This week has been mellow. On Saturday, we went to the Walter’s Museum. It had lots of old paintings and a few old suits of armor and a few old weapons. I learned that Samurai armor includes a mask that’s … Continue reading →
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Keith’s Perspective on Baltimore and DC Museums and Memorials/Le point de vue de Keith sur les musées et les mémoriaux de Baltimore et Washington DC
This week has been fun. On Saturday, we went to the marina pool. Cette semaine était amusante. Samedi nous sommes allés à la aupiscine de marina. On Sunday, we went to Washington DC by car just for the day. We … Continue reading →
The Exhibition Hall in the Capitol, Washington DC – Part 3
continued… The next exhibit was about more general early US government history. It started by explaining that the fledgling nation’s founding framework was the Articles of Confederation, enacted in 1781. And it explained why they were replaced in 1789 with … Continue reading →
Keith’s Perspective on Our Second Week in Baltimore/Le point de vue de Keith sur notre deuxième semaine à Baltimore
This week has been fun. On Saturday, we went to a tower where they made musket balls during the war with our friends from the Bahamas, Parabola, but it was closed. Instead we went to museum about the American flag. … Continue reading →
The Exhibition Hall in the Capitol, Washington DC – Part 2
continued… There was an exhibit about notable addresses to Congress that took place here in the Capitol. Interestingly, John Adams, who was president in 1800 when the Capitol opened, was the first and last president to speak to Congress in … Continue reading →
The Exhibition Hall in the Capitol, Washington DC
continued… The next exhibit was about the building itself. As we had briefly mentioned earlier, the original structure was planned in 1791, construction started in 1793, and was completed in early 1800s… when the country was still quite small. By … Continue reading →
Tour of Congress and Lunch at The Capitol, Washington DC
Continued… The hall led to yet another room lined with state statues. We’d thought there were a lot of statutes in the other rooms, but they were really crammed in close together in this room. Our guide explained that this … Continue reading →
Tour of Congress, Washington DC
Thursday, Sept 25 — Several weeks ago, we’d booked tickets to take a tour of Congress for today at 1020. The confirmation had said to arrive at least a half-hour early for the security screening. Since ride shares were so … Continue reading →
The National Postal Museum and Union Station in Washington DC
continued… Prior to the early 1900s, stamps were printed on small hand presses called a Spider Press. They utilized flat plate presses with recessed engraving to create a sharp image. They usually had fancy frames and were 1 – 2 … Continue reading →
Keith’s Perspective on Our First Week in Baltimore/Le point de vue de Keith sur notre première semaine à Baltimore
This week has been fun. On Saturday, we went to the coffee place and got drinks, then I did tutoring. After tutoring we left for Baltimore. The passage was a little bit rough at the start, but it calmed down. On … Continue reading →
