Not Quite Rome : Visiting the Vatican

Though there is no real ‘border’ between Vatican City and Italy, technically it is a different country, a city state. We learned a lot during our tour of the Vatican Museums, and not just about art.  Vatican City has it’s own Euros, with the face of the Pope (sadly, they are quickly snatched up by…

Alternative Art Museums in Paris

Alternate title: Paris museums I hadn’t heard of before visiting.  I like seeing the classics as much as anyone, but after a while, when the impressionists start to look the same and I’ve seen more paintings of the Madonna and child than I can count, something different is in order. After our trip up the…