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Tag Archives: Photos by Lisa Snider
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is must see
It has probably been 40 years since I last saw the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and it wasn’t even completed then. A recent visit showed I’ve been away too long. The Shrine on the outer … Continue reading
St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral’s artwork is inspiring
Washington has no shortage of beautiful churches from the National Cathedral to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral on 3400 Massachusetts Ave. NW is perhaps the city’s most colorful church from floor … Continue reading
Museum of the Bible is a real beauty
The first thing you notice upon entering the Museum of the Bible is the ceiling. Sometimes it’s flowers, sometimes it looks like the Sistine Chapel. But, it’s the most amazing video board I’ve ever seen. Turns out that’s just the … Continue reading
Visit our sister site – SouthernMarylandWine.com
What is a tour guide and sports writer doing with wine website? Telling stories, of course. Southern Maryland is undergoing a wine awakening. More than a dozen wineries now dot the landscape where tobacco was once king. I’ve lived in … Continue reading
Bully, bully for Teddy Roosevelt Island
It’s amazing the number of oases around downtown and how seldom we stop to see them. I recently made my first trip to Theodore (did anybody but his mother not call him Teddy?) Roosevelt Island. A long walk around the … Continue reading
Flashback: Finding my own monumental tree
(Reprinted from Jan. 14, 2011) I have a family member buried in Arlington National Cemetery. I never knew him. Never knew of him until researching my family tree. But, Fallas Broche, my maternal grandfather’s brother, is among the 330,000 buried … Continue reading
Eastern Market offers history and halibut
At Eastern Market, your job’s not your credit. You gotta pay cash for the produce. Well, that’s funny if you’re a local because Eastern Motors used to run a commercial nonstop. Otherwise, you’re thinking I’m nuts. Anyway, Eastern Market opened … Continue reading
Meridian Hill Park is for lovers?
Saw three wedding couples posing for photos on Saturday.
Returning to Great Falls
We take the Potomac River for granted as it passes often passively by Washington. But far north of the city lies Great Falls National Park where the water drops quickly and sometimes deadly. I went there once as a young … Continue reading
Tour guide on vacation – Boston
My first trip after graduating college was Boston. All those history classes made me want to see it. Thirty-four years later, my wife and I returned recently to see it again. Oh, I’ve been to Boston many times for work … Continue reading
70,000 attend Wreaths Across America at Arlington National Cemetery
I’ve often attended “Wreaths Across America” at Arlington National Cemetery. It’s just nice to see good people helping out. I wish that was on the TV news instead of who killed who. With 70 degree weather expected in mid-December versus … Continue reading
Tour guides go on vacation, too
After the busy spring season, every guide reaches the end of May on fumes. But the 100-day invasion of eighth graders is ending, cherry blossoms are past and it’s the right time to take a breath. So I went on … Continue reading
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Tagged cable cars, mirror lake, Photos by Lisa Snider, San Francisco, Yosemite National Park
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Rocks along the Vietnam Memorial Wall
The runaway most read blog item the past two years is about rocks left on gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery. Now I’ve spotted them at the Vietnam Memorial Wall. The first time came recently when seeing a series of four … Continue reading
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Tagged best DC walking tours, Photos by Lisa Snider, rocks, Vietnam Memorial Wall, Washington D.C.
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Daytime fireworks at Mount Vernon
When hearing Mount Vernon would have fireworks at 1 p.m. on the Fourth of July I had to see them. Daytime fireworks? It was a lot of fun even if the display was a little underwhelming and certainly nothing close … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th of July, daytime fireworks, Mount Vernon, Photos by Lisa Snider, Washington D.C.
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Round 2 – Winning the War of 1812
I couldn’t resist — Americans +5 against the British in the War of 1812 in a 2.0 reproduction. It was a sucker’s bet. The re-enactment at Jefferson Patterson Park in St. Leonard, Md. on Sept. 22 pitted a dozen American … Continue reading
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Tagged Photos by Lisa Snider, re-enactment, St. Leonard, War of 1812
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Off we go to the sunflower patch – the real directions
Sometimes the journey is more than the destination. Or whatever crap that’s supposed to mean to mollify those who get lost. My wife Lisa wanted to see the sunflower fields at McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area in Potomac. Supposed to be … Continue reading
A Great Time Around Britain in Eight Days
Sometimes I play tourist myself and for the first since becoming a guide I went on someone else’s trip – Trafalgar’s Great Britain-Ireland tour. Eight days – nearly 2,000 miles on a bus plus two ferries, lake boat ride, train … Continue reading
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Tagged Belfast, Cardiff, Dublin, Edinbrough, England, European tour, Great Britain, Ireland, London, London Eye, Northern Ireland, Photos by Katie Snider, Photos by Lisa Snider, Photos by Megan Snider, Photos by Rick Snider, Saratoga Pub and Restaurant, Scotland, Stonehenge, Trafalgar Tours, Wales, Westminster Abbey
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