Category Archives: D.C.

Final 2 days in D.C., in which one day I am in my 20s and the next I am in my 30s

Posted on January 2, 2011 by samuelfamily

Our last two days in D.C. were spent with my high school friend Tobias and his wife Andrea. It was so fun to reconnect! They had just moved to Alexandria (Toby in the Navy) and were excited to see all … Continue reading →

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Museum Madness

Posted on January 1, 2011 by samuelfamily

On our next day of D.C. touring, we opted to stay in the air conditioning a lot more than we had the day before. It was museum day! While we certainly had to walk from one museum to another, we … Continue reading →

Posted in D.C., food, Posts | Tagged American Museum of Natural History, Gadsby's, Museum of American History, National Cathedral, National Zoo, Smithsonian, W Hotel, Willard Intercontinental | 2 Comments

Another post about monuments. It’s the last one. Really. I promise.

Posted on December 31, 2010 by samuelfamily

We somehow managed to avoid almost all lines in D.C. The week of the 4th of July. Well, I shouldn’t say “somehow managed”. Andy and I are strategic masters of travel, if I do say so myself. The only real … Continue reading →

Posted in D.C., food, Posts | Tagged Arlington National Cemetery, Capitol, FDR Memorial, Iwo Jima, Jefferson Memor, Korean War Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Monuments by Moonlight, Washington Monument | Leave a comment

Heck Yes, America! Part II

Posted on December 30, 2010 by samuelfamily

Our tour took us out to the Tidal Basin to take in some serious memorial gazing. I hadn’t really heard much about the FDR Memorial, and we were impressed about how un-memorial it seemed. It is a series of long, … Continue reading →

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Washington, D.C., or, Heck Yes, America!

Posted on December 23, 2010 by samuelfamily

I have ALWAYS wanted to go to Washington, D.C. Always. I love history, I love my country, and luuurve museums and monuments. Andy had already been (I tried to dig up amusing photos of him there as a kid, but … Continue reading →

Posted in D.C., family, friends, Posts | Tagged ALA, Capitol, Library of Congress, Supreme Court, Tidal Basin, Trolley tours, Washington D.C. | 1 Comment

Last 2 days in D.C., in which one day I am in my 20s and the next I am in my 30s

Posted on January 2, 2010 by samuelfamily

Posted in D.C., food, friends, Posts | Tagged 4th of July, Lincoln Memorial, Mount Vernon, Washington Monument | Leave a comment