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DC Lodging A seasonal on-line special brought us to the Hotel Washington, an interesting historic structure located next door to the fabulous (and fabulously expensive) Willard InterContenental. The spacious lobby at the Hotel Washington features Read More …
Thanksgiving day: A gorgeous morning, with blue skies and lots of sunshine. A perfect fall day! Although we are fortunate that the Smithsonian museums are open even today, none open before 10. This leaves us Read More …
DC must require the preservation of historic facades because there are places all over where a huge modern building has been built around an older structure. While this does preserve the old facade for future Read More …
After spending the morning with aunt C, we are again off to see a bit more of the city. We start at the Library of Congress. For the past few days we have been debating Read More …
We have previously sought out the Indian Craft Shop at the Department of the Interior, having heard that it has a lovely selection of goodies for sale. Of course, we never actually had an address Read More …
We are in the city to visit Lane’s elderly aunt. She is great to visit, as her mind is still pretty sharp with her quick wit is definitely still intact. Our visit takes up the Read More …
The sun is shining when we land in DC, so we get out on the mall as fast as we can. Perhaps today would have been a good day to go up into the Washington Read More …
When we awaken, the sky is still a leaden gray. However, the lake is calm and it isn’t actually raining. If the weather doesn’t get worse than this, it will be ok.As we head toward Read More …
Although my neighbor’s ash tree has turned a brilliant shade of yellow, from my perch here on the front porch it is very hard to believe that it is fall. It sure doesn’t feel like Read More …
After a stop to check out the house a friend is building in Little Marais (Hi, Jerry!), we are planning to drive pretty much straight through so we can get home at a reasonable hour Read More …