Tag Archives: Washington D.C.

Read All About It!

As you approach the entrance to the Newseum in Washington D.C., you walk by a long row of glass cases.  Each of them contains the current front page of a newspaper from every state in the Union and several countries. … Continue reading

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Living history

Museums are a big part of trips to D.C., but our favorite turned out not to be part of the Smithsonian, whose 19 buildings dominate the landscape around the National Mall.    Instead, the place that captivated us, made us … Continue reading

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Impressions of D.C.

I’ll say this for Washington D.C.  It is possibly the cleanest city I’ve ever been in, bar none. Maybe that’s because Congress is currently on vacation. Our almost three days there were filled with sightseeing – the museums, the monuments, … Continue reading

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Gearing up as summer winds down

I kind of love the fact that as the rest of the world begins to trickle back home after summer vacations or sleepaway camps; as they begin to think about back to school shopping and test prep, we are thinking … Continue reading

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