All of the stories that come from being on holiday can be found here!
As I was leaving the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, I was confronted with a decision as to where to head next. My original thought was to head toward the Smithsonian's Freer Museum of Art as it was relatively close by and after three of hours of being a witness to some of the worst atrocities ever committed against human beings, I figured seeing something beautiful was just what I would need. Well, that was the…
Years ago, I remember my brother Ben describing the US Holocaust Memorial Museum as a place so haunting that you cannot possibly visit it and come away from the experience unchanged and unmoved. It turns out that Ben was apparently into grand understatement that day. The outside of the building is deliberately functional and eschews any pretense of the fancy styles common on the buildings lining the Mall. It honestly looks like something that would…
After a bit of sleep best described as blissful oblivion after the previous day's travels and adventures, it was time to get off my duff and get moving to catch the train into the heart of Washington DC. First thing was to actually find the Weihle-Reston East station which is the current terminus of the Metro's Silver Line. The plans are for Metro to finally make it all the way to Dulles and a couple…
It's time for Walkabout 2022 to go visit Dad and do a fair bit of museum hopping on the National Mall whilst the kids are off on holiday at Nags Head in the Outer Banks. This morning, I'm heading north to just south and east of Washington Dulles International airport to visit the Stephen F. Udvar-Házy National Air and Space Museum annex. Steven Ferencz Udvar–Házy was one of the founders of the International Lease Finance…
Today is a quick trip to Ocean Isle Beach to retrieve Katie and Alex who start their new school year at Enloe High School tomorrow morning. It was certainly a stormy day from the end of I-140 near Winnabow and a couple of downpours in Shallotte and on Ocean Isle Beach itself. At least returning home was relatively calm in VFR conditions! :)
The final day of going Walkabout was yet another beautiful day in a string of them. Honestly, the only day the weather was lousy was the trip to Chattanooga and even then the worst of it was one downpour that happened to catch me handing over some tax papers to my client! All in all, no complaints at all! The final visit was the one I don't think anyone had any doubt would happen when…
