Tag Archives: art

A Walk Around Old Havana: The Old Square

Posted on 2015/07/13 by May Dayao

It’s hard to believe we’re now in the middle of July. Been busy travelling during the first half of this year and towards the quarter end of last year. Didn’t plan it that way but that’s how it worked out … Continue reading →

Posted in Cuba, Travel | Tagged architecture, art, baroque, books, Capitol Building, Cuba, Havana, Old Havana, Old Square, Plaza Vieja, style architecture, travel | Leave a comment

A Quick Walk through Balboa Park, San Diego

Posted on 2014/03/03 by May Dayao

With only an afternoon to spend in San Diego, we had to choose what we wanted to see and I really wanted to visit Balboa Park. When I hear “park”, I think gardens. Balboa Park is much more than just … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Travel, USA | Tagged architecture, art, Balboa Park, baroque, california, garden, museum, San Diego, sculpture, style architecture, travel | 2 Comments

Long Weekend in Montreal and Ottawa: Part 3 Notre-Dame Basilica

Posted on 2013/05/13 by May Dayao

Our next stop in our exploration of Old Montreal is Notre-Dame Basilica or otherwise known as Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal in French. It is one of the major tourist attractions in Montreal. Although it is a small basilica (I think … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Montreal, Travel | Tagged architecture, art, canada, gothic revival style, maisonneuve, montreal, notre-dame basilica, place d'armes, travel | 2 Comments

Castel Gandolfo

Posted on 2013/03/15 by May Dayao

With Castel Gandolfo being in the news lately, it got me reminiscing about that small town on the Alban Hills overlooking Lake Albano. As you know, Castel Gandolfo is better known as the summer residence of the Pope, a tradition … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy, Travel | Tagged architecture, art, bernini, castel gandolfo, castelgandolfo, Italy, lake albano, san tommaso di villanova, travel | 2 Comments

Amalfi

Posted on 2013/03/13 by May Dayao

We woke up to a dusting of snow this morning, but spring is almost upon us here in Toronto. It has been a tough winter with the constant greyness. Give me cold weather but as long as the sun is shining. I love winter … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy, Travel | Tagged amalfi, amalfi cathedral, architecture, art, baroque, basilica of the crucifix, church, cloister of paradise, crypt, Italy, maritime code, piazza duomo, roman catholic, sculpture, st. andrew, st. andrew's cathedral, style architecture, travel | 8 Comments

Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall

Posted on 2013/01/24 by May Dayao

We returned a little over week ago from sunny southern California. So I thought I would post one of the tourist attractions in downtown Los Angeles and also one of my favourite pieces of architecture – the Walt Disney Concert Hall located at … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Travel, USA | Tagged architecture, art, california, disney concert hall, los angeles, los angeles philharmonic, travel | 2 Comments

Scenes from Pompeii

Posted on 2012/09/03 by May Dayao

Pompeii can be found in the Campania region of Italy close to Naples. When Mount Vesuvius erupted on the 24th of August, 79 AD, it buried Pompeii in ash and soot, killed 20,000 people and also preserved an ancient Roman … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy, Pompeii, Travel | Tagged ancient roman city, architecture, art, Italy, mount vesuvius, Pompeii, travel, wine jars | 5 Comments

The Getty Center

Posted on 2012/08/19 by May Dayao

In honour of our latest trip to California, thought I would dig into my vault of photos as I haven’t had a chance to go through my recent ones. These photos were from our visit on July 2008. Methinks it … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Travel, USA | Tagged architecture, art, california, getty center, los angeles, museum | 4 Comments

The Arch of Constantine

Posted on 2012/07/27 by May Dayao

Just outside the doors of the Colosseum is the Arch of Constantine. It was dedicated on 315 AD by the Senate to commemorate Constantine’s victory in 312 AD over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge. The significance of this … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy, Rome, Travel | Tagged arch of constantine, architecture, art, Italy, Rome | 10 Comments

Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

Posted on 2012/07/09 by May Dayao

We made one quick stop in the region of Umbria, in the province of Perugia to visit the town of Assisi. We didn’t stay long in Assisi. We had just enough time to visit the Basilica di San Francesco d’Assisi. … Continue reading →

Posted in Assisi, Italy, Travel | Tagged art, assisi, basilica di san francesco, frescoe, giotto, Italy, patron saint of animals, st francis assisi, st. francis, stained glass window, travel | Leave a comment