Daniela and I both enjoy reading the blogs of our siblings and friends and finding out what is going on in your lives. Yet over the summer we haven't taken the time to update you as to what is going on in our lives. Here is a brief recap of our summer...Daniela and I both fell in love with Kansas City. Though located right in the middle of flyover country, Kansas City has many things going for it. First, the city is a great size - big enough to have an airport and professional sports teams yet small enough that one can easily get from point A to point B. Second, the city embraces the arts. The city hosts First Fridays, the first Friday of every month, when thousands of people flock to the art galleries in the crossroads district. Second, the city is home to the Nelson-Atkins museum. The museum has beautiful grounds and gardens, the building itself is magnificent, and inside is a collection of top-notch art. It simply was fantastic to live just blocks away from such a great museum.
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| The outside of the Nelson-Atkins Museum. |
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| The court-yard within the museum. I loved the architecture!!! Each time we visited, I found myself telling Daniela that my dream house would borrow heavily from this style. |
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| To me, architecture and sculpture are the greatest arts. Above is my favorite piece of art in the museum. |
Finally, we chose to live near an area known as the Country Club Plaza. According to Wikipedia, it is debatable whether it was the first shopping center designed for automobile. What is beyond debate is that it is beautiful. The developer modeled the Plaza after Seville, Spain. I found myself falling in love with the style of the buildings, the use of fountains, the whole ambiance of the area. Once again, we were surprised by the style of Kansas City!
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| Several times a week we would take walks around the Plaza. Not since Irvine / Newport Beach, California have I loved an area so much. |
