Embassy Circle Guest House
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A day of sightseeing in Washington
Decided to buy a ticket on a hop on, hop off trolley car for our first day of sightseeing. Gave us a good overview of the historical sites, some that we explored today and others that we will return to tomorrow. Sad to admit that much of our prior knowledge of some of these sites is what we know from TV shows and movies ie. Night At The Museum I & …
Spring Renewal in our nation's capital
I woke up today thinking of our Meyer lemon tree planted in a pot on our pool deck. For the last six months, we've been watching its blooms develop into tiny lemons and now many have grown to the size of a small orange. They’re still green though. I had the urge to take photos today and will again when we return. And each time we depart and …
The Tip of an Iceberg in Washington DC!
The fastest route from the Embassy Circle Guest House to the Library of Congress is via the metro. Although fellow guests were recommending this route, when we learned that it is only about 2.5 miles and it's sunny and in the 60’s, we couldn’t resist the opportunity to walk-the-walk through our leafy Dupont Circle area toward the …
Putting Things into Perspective
It would be great if there was a metro training video for tourists. In the absence of that we tried to figure out how to use the ticketing machine, gave up and sought out the information booth. The staff person was friendly and she smiled as she recited the sequence of buttons to push to get our ticket if we were paying cash and a different …
It's About Individual People & Their Stories
Usually when I choose a lens for a camera, my preference is for a wide angle or a telephoto. With the wide angle, I get the big picture, the sense of place. With the telephoto, I focus on something or someone in particular. And the beauty of a camera is that you have a fraction of a second to capture whatever it is that got your attention. I try to …
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