This week has been very fun. On Saturday, we left DC and went to Breton Bay. On Sunday, we went from Breton to the south side of the Solomons. On Monday, we arrived in Annapolis. Cette semaine était amusante. Samedi … Continue reading →
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The National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC – Part 3: Gems and Ocean Life
continued… After crystals, we moved on to gems. Gems were mineral crystals that grew naturally within the earth that have been cut and polished. The crystal room had had quite a few people in it compared to the other rooms … Continue reading →
The National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC – Part 2: The Moon, The Earth, Rocks, Minerals, Ore and Crystals
continued…Next we moved on to an exhibit on the moon. According to the signs, analysis of the rocks brought back by the NASA lunar missions have helped scientists to unlock the moon’s history. Scientists believed that when Earth was very young, … Continue reading →
The National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC – Part 1
Tuesday, Sept 30 — After we finished school in the morning, we ventured farther east up The Wharf than we’d been before to have lunch at Gordon Ramsey Fish & Chips, conveniently located across the way from Gordon Ramsey Hell’s … Continue reading →
Keith’s Perspective on our Last Week in DC/Le point de vue de Keith sur notre dernière semaine à Washington
This week has been fun. On Saturday, we went to cryptography museum. It was quite boring and a super long drive to get there. I learned that the old computers were really really big. For lunch we ate at a … Continue reading →
The National Museum of American History in Washington DC – Part 9: On The Water and America on the Move
continued… The next exhibit was about the role of the Merchant Marines, which were private maritime ships. Private Maritime ships have been a critical component of this county since its inception, so we found it odd that the exhibit started … Continue reading →
The National Museum of American History in Washington DC – Part 8: On The Water
continued… A sign talked about how inland waterways regularly changed with silt, sandbanks, debris, ice floes, shifting channels, changing currents, changing depths with precipitation (or lack thereof), etc. In the 1800s, hundreds of river boats wrecked as a result of … Continue reading →
The National Museum of American History in Washington DC – Part 7: On The Water
Continued… We moved on to a room called “On The Water.” The first exhibit was about Atlantic maritime trade. The exhibit about the early days of trade focused on tobacco (more on tobacco processing), sugar, rum, and the slaves who … Continue reading →
The National Museum of American History in Washington DC – Part 6: Food Exhibition
continued… The overarching theme in the exhibit on the changes in the way Americans ate was convenience. At the Museum of Industry, we’d learned that by the 1880s, canning food had become an important industry that continued to grow in … Continue reading →
Keith’s Perspective on Our First Week in DC/Le point de vue de Keith sur notre première semaine à Washington
This week has been… well, painful is the wrong word. Maybe… interesting would be the right word, I guess? On Saturday, we arrived in Washington DC. All we did was rest for the whole day except for going out to … Continue reading →
