tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54777311651072571742024-03-13T20:59:42.892-07:00My Montreal Secrets & Beyond by Montrealer Hera BellMontreal's "l'enfant terrible" fine art portrait photographer Hera Bell's great finds and adventures in her own city. Discover Montreal and beyond through her eyes.Montreal portrait studio Hera Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01804010207174908164noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5477731165107257174.post-20941805139380447312014-04-05T08:44:00.002-07:002014-04-09T13:00:30.328-07:00Westmount's Green House Spring Floral Exhibit by Montreal photographer Hera BellEach year I try to visit <a href="http://www.westmount.org/page.cfm?Section_ID=2&Menu_Item_ID=23&Menu_Item_Sub=31" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>Westmount's Green House</strong></span></a> during this time of the year.<br />
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It is an oasis away from the hustle and the bustle of a town. A marvelous green space to get away from Montreal's cold weather.<br />
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Each Spring they prepare an amazing floral exhibit.<br />
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When you enter the premises the aroma of the hyacinths can become intoxicating. Almost each week another variety of tulip opens up.<br />
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While your visit you might run into students studying, babysitters sitting and feeding babies, kids running around and having fun.<br />
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For the photographers it is an amazing place to get lost photographing the colorful array of flowers. The good news, they allow tripods.<br />
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Here are some samples of what I mean. They were all taken hand held with available light at an overcast day.<br />
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The admittance is free. You pay for parking.<br />
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</noscript> <!-- End of StatCounter Code for Blogger / Blogspot -->Montreal portrait studio Hera Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01804010207174908164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5477731165107257174.post-34466352077434286512013-10-30T09:30:00.000-07:002014-04-05T08:44:30.188-07:00Restaurant Europea, A Rare Culinary Gem To Discover In Montreal by photographer Hera BellTheir story in Montreal started 11 years ago.<br />
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After graduating from <a href="http://www.vatel.fr/" target="_blank">Vatel in Nimes,</a>3 young friends Jerome Ferrer, Patrice De Felice and Ludovic Delonca. opened their own restaurant together in st Cyprien.France<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">.</span><br />
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When some of their Canadian clientele encouraged them to move to Canada, they have sold the restaurant and took the trip towards Montreal. Sadly they got robbed along the way. So they landed to Montreal 11 years ago almost with nothing.<br />
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Their love of culinary adventures and strong will brought them today where they are.<br />
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They will soon be crowned by getting into the list of the very prestigious group of <a href="http://www.lesgrandestablesdumonde.com/en" target="_blank"> <span style="color: red;"><strong>Les Grandes Tables Du Monde</strong></span></a>. <a href="http://www.europea.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>Europea</strong></span></a><span style="color: red;"><strong> will</strong></span> be first Canadian restaurant accepted to become a part of this prestigious group.<br />
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They are 3 partners. Two are chefs. They work long hours and they are consumed to make your experience something very unique. Your visit will be a culinary <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>extravaganza visually and gastronomically. It is a must go place.<br />
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Each plate is a marvelous visual puzzle to discover first, then a gastronomic marvel to experience.<br />
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Here is their <strong>Prestige</strong> menu we had that evening. To see it larger please click on to the image. They change their menu every 4 months. Their Fall menu is now being served.<br />
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PS: All the red texts are links. Please visit the links.<br />
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I hope you will enjoy my poor quality snap shot photography done under very dim and harsh available lighting. I could only photograph the plates as they brought them in front of us from my seat at a busy table.<br />
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Before the deserts we were invited to their kitchen that evening. It was another highlight of our evening.<br />
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I particularly am in love cooking with yellow beets since my discovery of them few years back.<br />
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They are great oven roasted. They are great boiled... Lovely in color. And they do not stain your hands as bad as red beets.<br />
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So I peel them off. Cut them into cubes. Shred a fresh claw of garlic and a sprinkle of salt, boil them until tender.<br />
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Meanwhile, slice up an entire fennel. <br />
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Add it into a bowl. I squeezed an entire orange, one lemon, then added 2 table spoon of apple cider vinegar. I added 4 table spoon sesame oil and 2 table spoon olive oil and 3 tablespoon low sodium soya sauce. I cut 2 marinated garlic into very tiny pieces. Pour over the sliced fennel.<br />
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When the beets are ready and still hot drain them ad add them over the fennel. This process with make the fennel softer. Add some lemon or orange grind, chop 3 shallots. Toss the entire batch, and refrigerate.<br />
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I can assure you it will be very yummy. Bonne appetite.<br />
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I heard about them few years back from a friend who was raving about the place. My mother in law loves Italian food. When the place got suggested again by my sister in law, we have decided to treat my mother in law for her birthday.<br />
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So off we went last night without any reservations around 7pm on a Friday night. We took a chance.<br />
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The friendly and polite staff seated us. They brought us eact the menu. <br />
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The web site does not have any menu on line. Their pasta dishes are between $19.00 and $25.00. They include soup or salad.<br />
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They brought us a small plate of warm focaccia bread. It had sun dried tomatoes and few black olives on the side. Later on they brought the bread which was yummy and warm.<br />
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The soup last night was a cream of pea soup with subtle hints of mint.<br />
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I was very happy that I opted for their lobster ravioli dish with a light creamy sauce. My dish was $24.00 and it was tasty.<br />
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When the time came for desert, our friendly waiter made a menu presentation on a tablet. He indicated that their signature desert is Mascarpone cheese cake.<br />
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If you ever to this restaurant, I strongly suggest you to keep space for their deserts. It will be the best part of your dining experience.<br />
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My hat off to their pastry chef.<br />
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Apple pie with vanilla ice cream.<br />
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Espresso crème brule..<br />
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And voila their delicious mascarpone cheese cake.<br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">I thank Val for introducing us to their amazing Pear Ice wine <strong>Gaia.</strong> Wonderfully balanced, lightly sweet and very fruity. Great company to be consumed with various cheeses and sweets.</span><br />
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It is worth your visit. A very pretty pastoral landscape will await you. From artisanal ice cider or vine producers, to apple orchards and various other activities will enchant your entire family. Visit the red text above.<br />
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There are no accidents in life. Nor coincidences... Meeting Val had to happen. For that I have to thank Vito.<br />
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Last Sunday we were invited to their house in Hemmingford. It was an open house Fall harvest party.<br />
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May I present you tiny glimpses into Val's world with her permission. She is a warm, kind, giving and inspirational lady that stole my heart last Sunday.<br />
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When Montreal playwright / screenwriter Steve Gallucio writes a play like <a href="http://www.centaurtheatre.com/thesaintleonardchronicles.ph" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>" The St Leonard Chronicles" and it will be opening as a world premiere at Centaur Theatre</strong></span></a> in Montreal, you can not miss to go and see it.<br />
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A start studded cast will welcome you from October 1st. to 27th 2013 to this comedy depicting a young Italian couple's journey trying to move from St Leonard to an Anglo Saxon Beaconsfield neighborhood.<br />
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If you saw Mambo Italiano, and you left the play with tummy cramps due to laughing too much. Make sure to see The St. Leonard Chronicles... There is something intimate about seeing such masterpieces at a theatre stage instead of in the movies.<br />
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Few years ago we saw <span style="color: red;"><strong> </strong></span><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1255953/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>"Incendies"</strong></span></a> at Centeaur. Later on it became a movie. It was even nominated at the Oscars under the foreign film category. The movie although good, did not make the same emotional impact on us as the play. There is something magical about the theatre. You become a part of the story as you watch.<br />
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For more information just click to the red text above. Make sure to buy your tickets. They are going fast.<br />
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We will be at the opening. Some of our relatives will travel to Montreal from Toronto to see the play.<br />
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3 of the actors from the play were in my studio recently.<br />
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How sad. Too much of anything is no longer a great experience.<br />
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I can't say that I eat beets every single week. I did not grow up with them. But I now enjoy them in their many forms of cooking.<br />
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Fall is the season to find them in abundance in our veggie markets. This year's crop is much smaller then other years in Montreal. This might happen. They still taste yummy.<br />
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Would you like to know the <a href="http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2349/2" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>nutritional values</strong></span> <span style="color: red;"><strong>of beets?</strong></span></a><br />
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We can prepare them in few different ways.<br />
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Ukrainians cook them in soup form. <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/ukrainian-red-borscht-soup/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>Borscht soup.</strong></span></a><br />
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You can find them in our supermarkets as pickled in jars. <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pickled-beets/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>You can make your own at home</strong></span>.</a> Anything you buy packaged is full of salt and additives. Try to make your own.<br />
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Last night I roasted them in the oven.<br />
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I peel them first. I suggest you wear some gloves. Otherwise you will end up with nice red hands. And we are not into Halloween party mode yet. (ROFL)<br />
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I put them in a bowl first. Add some apple cider vinegar, olive oil and a thin layer of unsalted onion powder and a pinch of salt. Then place them in the oven. Cover the top of your roasting pan. Cook them at 400 degree until they become soft.<br />
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Take them out, garnish them with oven roasted crushed walnuts. Voila... Enjoy them as a side dish with any of your dishes. Their sweet roasting aroma will fill your home and trust me they will taste yummy.<br />
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You actually can add anything you like. The beauty of cooking is marring flavors.<br />
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PS Warning: after eating beets you will have very red bathroom experience. It is not blood. Do not worry. It is a part of eating beets. But I can assure you eating beets will make you more regular.<br />
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What to do in Montreal on a rainy day? Even better, on a very cold -30 Celsius Montreal winter day?<br />
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You can take the entire family to <a href="http://espacepourlavie.ca/en/biodome" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>Montreal's Biodome</strong></span></a>. If you are a fauna photographer, you will be delighted to take your camera. Your visit will be worth while, I can assure you. You might even get addicted for return visits.<br />
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Yes, it might not be the best kept secret to us locals, but since this Blog is being followed by a fair amount of visitors from other countries. So therefor, I would like to talk about such treasures as our Biodome in Montreal. You will enjoy an immersion experience in five ecosystems. There is over 4,500 animals from 250 different species and 500 plant species, all under one roof.<br />
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Around the same area, if you have any time left you can also visit the new <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU0c8VBwddE" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium</strong></span></a><span style="color: red;"><strong> <span style="color: black;">.</span></strong><span style="color: black;"> There you will discover</span><span style="color: black;"> the splendors of our universe, reach up and touch the stars. Here it is how it was <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7POYXFm92IQ" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>constructed</strong></span></a> . It opened its doors to the public this year April 6 2013.</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://espacepourlavie.ca/en/botanical-garden" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>Montreal's Botanical Garden</strong></span></a> has a great indoor green house for winter visitors. However if you are in Montreal this summer, be sure not to miss seeing a very special exhibit <a href="http://calendrier.espacepourlavie.ca/mosaicultures-internationalesr-en" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>Mosaicultures Internationale</strong></span></a> . It will last till September 29 2013 ... Entrance fee per person is $29.50 this summer due to this special exhibit. You can buy your tickets on line to avoid long line ups. to explore the r<a href="http://espacepourlavie.ca/en/rates" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>ates</strong></span></a> on line click on the red text.<br />
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Usually during Fall <a href="http://calendrier.espacepourlavie.ca/gardens-of-light-at-the-chinese-garden" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>Gardens Of Light at the Chinese Garden</strong></span></a> is quite a magical place to take your kids during a nice evening. This year it will take place between September 6 till November 3 2013....<br />
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<br />Montreal portrait studio Hera Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01804010207174908164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5477731165107257174.post-57409668340344705562013-09-01T06:51:00.000-07:002013-09-09T08:15:30.533-07:00Les Viandes Mc Cormack Meats Montreal's Best Kept Secret For Us Carnivores (by Hera Bell)We used to purchase our meats from a farm in Eastern Townships. They were all great at the beginning. I guess they have become popular enough that it killed the quality. Like most things in life. Our last order of a half a cow, everything about this cow tasted fat gone bad. We used to LOVE their low sodium smoked bacon. Their last batch tasted heavy on the salt and not as tasty.<br />
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Anthony and I like consuming meats from animals without hormone supplements. A meat that is not mass processed and we prefer meats coming from animals raised on real free roaming farm environments.<br />
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Then our friends Oliver & Carry introduced us to <a href="http://www.viandesmccormackmeats.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>Les Viandes McCormack Meats</strong></span></a> <span data-si="true">in Verdun. Halleluiah, I say.</span><br />
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<span data-si="true">If you are looking for the old fashion style small butcher shop with amazing meat cuts, they are it.</span><br />
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<span data-si="true">We are not talking about this supermarket overly processed meat. We are no longer in Kansas Dorothy... Small shop, personalized attention, fresh cuts designed for your needs. hehehe</span><br />
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<span data-si="true">We cooked last night their smoked ham. What a delightful experience it was having our first bite into it. A 2.5 kilo coasted under $20.00. A yummy $20.00 I must add.</span><br />
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2.5 kilo was cooked over an hour and a half in the oven at 325 degree covered. I added nothing to this fabulous piece of meat. Just some seasonal colorful carrots from a farmer's market. <br />
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I prepared mashed sweet potato as starch part of the meal.<br />
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Boil one large sweet potato after cutting them into cubes. Add a pinch of salt as shred a large garlic clove in the boiling water water. Once boiled and very soft, drain its water, add a bit of milk and butter and crushed pecans and puree them. It serves plenty as a dinner for 2. You will have leftovers.<br />
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<span data-si="true">We live in the West Island. But taking a tiny trip to visit them in Verdun will be worth your every minute. They have fabulous aged Kobe beef for the connoisseurs. They specialize in seasonal game meat as well. From yummy wild boar bacon to deer which will hit their store soon. Imagine cooking a <a href="http://www.epicureselections.com/en/recipe/4123/charlevoix-traditional-tourti%C3%A8re" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>Traditional Lac St Jean Tourtiere</strong></span></a> ... Yummm</span><br />
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<span data-si="true">Go try them. You will not regret.</span><br />
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<span data-si="true">For the vegetarian customers, they have some frozen porcini mushrooms to die for. We bought some, I will try them later.</span><br />
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Their regular bacon was packaged as generous portions of 6. at $5.40 a package it made to our brunch table this morning. The aroma in the house is intoxicating. This is prime bacon. I must add. <br />
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Over the years we did cut our salt consumption to a minimum. Although this bacon has a wonderful flavor, its salt content is a bit much for our own taste.<br />
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It can be a great treat to have it once a week on lazy Sunday mornings.<br />
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<span data-si="true">For The Love Of Food, go and take the adventure, get out of your supermarket box once in a while.</span><br />
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</noscript> <!-- End of StatCounter Code for Blogger / Blogspot -->Montreal portrait studio Hera Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01804010207174908164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5477731165107257174.post-70097643797215181882013-08-31T13:01:00.002-07:002013-09-09T08:15:03.300-07:00Wonderful Glass Designs Of Dale Chihuly At Montreal Museum Of Fine Arts (by Hera Bell)<br />
If you haven't paid a visit to <a href="http://www.breathtaking.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>Montreal Museum of Fine Arts </strong></span></a> yet to see <a href="http://www.chihuly.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>Dale Chihuly's</strong></span></a> magical glass exhibit, I suggest you to do so before it leaves our city. It will end October 20th 2013.<br />
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You will be instantly transported to the wonderful world of this great artist.<br />
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There is an interesting <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/application-chihuly-mbam/id665350624?l=en&mt=8" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>IPhone App</strong></span></a> created by the museum to create art like his. I am sure it will please some adults and children.<br />
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If you would like to see the montage of the Sun piece which is located outdoors of the museum's building you can watch it on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCn0LANkMsY" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><strong>YouTube</strong></span></a>.<br />
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Renting an audio guide is worth while. It gives many insightful information of his history, thoughts and how certain pieces were created and where.<br />
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My husband and I we have museum membership for many years. Attending many wonderful exhibits throughout the year is worth while to become the Museum's friends.<br />
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Cameras are allowed, without use of a flash. Photos taken can only be used for your personal pleasure.<br />
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If you have been a part of my Instagram or my private Facebook page circles, you certainly know that I love cooking, I love everything pretty. My husband and I, we love exploring new things and places and special spots in our own town and sometimes near by.<br />
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