Travelling: stuff you like to experience

[shootingstar]

I am not certain if those of us, who do abit of art, may perhaps find certain art galleries in our travels, as something that draws us inside.

There are certain types of art media I enjoy in galleries and museums:

any paintings, mosaics, carvings (all media) and some textile/fabric art, some pottery, certainly, calligraphic pieces (because I did do dip-in-inkpot steel nib calligraphy).... Yes, stained glass art is interesting all, hence I'll pop into churches and cathedrals, even if only briefly. There's some really interesting local artistic interpretations of Christianity. Try going into a a local church in Hawaii.

because I've tried some of this art media and to see Masters' works is a treat for myself. So no, Louvre was a great place for me. So yea, I am the person looking longingly up close at the oil painting brush strokes, shading and then standing back to see the overall effect. It's a real learning experience --for me.
What is perhaps tougher to slog through, is that some of the medieval and renaissance artwork is heavily skewed to religious themes.

I get bored with seeing alot of china, jewellery, cutlery, armoury, clothing etc. of the past. Even though I am a decent seamstress and hence, have strong appreciation for complex clothing designs and embroidery.

I enjoy the local outdoor environment also. Yes, local farmers' markets are great places to get a more real vibe and cheaper food. This most definitely is true anywhere one travels. And is ideal for cyclists.

Science museums don't interest me as much unless, it's about the local flora and fauna. I love botanical gardens, interesting/beautiful parks and probably have gained in appreciation of gardens over the years. Several decades ago, gardens used to bore me.

Dearie doesn't mind going with me to some of these places with me, because sometimes I provide some commentary if I've done some advance reading or I know something or offer an interpretation how to look at certain pieces of art. From his perspective, though he doesn't want to spend tons of time. So at times, I just go off on my own happily for a few hrs. while he goes cycling off exploring....taking pictures of cycling infrastructure.

I can only take so much of standing around while he takes pics of local cycling infrastructure. Sometimes he needs a cyclist in the pic, so I'm the convenient model.