washington, dc – oct 2014
summary posts: photo friday: washington monument – 2 oct 2014 photo friday: white house tour – 3 oct 2014 photo friday: us capitol photo friday: national zoo photos: Picasa photos
photo friday: national zoo
It is rare that we make a trip to DC and skip the zoo, not even for bad weather. In the past few years, we’ve certainly been there more often than our own zoo here in Atlanta. I think Chloe’s favorite place on earth is the reptile house at the National Zoo; I can’t tell
photo friday: u.s. capitol
Since we haven’t been to the Capitol for years, not since before the opening of the new Visitor’s Center, I though we’d squeeze in a Capitol tour as well. While the same aide that got us tickets to the White House got us tickets to the Capitol, he reserved them before we knew when the
photo friday: white house tour
Back when I was a kid, taking a tour of the White House was no more complicated than taking a tour of any other historic site. These days, planning ahead and being flexible are a must for a tour. Six months to 21-days before your trip (earlier is always better as tours fill up) you
photo friday: washington monument
Despite our quite numerous extended trips up to DC, especially the year that Rob had an apartment there, we never made it to the Washington Monument. To correct this neglectfulness, as soon as I arranged to hopefully have a White House tour, I booked tickets at the Washington Monument. And not a moment too soon.
photo friday: a few hours in washington, dc
I was so happy that day back in July when a Rumpus Room invitation came in my email – a concert that coincided perfectly with our roadtrip up to Cape Cod! It had been such a long time since the last time we were able to attend a concert at XM! Instead of planning to
live in concert: OneVoice Rocks!
When I first heard about the OneVoice Rocks! Festival, I knew the girls and I had to get there. Some of our favorite bands (SE rockers Lunch Money, Seattle’s Best Recess Monkey, hometown hero Robbie Schaefer) coming together? To play live music? For a great cause? Near where we love to be? How could we
Photo Friday: Sirius/XM in Washington DC
The girls and I started making trips up to XMRadio to be in the audience of live recordings back in 2006. On our first trip, we left at 1am in order to get there with plenty of time to spare. We’ve taken a large number of weekend trips to DC for concerts since then. The
weekend report – day two
After the Dog on Fleas concert at Sirius/XM, the girls and I headed off, with our friends, to their House in the Woods in Maryland. Back in October at LEAF, Chloe had become quick friends with to little boys camping near us. We ended up exchanging contact information and were so happy that our trip
weekend report – day one
I can’t believe how long it has been! Just a bit short of a year since we’ve been to my ultimate happy place … The XM recording studio in Washington, DC! Finally, after a year of conflicts, we got back up there this weekend to see Dog on Fleas in the Rumpus Room. Not only
sirius/xm – 21 jan 2011
Up at 6:30 after having arrived at midnight, out the door with breakfast in hand by 7:30am, Union Station by 11am. Then off to my happy place at Sirius/XM! Well worth the logistical challenge …
A Little Gem
Despite it having been recommended by multiple people last year, we never managed to make it over to the Eastern Market, a few blocks southwest of the Capitol in DC. This past weekend, when trying to think of something a little different to do in DC with the girls before hitting the road home, I
A Weekend of Justin Roberts is Just Not Enough
36 hours after escaping north Georgia, we hit the road again … back to DC. There’s just something about that city which keeps calling us back! This trip was focused on a fantastic Chicago-based k-rocker, Justin Roberts. I think after Ralph, Justin was the second k-rocker that we ever heard. We haven’t had many chances
city life
There’s something about this city. Even if I don’t visit a single museum, I love being in DC; I feel at home whenever we come up here for the weekend. Would being in any city make me feel so at home? Somehow, I don’t think so. But what is it about this city? I don’t
live in concert – The Verve Pipe
We parked in our usual parking spot at Union Station, went to the bookstore and then walked up to XM to see The Verve Pipe in the Rumpus Room. The sidewalks were mostly clear, so the walk was actually quite pleasant. As we got to XM, Kenny came out the front door, so we stopped
national zoo and the singing zoologist
sunday morning, we headed to the metro station near here and jumped on a train into DC. The girls are old pros and slapping their metro cards on the gates, staying to the right and all the rest. As usual, we took the train to Cleveland Park instead of the zoo stop, because the walk
room with a 180 degree view
when planning our trip to DC, we kept in mind the snow. the piles, the mounds, the mountains of snow that might remain from “Snowpocalypse 2010”. As I feared parking in DC might be tight given that all the spaces would be occupied by snow, I chose to stay out in Fairfax again. In the
photos and videos from the weekend in DC/VA
Weekend photos: Ralph at XM: Ralph at Jammin’ Java:
headed home, the long way around
after a slow morning invoving a bagel breakfast and a swim in the pool, we checked out of the hotel and headed home. But not in very much of a hurry. First, we fought the traffic and lines and went to Great Falls Park on the Virginia side, where we met up with some friends.
escaping the crowds
on saturday morning, we headed over to Jammin’ Java to see another show. I was shocked by the traffic in Vienna, VA. The past few times we have been there, the traffic was nothing like what we saw. Perhaps people were trying to avoid I-66, which seems to be a construction mess at the Beltway.
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