Holiday Adventures & Recommendations

This past holiday was a welcome break before gearing up again for our January 24th concert. So what did Alexina and I get up to?

Years ago, I had visited Pompeii with my family which got me thinking about checking out the Pompeii exhibit at the ROM.  Just one day before it closed in Toronto, we decided to see swing by. It turned out to be a great visit. So many artifacts to see — jewellery, sculptures, and household articles, just to name a few — that can't be viewed in Pompeii where there is a focus on architecture and the stories of how the population perished. You have to go to the museum in Naples to see the vast stores of treasures that were discovered in the pumice of Pompeii. This I'd love to do someday. 

Almost missing the ROM show has me thinking that there is another show in Toronto I'd recommend you see before it leaves the Art Gallery of Ontario - namely the wonderful exhibit of Turner's paintings. It is really thorough and quite remarkable. 

As for movies that attracted Alexina and me, satisfying our craving for a good flick, were Brooklyn, Youth, Spotlight and The Big Short — all were really excellent.  

…Now for The Martian and Star Wars (the latest episode) — nothing like a good Sci-Fi!

— Alex