Go, See, Do, Experience!
Memorial Day in Washington, D.C. We drove to the train station this day, instead of taking the bus to the train, since the whole Metro system is on Sunday schedule. We got off the train at the Archives stop, and walked south to the National Mall. There wasn’t a lot of people out and there... Continue Reading →
We had a tour scheduled this evening so we hung out until 10:00 a.m. and then headed out. We went back to National Museum of American History for the day. I was thrilled to see Julia Child’s display. It is actually her real kitchen! She donated the whole thing to this Smithsonian. All her cooking... Continue Reading →
We are so glad to discovered the White House Visitor Center, part of the National Park Service. We thought it would be interesting and it sure was. We highly recommend this place to visitors. This is a block or two away from the White House. The film (captioned, this place gets an A) and displays... Continue Reading →
Another early start to our day. We took the green line Metro train and then red line to Judiciary Square stop in Washington, D.C. There we walked past the Capitol Building. This is quite the hill to walk up, thus, “Capitol Hill?” United States Supreme Court, Washington, D.C. 05/24 Behind the Capitol, from our direction,... Continue Reading →
We caught the Metro bus at 7:10 a.m. right at Cherry Hill Campground. This stop is where the drivers take a break. We had noticed yesterday that quite a few people at the many bus stops didn’t tap to pay when they got on. We asked the driver why and he said that during Covid,... Continue Reading →
Today is a day to learn how to do Washington, D.C. Yesterday we got here at Cherry Hill Park. It is a top rated campground. At 4:00 p.m. every day, they have a visitor session on how to get around Washington, D.C., how the Metro (trains, buses, Circulator, etc) works, schedules, and suggestions to see... Continue Reading →
From our campground in Colonial Beach, VA, we drove about 1.5 hours north to George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Just north of Fredericksburg, where we merged into I-95, was the longest collector road we have seen. Miles. At one point, there are two separate freeways going north and two going south plus a middle freeway that... Continue Reading →
Forecast: cloudy with highs in high 50s. That worked for us for the plans for the day. We headed to Norfolk, VA, to General Douglas MacArthur Memorial. We learned so much about him. He had a real passion for the people of Philippines. He said he would rather give up all the awards and medals... Continue Reading →
Rainy and cold - highs to be only in the high 50s so - not a day to go to Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. Good thing we have American Revolution Museum at Yorktown to visit. The museum was built in 2016 and the whole museum is 80,000 sq ft. (Compare that to the 30,000 sq... Continue Reading →
SUBJECTTITLEAUTHORYear 1776 in US colonies1776David McCulloughFirst flightThe Wright BrothersDavid McCulloughLost Colony of Roanoke IslandThe Secret TokenAndrew Lawler1775 Hurricane season & what was happening in coloniesHurricane of IndependenceTony WilliamsJamestown & how it startedThe Jamestown ExperienceTony WilliamsCivil warThe Civil WarGeoffrey C Ward, Kenneth BurnsGeneral GrantGrantRon ChernowJefferson's white & black daughtersJefferson's DaughtersCatherine KerrisonCivil war - this was extra... Continue Reading →
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