Today we had the pleasure of visiting Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, an unexpected treat in Bentonville, Arkansas. With Sharon and Mike we wandered through galleries marveling at the wonderful pieces of American art gathered here. At one point we were able to briefly join a tour of the museum conducted by Alice Walton herself. 
We lunched in the lovely restaurant that actually bridges Crystal Springs Creek. 
We were unable to get tickets to tour the Frank Lloyd Wright house on the property but did get to walk up to and part way around it. We completed our visit with a return to the overflow parking lot via the Tulip Tree Trail. We didn’t get to visit all the galleries, of course we wanted to save some for next visit. Hopefully we’ll chose a time with fewer visitors than at craft fair weekend!
Dakar, Senegal: A Wolof Village & The Pink Lake
Queen Mary 2’s arrival in the Port of Dakar, Senegal was heralded in the local press and greeted with ceremony. Our own excursion took us on a coach journey through the streets of the capital city to visit a Wolof village and the shore of Lake Retba, the salty lake famed for an intense pink color.
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