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Tag Archives: Washington DC
Wordless Wednesday: Smithsonian Castle
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Swords to Plowshares at Lincoln Memorial
This mobile bell tower rose near the dropoff zone by the Lincoln Memorial during Memorial Day weekend. It’s patterned after the Memorial Bell Tower by N.C. State University where the bronze door has a panel stating, “And They Shall Beat … Continue reading
Go on tour by yourself (with me)
No, I haven’t been drinking . . . lately. I’ve recorded three audio tours in conjunction with Voicemap.me. Voicemap combines GPS technology with the audio tour so when you come within 30 feet of the site the audio begins playing … Continue reading
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Tagged audio tour, best DC walking tours, Lincoln assassination tour, Voicemap, Washington DC
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Wordless Wednesday: Ford’s Theatre
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Remembering Lincoln
It’s a Tweetup, a flash mob to remember Lincoln. Saturday morning saw a trickle grow to 20 people as a man with yellow tulips in one hand and a retriever’s leash in the other placed flowers on the stoop of … Continue reading
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Blossoms in bloom
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Tagged best DC walking tours, cherry blossoms, Photo by Lisa Snider, Washington DC
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Springtime and the living is easy
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Time for a stroll among the blossoms
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Blossoms time at the Tidal Basin
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It’s big bloom around the Tidal Basin
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Cherry blossoms best near FDR
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Here comes big bloom
Friday morning was the last frigid one until next fall and the cherry blossoms have survived. Big bloom should be late Saturday or Sunday. It won’t be the usual eye-popping show with reportedly 50 percent of blooms ruined by recent … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, best DC walking tours, cherry blossoms, Photo by Rick Snider, Washington DC
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Sunset among cherry blossoms
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Spanish Steps of Washington
The Spanish Steps of Washington is a mere fraction of its namesake in Rome, but the Kalorama neighborhood marble oasis is a pleasant distraction and often place to rest. Built in 1911 by architect Robert E. Cook as part of … Continue reading
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Tagged Best DC walking photo tours, Photo by Rick Snider, Spanish Steps, Washington DC
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