Courtyard By Marriott Columbia
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The Shortest Day
... took less than10 minutes and most of that was waiting in line. The information and photo from my visa application was in the system, so I looked at it, verified the information, got my passport stamped and pushed a button indicating that I was "very satisfied" with the process. The OAT rep was waiting outside of baggage claim, he introduced me to another member of the group. She saw my Jayhawk luggage tag and said she ...
The Capitol and the Smithsonian rounds 2 & 3
... immediately hit the pool.
After pool time, we hit the Natural History Museum. It's Kristi's favorite, and it proved to be the kids' as well. Kristi and Samantha went into the live butterfly tunnel, and Alex and I checked out the mummies and bones. Alex had really been into snakes recently, but I think that Kristi and I were more impressed with the Titanoboa exhibit than he was. And what visit to the Natural History Museum would be ...
A visit to the White House
... 8211; the first real rain we have seen all trip. Once we made it to DC the skies cleared which was very fortunate for us as we did not have to worry about getting wet when we stepped off the bus.
Our first stop ...
A MOMMA's CHRONILE
Eight fully awake teenagers before 11:00 am on a summer Saturday morning, loaded up and on the road ahead of the 6:30 am departure schedule. Arriving at a sleepy Dulles International safe and sound for a bit of "hurry up and wait" for the morning. Adding on a special "hurry up" to attendee number nine who couldn't resist adding a bit of wonderment to the beginning of the travels ...
One Day To Go
... lot of things that are usually in my carry-on. There is a large pocket across the back that can hold my Netbook computer, but it is very uncomfortable to try to sit with computer in the middle of my back. There is a pocket for travel documents, and once that will hold a water bottle, another one for glasses (complete with a polishing cloth. The pocket for a digital camera also has a pouch for memory cards and there ...