Tag Archives: Embassy Row

Wordless Wednesday: Gandhi walks Embassy Row

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Rick
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Eleftherios Venizelos: Maker of Modern Greece

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Rick

OK, I admit knowing nothing of Eleftherios Venizelos when coming across the statue along Embassy Row on Massachusetts Ave. by the Greek embassy. But that’s the cool part of being a tour guide – you learn, learn and learn. Venizelos … Continue reading →

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Czech leader stands tall on Embassy Row

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Rick

Tomas Masaryk stands tall – like 12 feet tall. It’s a good lifelike figure despite Czechoslovakia’s first president really only half that size. The bronze statue at the corners of Massachusetts Ave., Florida Ave. and Q St. N.W. remembers Masaryk, … Continue reading →

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Where the gossip grew along Embassy Row

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Rick

Welcome to the home of the other “Washington Monument” as Alice Roosevelt Longfellow was called. The oldest daughter of president Teddy Roosevelt, she lived 96 years and they were very colorful years. Alice once said, “If you can’t say something … Continue reading →

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The cat, horse and the general

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Rick

There’s lots to talk about Gen. Philip Sheridan’s statue. It’s one of the better equestrian statues in town and the horse has a story, too. But there’s also a cat down the street keeping an eye on his old master. … Continue reading →

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