Tagged With "Washington"
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Dec. 3, 2017: Chihuly Gardens, Seattle Washington
Jonathan L shares some of the work on exhibit at the Chihuly Glass and Garden in Seattle Washington.
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Boston's Beautiful Public Garden
Samantha takes us to the crown jewel of Boston's Emerald Necklace.
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Tidal Basin Memorials, Washington D.C.
George G shares a visit to two of the newer memorials in Washington DC, those dedicated to the memory of Martin Luther King Jr and President Franklin Roosevelt.
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Chihuly Glass and Gardens, Seattle Washington
Jonathan L visits Dale Chihuly's museum of blown glass in Seattle WA
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Dec. 31, 2017: Disappearing Gun, Fort Casey, Washington
Visit Fort Casey with Jonathan L, and see the huge guns that were a key part of coastal defense in past years.
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Pike Place Market, Seattle, Washington
Jonathan L takes us on a loving tour of the Pike Place Market in Seattle Washington, including its new Market Front addition.
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Jan. 7, 2018: Admiralty Head Lighthouse, Whidbey Island, WA
Jonathan L shares another sight from his Pacific Coast trip, an historic island lighthouse.
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Jan. 31, 2018: Lake Crescent, Washington
Jonathan L takes us into the Olympic National Park to visit Lake Crescent.
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Forks, Washington: At the heart of Olympic National Park
Join Jonathan L on a visit to small town America, a small town that sits among some of the most beautiful land you can visit.
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Feb: 18, 2018: Hall of Mosses, Hoh Rain Forest
The Olympic Peninsula of Washington is home to the world's largest temperate rain forest. The Hall of Mosses shows the effects of all that rain.
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Back Alleys and Lanes of Georgetown
Everyone is familiar with Washington DC's fabulous monuments and museums. GeorgeG takes us on a walk through the side streets and quiet beautiful neighborhoods of Georgetown.
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Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art
George G shares some of his favorite pieces from the Sculpture Garden at Washington DC's National Gallery of Art.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Oct 15, 2013: Bowl and Pitcher, Spokane, Washington
I lived in Spokane for almost seven years. I love the region, a beautiful forested hilly area between the great mountains of the Cascades to the West and the Rockies to the East. The Spokane River runs through the heart of the city,...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, October 19, 2013: Pike Place Market, Seattle, Washington
One of the most popular places in Seattle, and rightly so, is Pike Place Market. Near the waterfront of Puget's Sound, but really a world to itself, Pike’s is Seattle's favorite tourist attraction. It covers 9 acres and has...
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Chicago's Harold Washington Library: Where Gumbo Was (#59)
It was easy for guessers to mistake Chicago's central library building, named for the late Mayor, for a rail station or a public market, and to place it in Paris, Barcelona or Belgium. As a post-modernist building, it incorporates bits of the style...
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Leavenworth, Washington. Where Gumbo was, #66
Gumbo was visiting the small town of Leavenworth (population ~ 2000) in Washington state. Leavenworth is situated on the eastern slopes of the Cascade mountains only a few hours drive from Seattle. Gumbo has only visited this town...
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A Walk in Greenwich Village
I had the chance to walk around Greenwich Village (see map) for the first time in several years. I know that this is going to sound like a "grandpa is complaining about change again" blog, but I was really disappointed in what I found....
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, October 9, 2014: Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Pennington County, South Dakota
The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore in Pennington County (near Keystone), South Dakota, in the United States. Sculpted by Danish-American Gutzon Borglum and his son, Lincoln...
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New Mount Vernon exhibit focuses on Washington's slaves
'Lives Bound Together' explores slavery through the lives of 19 enslaved individuals, and Washington's changing ideas about slavery.
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Sept. 18 2016 NYC Pride Parade
June 26 was a very warm Saturday, and also the day of NYC's Pride March, the largest in the world. Washington Square Park's fountain became a draw for families and marchers!
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September 8, 2016: Amber Fields of Grain, Washington
Our Pic of the Day highlights some scenes from a field of ripened wheat in eastern Washington state.
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Let's Go Shopping at Pike Place Market - Seattle, WA
Samantha takes us around Seattle's world-famous Pike Place Market, with its amazing variety of food, flowers and more.
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Feb. 23, 2017: Statues of the Presidents, Grand Forks, ND
Discovering these presidential statues made an ordinary trip to a shopping center extraordinary.
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George Washington Memorial Park, Jackson, Wyoming
DrFumblefinger visits Town Square in Jackson, which is the heart of the town. The square is best know for the four antler arches at each of its entrances.
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History, Mystery, Art and More in Boonsboro and Beyond
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger shares some of the sights and activities in historic Boonsboro, Maryland, which she recently visited.
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Feb. 13, 2019: Valentines Day - Seattle , WA
Samantha shares a Valentines day pic and says Happy Vanentine's Day everyone.
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Oct. 9, 2019: Space Needle at Night, Seattle, Washington
Samantha shares some night views of the iconic Space Needle in Seattle.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Dec 16, 2013: Dayton, Washington
The small town of Dayton, Washington, is one of those places where time seems to have stood still for a half century. Dayton is in southeastern Washington state, in the farming area known as the Palouse. Driving through the town on a...
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Tacoma — Water, a little history and lots of Glass!
Tacoma is a city I’ve driven through numerous times but never thought much about. I was aware it was a port city situated on Puget Sound, and that it had a huge dome (Tacoma Dome) just off the I-5 freeway. I knew Tacoma is...
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100 Years of Flight in Kitty Hawk, NC
Samantha shares memories and pictures of the centennial celebration of the Wright Brothers' first flight.
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Mar. 31, 2016: Cherry Blossoms, Washington, D.C.
It's spring! In Washington D.C. this means it's cherry blossom time.
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May 4, 2016: The Pend Oreille River Valley, Washington
A scenic viewpoint showing the Pend Oreille River as it winds through northeastern Washington state to join the Columbia River in southern British Columbia.
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More details on U.S.-Cuba airline agreement
The U.S. State Department has confirmed yesterday's press reports that the U.S. and Cuba have come to agreement on resuming regular commercial flights between the countries, with service starting in the first half of 2016. However, the U.S. restrictions on tourist travel to the island remain in place; travelers will still need to self-certify that they fall into one of the allowed categories of travel, which include cultural activities, journalism, academic pursuits, people-to-people...
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February 14, 2016: Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.
The Lincoln Memorial is featured as we approach the US holiday of "President's Day".
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United to use bigger planes to up DCA capacity
United needs more seats on routes from DC to its San Francisco and Denver hubs, and the only way is to fly bigger planes—the biggest DCA has seen.
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Duquesne Incline on Mount Washington, Pittsburgh
George G shares a fascinating history of his home city of Pittsburgh, and the funicular ride that allows wonderful views of the city.
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Take Flight at The Museum of Flight in Tukwila, WA
Samantha's husband shares pictures and a video from his wonderful visit to the Museum of Flight near Boeing in Seattle, Washington.
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August 28, 2018: A Hidden Garden in Washington
It's always fun to discover the unexpected. George G shares a hidden garden he discovered in the nation's capital.
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Old Patent Office in DC: Home to great art
Jonathan L takes us on a tour of the Old Patent Office Building in Washington DC, home to The National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Dec. 24, 2018: Museum of the American Indian, Washington
DrFumblefinger visits the Smithsonian's Museum of the American Indian.
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Re: September 8, 2016: Amber Fields of Grain, Washington
I had a vision of a farmer cropping his field with a scythe in one hand - and a handkerchief in the other mopping his hot, weary brow. Yes - I know he had a machine. I prefer my picture. Back to nature !
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Re: September 8, 2016: Amber Fields of Grain, Washington
No more scythes to be found anywhere, Garry, except perhaps in a museum. Most of the farmers in eastern Washington state are still small independent farmers with smaller, older machinery. Modern combines and tractors are about four times larger, can do a lot more work in an hour, but might set the farmer back almost a million dollars. It's expensive, risky work. I admire the spirit of farmers everywhere.
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Re: September 8, 2016: Amber Fields of Grain, Washington
There's an endless line of ships from Baltimore into Liverpool with crops to be milled into flour. Soya bean for animal feed. We have Amber waves of grain here . Some farms go on for miles and miles too. But I believe they're still nowhere near the size of the great American Prairie.
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Re: Union Square Holiday Market - Annual New York Tradition
Thanks Samantha - I enjoyed my time visiting this Blog. I love Markets.
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Re: Dec. 3, 2017: Chihuly Gardens, Seattle Washington
Jonathan, after viewing your story, I thought, Wait A Minute, I've seen similar glass sculptures at the Atlantis Casino on Paradise Island when I took my daughter's family there on holiday. I went back in my photo folders and sure enough, both sculptures were done by Chihuly.
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Re: Let's Go Shopping at Pike Place Market - Seattle, WA
I love the sights, the sounds, the colours and - yes - the smells of a market. Finding a new fruit or vegetable is amazing. Usually in a country I'm visiting. I found your husbands likings so funny. I read it to my wife but I couldn't finish a sentence for laughing ! Maybe he's a Monty Python fan ?
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Re: Let's Go Shopping at Pike Place Market - Seattle, WA
Great visit to a great market! I try to get to the Pike's Place market almost every time I visit Seattle. You are right, Samantha, there's nothing magical about the fish being thrown around. Everytime someone buys a salmon, it sails from one employee to another to another, and they are remarkably good at it! So if you want to see the action, buy yourself one of these great fish. This is actually a very well known feature of the market and the salmon can be frozen and shipped most anywhere in...
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Re: Let's Go Shopping at Pike Place Market - Seattle, WA
Wow ! That's some kind of Looney Tunes habit - and I thought the Brits were weird. I've learned something new today.
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Re: Let's Go Shopping at Pike Place Market - Seattle, WA
Thanks for the comments guys. Garry, glad you and your wife liked my post. Yes, he is a Monty Python fan and says - One thin wafter, lol. Thanks for the video drfumblefinger. Thanks again for the comments.