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The Pros and Cons of a Segway Tour
PROS: You get to ride a segway. You get to ride a segway. You get to ride a segway. CONS: As Songbae says, It’s almost as embarrassing as wearing a bluetooth. It costs $70 for three hours. It actually takes … Continue reading
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WAS to NYP
Turns out that Amtrak train tickets from Washington D.C. Union Station (WAS) to NY Penn Station (NYP) are more expensive than I remember: $200 one-way – although that may be more a consequence of my lack of prior planning. Luckily, … Continue reading
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Treasure Hunt
The day we arrived I received an email from Chad’s brother challenging Bella and Dawkins to a Washington D.C. treasure hunt. The first treasure hunt a year or so ago involved actions like taking a picture of “a large lady … Continue reading
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Fun and Good Eat!
Just got back from spending the day with the folks and the brother-in-law watching the AT & T National golf tournament, which was hosted by Tiger Woods. Apparently my dad got four free tickets from UBC, the company that manages … Continue reading
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moment of respite
As much as I enjoyed seeing everybody over the holidays this year – I particularly relished this quiet stolen hour spent hiking along the Potomac River our first morning in Virginia. Chad and I never found the actual Great Falls … Continue reading
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washington D.C. Day 3
Bella has pronounced that she vastly prefers trains to buses and planes. We then spent some time reminiscing about our last Chinatown bus to D.C., which was cheap ($20 vs $80 by train), but exceedingly smelly. So the train ride … Continue reading
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societe anonyme
New item for the Washington D.C. to-do list at Thanksgiving: the Societe Anonyme: Modernism for America exhibit at the Phillips Collection. Sounds fascinating. It’s based on 150 works of art from Katherine Dreier’s 1000-piece collection donated to Yale in 1941. … Continue reading
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