#24 - Buy a bicycle (75/101).

While walking past the bike valet at the River Rocks Festival a few weeks ago in Richmond, I remember thinking I wish I had a bike to ride to Brown's Island for the festival and around town in general. Richmond is a great town to bike ride in and my boyfriend rides his bike a bunch so I thought it would be fun to have a bike to cruise around town.

Fast forward a few weeks later and woo - I got a bike! I am skirting the rules on this one a bit because I just got a bike as an early birthday present instead of buying one but I am so excited.

We went to Agee's Bicycle shop in Carytown this past week to peruse bikes. I knew that I wanted something easy and comfortable and was excited to find this cruiser. The day after we got the bike we went on a 10 mile ride around Richmond, to Byrd Park, Forest Hill Park, Belle Isle and Brown's Island. I am looking forward to many more biking adventures!

#84 - Visit three museums (74/101).

Visiting museums allows one to get a view into artifacts or objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. I try to go to museums when I visit new places to gain a better understanding of the local landscape through the lens of art. Here are a few highlights of three museums I have visited over the last little bit:

• VMFA (Richmond, Virginia): I enjoy visiting the Virginia Museum of Fine Art. Every Friday throughout the summer they have a "Friday cheers" happy hour where they serve drinks and let folks wander the museum. I have visited a few times and will visit again in the future to see the temporary exhibits. 

• The Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art (Bermuda): While in Bermuda, we explored the farmers market which was inside the botanical gardens. It started raining so we snuck inside the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art. They were having a children's program that day and many little kids were walking around doing different types of art projects throughout the exhibits. The museum was small but it was nice to see how much Bermuda prided itself on its local artists. 

• Galleria dell'Accademia (Florence, Italy): While in Florence, we visited the Acccademia - the home of Michelangelo's sculpture David. The last time we went to Florence we did not buy tickets beforehand and the lines were crazy so we weren't able to go visit. This time, we had reserved tickets beforehand so went right on in. The museum has many pieces of art but the main attraction is Michelangelo's David. It is incredible to see all the details in this ancient intricate sculpture. I would recommend going if you are in Florence, but definitely get tickets beforehand!