The Maldives in southern Asia are known for their dozens of luxury resorts, most occupying a private island, that are scattered across the country’s 1,192 islets in 26 atolls. The scarcity of land on these islets prompted the Maldives hospitality industry to pioneer the concept of water villas, where accommodations extend out over the water…
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The Library of Congress in Washington, DC – Part 2
Continued… The Southwest Gallery had an exhibit called something along the lines of The Two Georges that compared and contrasted US President George Washington and British King George III. As we’d learned in Yorktown, when the colonies had been established, … Continue reading →
The Library of Congress in Washington, DC – Part 1
Eric went for another run at dawn on Tuesday, September 23. Here was the Capital in the early morning glow. Meanwhile, this was the dawn back at the boat Two months ago, we’d contacted our congressperson to ask for tickets … Continue reading →
The National Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC – Part 5: Exploring The Planets & Nation of Speed
continued… When Pluto was discovered in 1930, the scientific community agreed it was a planet. In 1987, another very large object was found in the Kuiper Belt. Since then, over a thousand more objects have been discovered. While Pluto was … Continue reading →
The National Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC – Part 4: Pioneers of Flight and Exploring The Planets
continued… Charles Lindbergh went on to set more records. The one that we found most notable was In 1931 and 1933, he and his wife, Anne, traveled in an airplane to five continents via never-before-flown routes. Ships supplied them with … Continue reading →
The National Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC – Part 3: NASA and World War I
continued… The last Apollo mission was in 1972. The program ended primarily because American public support for the space program had waned due to concerns about the costs amid the expensive and controversial Vietnam War. Next were some small displays … Continue reading →
The National Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC – Part 2 Destination Moon
continued… we were already starting to feel like our brains were full. Realizing we couldn’t see the whole museum today, we headed upstairs to the rooms that we wanted to see the most. This Northrop T-38 was hanging over the … Continue reading →
The National Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC – Part 1
Monday, September 22 — Even though the sunrise was blocked by the tall buildings, it was still a lovely morning. With lots of birds around. Today’s outing was to the Air & Space Museum. As we were perusing the museum’s … Continue reading →
Exploring the National Mall in Washington, DC
Sunday, Sept 21 continued… we headed west along The National Mall, taking in the buildings on both sides of us. On the south side, next to the Arts & Industries Museum, was the Smithsonian Castle. It was also closed for … Continue reading →
Portland
With over 80 breweries in the metropolitan area, Portland, Oregon has a wonderful craft beer scene. The city straddling the Willamette River also is very walkable, and has some 400 pieces of public art to enjoy along the way. We always enjoy our visits there, so when James had some Friday business meetings in nearby…
