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When the Real is Surreal

Posted on July 1, 2014 by matthew

It all seemed pretty normal until I thought about it. I’m just on vacation wandering the streets in a strange city, but it doesn’t feel strange because I am actually experiencing it first person. Until I look up and realize how surreal this is to be in Graz, Austria. Continue reading →

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Colorful Waves of Foam

Posted on June 30, 2014 by matthew

Wanna see a cool art exhibit? Katharina Grosse’s colorful waves of foam at Kunsthaus Graz. Continue reading →

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Dear Curator: Why Does It Take So Long to Say So Little

Posted on June 30, 2014 by matthew

How do art museum curators come up with paragraphs of descriptions for something that can be said in a single sentence? Sometimes art is just cool. Sometimes it is colorful. Sometimes it is whimsical. Sometimes it is to shock us, tick us off, or Sometimes it doesn’t need explanation. Sometimes, we can just look at it and say “wow.” Continue reading →

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Hiking in the Clouds

Posted on June 29, 2014 by matthew

You don’t just see the clouds roll in, encroach. You feel them also. Continue reading →

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To the Summit in Innsbruck

Posted on June 27, 2014 by matthew

I had planned to go to the top of the mountain via the cable car either yesterday or today, but the weather was gray yesterday and I put my bets on today.  It’s 10am, and the sun has been shining … Continue reading →

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A Funhouse of Art Surprises

Posted on June 27, 2014 by matthew

I was I love when I saw the waterfall, projectile drooling from a giant bald moss head. The entrance to the exhibition was below his right shoulder, and what was inside was amazing. Continue reading →

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Innsbruck: Protected by the Clouds

Posted on June 26, 2014 by matthew

The mountains cradle Innsbruck Continue reading →

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Beer Garden in the Rain

Posted on June 26, 2014 by matthew

First night in Innsbruck.  It’s started raining again.  But I’m sheltered safely in the beer garden under an umbrella, not planning to leave soon.  My feet, pants, and umbrella are already wet so it’s not in an effort to stay … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Innsbruck: So Wet You Can’t Get Any Wetter

Posted on June 26, 2014 by matthew

I walked through the rain in Innsbruck.  Jeans soaked to my upper calves.  Not wanting to turn back to my hotel.  Not wanting to miss a moment.  After my reading-while-riding-backward-on-the-train headache wore off, I headed out.  The skies threatened.  I … Continue reading →

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Vienna’s Sacher Torte and a Window into Culinary Memory

Posted on July 10, 2012 by matthew

Enjoying Vienna’s famous sacher torte at Schönbrunn Palace provides a culinary travel memory. Continue reading →

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