December 20, 2010

Dresden, Germany: Porcelain Collection at The Zwinger; things to do

Porcelain Collection at The Zwinger


ceramics display at The Zwinger in Dresden, Germany
ceramics display at The Zwinger in Dresden, Germany


The Porcelain Collection at The Zwinger is the largest collection of ceramics in the world. Displays include many fine pieces produced by Dresden’s porcelain factories since the first was founded in 1708. An extensive collection of Meissen includes exquisite hand-painted birds, including Jaybirds and Wax Wings, and many displays are set against windows through which you can additionally view the palace grounds outside. Chinese and Japanese pieces are also in the collection. A Glockenspiel above the entrance features a carillon with 40 Meissen porcelain bells that survived the World War II bombing raids.



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image c2010 Carole Terwilliger Meyers

December 17, 2010

Leipzig, Germany: The Asisi Panometer; things to do

The Asisi Panometer  

Richard-Lehmann-Strasse 114, +49 (0)341 35 55 34-0. Tu-F 9-7, Sat-Sun 10-8. E10.


Created by artist Yadegar Asisi, this innovative 360-degree panorama exhibition known as The Asisi Panometeris tucked inside a 19th-century cylindrical gas storage building and is the world’s largest. The picture measures approximately 88½-feet/27 meters high and more than 328 feet/100 meters long. Previous themes have been “Mt. Everest” and “Ancient Rome.” The current “Amazonia” includes colorful scenes in Brazil’s rainforest that transform from day through night. When the exhibition ends, one ton of canvas comes down from the walls and is burned. According to Asisi, “It is gone like a theater piece or a concert.”



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December 11, 2010

Christmas markets around the world

Here are some fabulous Christmas markets to dream about visiting.  

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Photo depicts Dresden; by LH DD Wifö/Wikimedia Commons.



December 8, 2010

Palm Springs, California: Palm Springs Follies (CLOSED); things to do

Palm Springs Follies  CLOSED  Next time you're in Palm Springs check out this revue in which all the performers are age 55 and older.  Read all about it.  




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December 3, 2010

Berlin, Germany: Quchnia; restaurant review

Quchnia  

Markgrafenstrasse 35, in the Gendarmenmarkt, 030-206 09 286.

coffee service at Quchnia in Berlin, Germany
coffee service at Quchnia in Berlin, Germany


Relax in the cozy Quchnia coffeehouse in comfy leather chairs with a view of the Deutscher Dom right across the street. It also has a menu of hot chocolates—choose your candy bar flavor (perhaps cashew-caramel) and then just drop it in frothy hot milk and stir.




image c2010 Carole Terwilliger Meyers

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