Continuing on with my series of blogs on “quirky” museums, there is one such museum that was unfortunately closed on the day I went to visit. I wish I had researched their open times better when planning my trip to the Baltic Sea. Alas, I will need to travel there again someday, but at least […]
Baltic Sea
Facts and History of Porcelain in Riga, Latvia
Located in the heart of Riga, Latvia’s city-center is one of the most elegant “quirky” museums that I have walked into during my travels. With more than 6000 faience (earthenware decorated with opaque colored glazes) and porcelain articles, The Riga Porcelain Museum is a definite must-see if you are ever in this city. This museum […]
shoes have the power, the vanity, and the magic
I’ll admit, I don’t have a shoe addiction like Carrie Bradshaw, the icon of the famed “Sex and the City.” Her fondness of expensive designer shoes led her to spend over $40,000 on around 100 unique pairs of shoes. Nor do I have, anywhere at all, not even close, to the just over 1,000 pairs […]