Travel
Sunday Apr 13…10:00pm
Walked down to the subway station again this morning. Walking quickly, it took about 25 minutes. We took the train to a different area this time, a few minutes walk from the Capitol building. This is Washington’s version of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa. And, as in Ottawa, it’s very impressive looking, although on the east side of the building they are building a visitors center, and the construction kind of takes away from it all.
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- The Tiny Kingdom Of Lesotho
Back at the beginning of October, we had been in the city of Ottawa tourist office on the 18th floor of an office building in downtown Ottawa, Canada. Across the hall was the Embassy of the Kingdom of Lesotho. We went and knocked on the door! Click here...
- Centerhotel Thingholt
Our last night in Reykjavik was spent at CenterHotel Thingholt. The hotel is located on a side street in the central core and the building that houses it is a fairly drab looking concrete building. On the outside. Click here to read more......
- Greenbelt Park, Maryland
Friday April 11…10:00pm I slept with no problems last night, but Ruth said she heard the traffic a fair bit. Either way, we were up at 7am, and on the road pretty much right away. We stopped at around 9am for breakfast and internet. Our goal was still...
- Looking For Gold In Budapest
Update: This article is about our time in Budapest back in 2010. In the meantime, Budapest has changed a lot and so did we. Budapest got all cleaned up and we no longer travel on a shoestring. Oh, and we started booking our accommodation in advance,...
- Hong Kong: Watch Out! The Buildings Are Falling Down!
Hong Kong is the place with the biggest number of skyscrapers in the world: about 1250 buildings. If you take a tram to Victoria Peak, the highest mountain of Hong Kong, seems the skyscrapers are falling down. The illusion happens because our brain can...
Travel
Greenbelt Park, Maryland (day 3)
Sunday Apr 13…10:00pm
Walked down to the subway station again this morning. Walking quickly, it took about 25 minutes. We took the train to a different area this time, a few minutes walk from the Capitol building. This is Washington’s version of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa. And, as in Ottawa, it’s very impressive looking, although on the east side of the building they are building a visitors center, and the construction kind of takes away from it all.
Click here to read more...
- The Tiny Kingdom Of Lesotho
Back at the beginning of October, we had been in the city of Ottawa tourist office on the 18th floor of an office building in downtown Ottawa, Canada. Across the hall was the Embassy of the Kingdom of Lesotho. We went and knocked on the door! Click here...
- Centerhotel Thingholt
Our last night in Reykjavik was spent at CenterHotel Thingholt. The hotel is located on a side street in the central core and the building that houses it is a fairly drab looking concrete building. On the outside. Click here to read more......
- Greenbelt Park, Maryland
Friday April 11…10:00pm I slept with no problems last night, but Ruth said she heard the traffic a fair bit. Either way, we were up at 7am, and on the road pretty much right away. We stopped at around 9am for breakfast and internet. Our goal was still...
- Looking For Gold In Budapest
Update: This article is about our time in Budapest back in 2010. In the meantime, Budapest has changed a lot and so did we. Budapest got all cleaned up and we no longer travel on a shoestring. Oh, and we started booking our accommodation in advance,...
- Hong Kong: Watch Out! The Buildings Are Falling Down!
Hong Kong is the place with the biggest number of skyscrapers in the world: about 1250 buildings. If you take a tram to Victoria Peak, the highest mountain of Hong Kong, seems the skyscrapers are falling down. The illusion happens because our brain can...