Where have the days gone? Vox 2008-04-19T17:53:01Z SandyU http://sandyu.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c22528a8a8f219/tags/dc/ A way to remember... How 'bout that? tag:vox.com,2008-04-19:asset-6a00c22528a8a8f21900f48cf001250002 2008-04-19T17:53:01Z 2008-04-19T17:53:01Z SandyU http://sandyu.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom There was a check for $10 in my mail yesterday, from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority! That almost (but not really) makes up for their denying our WBE (Women Business Enterprise) certification last year. Who needs it anyway? We'...

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]]> Act boldly. tag:vox.com,2008-04-08:asset-6a00c22528a8a8f21900f48cec6f7a0003 2008-03-23T14:00:00Z 2008-04-18T08:38:29Z SandyU http://sandyu.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Easter Sunday Banners Cathedral Staned glass Sunlight through stained glass Gorgeous stonework Flying buttresses Side entrance Washington National Cathedral

We picked Alex up at 7:15 to head over to the National Cathedral for 8:00 Easter Sunday service. You want to see impressive and awe-inspiring! Flowers galore, banners, trumpets, choirs, you name it. Here are some interesting facts about the cat...

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]]> Marrakesh Palace tag:vox.com,2008-04-08:asset-6a00c22528a8a8f21900e398ededad0004 2008-03-23T02:00:00Z 2008-05-18T07:23:08Z SandyU http://sandyu.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Marrakesh Palace Belly dancer

Since this was to be Nikki's first time to come along with us to DC since Alex started school there, I'd told her a couple of weeks ago that she could choose the ethnicity of our Saturday night dinner [each trip we choose a different type of rest...

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]]> Afternoon in DC tag:vox.com,2008-04-01:asset-6a00c22528a8a8f21900e398ebacf50004 2008-03-22T21:48:53Z 2008-04-05T01:34:51Z SandyU http://sandyu.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Kogod courtyard White House Manta ray bones Itty bitty frog skeleton

After we checked in at the hotel, the kids and I headed into the city to go to the International Spy Museum. We walked the couple blocks to the DuPont Circle Metro station, and while Alex easily added some money to his fare card that he uses all ...

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]]> Hotel Madera tag:vox.com,2008-03-29:asset-6a00c22528a8a8f21900e398eae8270005 2008-03-22T20:55:49Z 2008-03-29T18:08:13Z SandyU http://sandyu.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Hotel Madera lobby Bedroom Kitchenette

We drove to the Hotel Madera (very easy to find, about 1-1/2 blocks off of Dupont Circle), and everyone waited in the car parked illegally while I ran in to find out what we were to do with the car. The desk clerk called for the valet, because ap...

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]]> Casa Fiesta and some groceries tag:vox.com,2008-03-29:asset-6a00c22528a8a8f21900e398eab62a0005 2008-03-22T19:21:22Z 2008-03-29T16:00:12Z SandyU http://sandyu.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Casa Fiesta

The three of us drove down to DC to spend Easter weekend with Alex, rather than try to figure out a way to get him home for only 2 days. We left around 7:00, after breakfast and coffees at home (for a change), and headed out in the mini-snowstorm...

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]]> National Zoo tag:vox.com,2007-11-21:asset-6a00c22528a8a8f21900e398bf93d80001 2007-08-26T01:51:00Z 2007-11-21T02:52:38Z SandyU http://sandyu.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Gorilla gorilla Sea lions vocalizing Beetle sculpture Asian bear Cicada killer Wings & legs gone Sleepy panda Queen of beasts Lawn ornaments Giant tortoises racing for food Asian otter

Since our B&B this time was a block from the National Zoo, we spent some time there Friday morning before heading home. We got there right when the zoo opened, before the steamy August heat got too bad, so the animals were also enjoying the co...

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]]> Quick trip to DC tag:vox.com,2007-01-18:asset-6a00c22528a8a8f21900d4141a56d13c7f 2007-01-18T03:24:35Z 2007-01-18T03:24:35Z SandyU http://sandyu.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Cappuccino Noah's Ark Cumberland Baltimore St Grill

Quick Trip, as opposed to Whirlwind Trip, which was the December trip (down and back in one day, a whole 1/2 hour in the city). Every trip must begin with coffee... we opted for the home-brewed Italian coffee this time. That means freshly groun...

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]]> Neisha tag:vox.com,2007-01-15:asset-6a00c22528a8a8f21900d10a7d54368bfa 2007-01-15T01:08:34Z 2007-02-01T01:18:17Z SandyU http://sandyu.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Neisha logo Neisha fountain Yum Talay

On Friday evening, we went to Neisha, a Thai restaurant in Tenleytown that Alex has always walked past but never visited (being on a college-student budget). I wish I had taken a photo of the outside, because it's very striking (I'd noticed it bef...

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]]> The Inn at Dupont Circle tag:vox.com,2007-01-14:asset-6a00c22528a8a8f21900cdf7f39f19094f 2007-01-14T03:02:20Z 2007-01-14T03:02:20Z SandyU http://sandyu.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Inn at Dupont Circle Crystal room Breakfast solarium

We stayed last night at the Inn at Dupont Circle, on 19th Street (near N) in Washington DC. We made a reservation here because Al's mom had been going to come along with us on this trip, and the Inn is very near the Dupont Circle stop on the Metr...

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