Tag: D.C.

Scenes from D.C.: The Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial

Posted on
Jan 6, 2015
 
Posted in: Attractions

After visiting the Petersen house, and indulging in an absurdly expensive lunch, I headed to the National Mall. It was not, as the name more commonly would suggest, an indoor building filled with retail stores dedicated to all things Americana. Nor did it possess that cornerstone of the suburban retail mall: a group of disaffected teenagers…

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Taking a Selfie at the Washington Monument is Impossible

Posted on
Dec 17, 2014
 
Posted in: Photos

I feel this is a rather critical piece of information that you should know before visiting D.C.: if you endeavor to take a selfie at the Washington Monument, the task will not be an easy one. From a distance, it is incredibly easy to take some pretty fantastic photos of structure, especially if you are…

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The White House Wants You To Travel

Posted on
Dec 15, 2014
 

… and I’m pretty okay with that. I am conflicted and hopeful. I guess politics will do that to you. I got home last week from my first trip ever to D.C. It was brief, yet felt monumental in all sorts of ways. Perhaps because I was surrounded by monuments.   It was my first…

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