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Don’t know much about art …

Post author By Jeri Murphy
Post date December 20, 2012
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Louvre, Paris, France, art, accessible — Exhibit hallway without crowds, Louvre, Paris

… but I have visited a few incredible museums!

Here’s a short list:

In the Netherlands:

Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam)
Mauritshuis and M.C. Escher Museum (Den Haag)

In Italy:

Vatican Museum and Galleria Borghese (Rome)

In Egypt:

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International travel

The Kindness of Strangers

Over the years I have heard that Parisians are rude.

I have never found that to be true — well, with the possible exception of *that one* taxi driver in 2002.

In fact, while visiting Paris in 2009, Carrieanna and I found the exact opposite to be true.

As noted in a previous blog post, we were in Paris to celebrate Carrieanna’s birthday.

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