101 It is quite small. You can definitely get through the whole museum in an afternoon or less. They do have a couple of Robert Indiana’s, Monet’s, and Renoir’s pieces which I found thoroughly enjoyable. They get some traveling exhibits and show documentaries as well. Their cafe is so so…

  • Iceland Part II

    Wednesday, November 25, 2015 I awoke at 12:50 PM.  I missed half of daylight. I obviously needed the sleep but the days get significantly shorter very quickly through November and December. On Tuesday when I arrived sunrise was at 10:24  and sunset at 16:04. On Wednesday it was 10:27 and 16:01, already 6 minutes less…