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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

A bit of Washington - My whirlwind trip part 1

I had a meeting in Washington DC last week, one of those places that I have never been to. Since it was part of a business trip I didn't really have a lot of time so I couldn't actually visit the museums and monuments the way I would have liked. So a fast walking trip was the plan. 10 miles and two hours late I made it back to my train. I have never managed to get lost when I have walked but the DC streets are very confusing. Today I'm going to focus on some of the buildings and architecture that struck me as interesting, the monument pictures can follow on another day.








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  1. jmilesrApril 15, 2014 at 8:06 AM

    Welcome to DC!

    I have an office in Georgetown but live out on the MD Eastern Shore.

    My one suggestion while in DC if to visit the Building Museum - it's really worth the trip for any model builder

    Enjoy your visit

    Miles

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    1. HeislerApril 15, 2014 at 5:26 PM

      I walked by that building but I just didn't have time to go inside. I'll have it on my list when I go visit for real!

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  2. UnknownApril 15, 2014 at 10:16 AM

    I've not been to DC myself and really I should try to make it sometime. It would have been nice if you'd been on holiday and could have explored it at leisure. Nice pics Kris!

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    1. HeislerApril 15, 2014 at 5:26 PM

      Thanks Anne! One day I'll get there as a vacation. So many museums so little time.

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  3. Doug SundsethApril 15, 2014 at 5:02 PM

    For your future safety, wandering randomly in DC is kind of like wandering randomly in New Orleans. One minute, it's beautiful, and touristy, and fascinating.

    And the next minute you're in Beirut.

    It's kind of important to try to avoid getting lost. 8-)

    ps. Both Torin and Lily have the pics for the con on CD (and Torin has said that he can ftp them pretty easily). I have a CD for you as well, but haven't seen you at a 2nd Sat. since the con.

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    1. HeislerApril 15, 2014 at 5:28 PM

      I figured that out, I definitely walked through a couple of shady areas, but looking confident got me through okay, and it was broad daylight. I won't get lost next time, no more trusting my phone's gps.

      I should be at the second Saturday on the 10th. Traveling like this means I spend as much time in Ft Collins as possible.

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