Singular Scene

So Singular in Each Particular

Washington DC – the Mall and Monuments

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Having lived in Gaithersburg, MD, for a year,way back in the Eighties. It was quite the trip down memory lane to go into town and wander round Washington DC once again. Predictably the monuments don’t change much, I guess that’s the whole point of a monument… the Korean War Memorial was new to me, but everything else remains much the same, a reassuring thing.

It was a glorious day, but omg, so freezing old… I hadn’t worn thermals under my jeans and my thighs were numb by the time I got home…  I don’t have photos of the Holocaust Museum which was also a new one for me, it was an incredible place to visit and one I highly recommend. It strikes the right balance between interesting and arresting.

 

The Potomac River
Arlington Bridge to the Lincoln Memorial
Reflections of the Korean War Memorial
Korean War Memorial
Korean War Memorial
Korean War Memorial
Looking up to the Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Washington Monument
Vietnam Memorial
Vietnam Women’s Memorial
Vietnam Women’s Memorial
The White House
The White House
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Washington Monument at Dusk
Washington Monument at Dusk
World War II Memorial
That Washington Monument, again.

Arlington Cemetery – Washington, DC

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If you’re inclined to walk a lot (or need to increase the number of steps your fitbit registers), and you’re in Washington DC you can cover a LOT of ground having a look around Arlington National Cemetery. They have an excellent app that you can use to plan your visit and map your route. I made great use of it, but it should be pointed out that there’s only one entrance and exit… so my plan to walk in one end and out the other was thwarted… so I walked rather a lot further than I had planned to…  It was a very, very chilly day as you’ll note by the picture of frozen grass in the gallery below but the weather was stunning and the walk really worth it.

Pentagon 9/11 Memorial – Pentagon in the background
Pentagon 9/11 Memorial – Pentagon in the background
Memorial Amphitheater
Changing of the Guard at the Grave of the Unknown Soldier
Changing of the Guard at the Grave of the Unknown Soldier
Changing of the Guard at the Grave of the Unknown Soldier
Changing of the Guard at the Grave of the Unknown Soldier
Changing of the Guard at the Grave of the Unknown Soldier
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Memorial Amphitheater
Memorial Amphitheater
Memorial Amphitheater
Memorial to the Space Shuttle Columbia
Memorial to the Millitary personnel lost in the rescue of the Iranian hostages in 1980
Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial
Memorial Amphitheater
Arlington Cemetery
Lockerbie Disaster Memorial
Lockerbie Disaster Memorial
Lockerbie Disaster Memorial
Lockerbie Disaster Memorial
Unknown Soldiers of the Civil War Memorial
Charles L’Enfant’s memorial looking over the city he designed
John F Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ Graves
JFK
John F Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ Graves
Robert Kennedy’s Grave
Robert Kennedy’s Grave
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington Cemetery
Civil Rights Activist Medgar Evers
Arlington Cemetery Ornamentation
Drippy Tap…
…Icy Grass
Memorial Amphitheater

Casting off the Bowlines

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I’m back in the motherland… home of nephews, nieces, siblings and the rest of the family. I’m working; it’s basically business as usual, but I’m also marking time before I go adventuring next week… 90 days in the US of A.

It was a bit of an accident, the idea of spending an extended period away… an offhand thought said out loud that turned into a reality. One that still surprises me.

Good surprise.

So, I’ve dusted off the blog, spruced it up with a new theme, and I’m hoping to update it with tales as I go, starting with WordCamp San Francisco. I’ll be going from there to Portland, back to San Franciso and then on to Raleigh, NC and finally touching down with dear friends in Asheville, NC in mid November.

So, if you’re so inclined, feel free to follow along… I’ll be posting pix, no doubt on Flickr and on Instagram, and then occasional longer form thoughts and updates here.

I hope you’ll come too.