Weekend Warrior Mama

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  • Ibsen Museum – Oslo

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    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

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    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

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    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…

  • Stockholm History Museum

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    Stockholm’s history museum is free and open to the public. I specifically went to check out their section on Viking history. For not having a separate Viking museum at my time of visit (expected to open 04/29/2017) their Viking collection was pretty extensive. I enjoyed getting lost in there for a couple of hours looking…

  • Fram Museum – Oslo

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    The Fram Museum located in Olso, Norway is located near the Kon-Tiki Museum and the Norwegian Maritime Museum.  The Fram museum tells the story of Norwegian polar exploration with its main focus on three explorers: Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, and Roald Amundsen. The Fram Museum had some interactive areas for children and had more humor…

  • The David – Florence

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    I’ve been an art fan my whole life.  But sculpture was never something I was huge on.  That changed in 2013.In May of 2013 I went to Florence for the first time and I knew being in Florence there were some things I had to go and see.  But I wondered if afterwards it would…