Places to see….Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Washington DC

Unfortunately the original dedication ceremony of the new Martin Luther King Jr. memorial was canceled on August 28th due to hurricane Irene. A new date has been announced for October 16th. About a week before the original dedication date I was lucky enough to get a quick peek at the memorial thru the fence. Inside I’ve posted some of the photos of this brand new memorial in Washington DC.

New York Avenue Sculpture Project

I recently noticed some new sculptures on the median along New York Avenue near my job (between 13th and 14tth Streets NW). I waited until a nice weather day to check them out and take a few photos, only to walk right into the middle of a dedication ceremony.

10 Residence’s in DC of our time

If you have been following the posts, you will have noticed the last 10 photos posted have all been of windows. While DC is best known for its civic buildings and monuments; recently I have been more interested on the residential architecture of DC. So I compiled a list of the 10 residences I find most interesting. As is my inclination I focused on, let’s just say houses of our time, for lack of a better term contemporary houses.

Hit more to see the full list.

A very different kind of store....

I took today's photo for the 365 project, playfully titled “Smurf Orgy”, at a very different kind of store.  While out grabbing a quick coffe and pastry for breakfast.

Look inside to see a bit more about Sullivan's Toy Store.

Albert Einstein

Things have been busy lately, there hasn’t been a lot of time to post, but I’m trying to re-commit myself to this blog.


So, in an effort to continue with the statue project:

One of sciences' most influential minds also has a statue in DC. I first saw a photo of the statue in a magazine. One day I decided to look for it and see just who visits the father of modern physics…

Let there be light.

The National Christmas Tree lighting tonight by President Obama and his family has been dominating the news around here. Check out how I was able to crash the concert and ceremony inside.

The house of an influential president.

The Thanksgiving holiday presented the opportunity to finally take some time off from work for a long 4 day weekend. Claudia and I decided to take a road trip to the house of one of the most influential figures in US history.

More after the jump.

A Cathedral find

In a city that boasts enormous and magnificent religious structures like the National Cathedral and the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, there is one gem of a cathedral in the middle of a neighborhood that goes mostly unnoticed.

More after the Jump…

Solar Decathlon 2009 @ National Mall

Every 2 years college and university teams from not only the US, but around the world design, build and operate energy efficient (and solar powered) houses. Those houses are currently displayed, competing and open for tour on the National Mall. Claudia and I attended two years ago, and we have headed out there a couple of times this year to check it out.


Hit the jump to see some photos and info.

Pack the car and leave this town….

Well, not really leave the town, as Claudia and I were discussing on the way back. While Luray Caverns are about 90 minutes away from DC, there is really no other major city closer.

For our anniversary we decided to pack up the car and the pets and head out to one of the sites I have wanted to go to since I first moved here. Maybe I’m biased since I have not really seen caverns like this before, but it was breath taking. Hit the jump to see some photos and read more about the trip.

Persistence? Determination? Crazy? Maybe just a clear purpose….Part I

Most people are passionate about something; some are so passionate, they feel the need to protest about it. We get a lot of people in DC that fit in the ladder of those categories. Now, I’m not overly political, or religious, but I am passionate about my own things. So when I see people protesting, showing such passion about whatever they might believe, I’m usually interested enough to take a look. Living in DC, and working only blocks from the White House gives me plenty of chance to see protesters. You see, protesters are a staple of DC just like the monuments, statues, and politicians. This post is about one such protester, that unlike many others is a part of the city.

Nature get away near DC....Rock Creek Regional Park

Claudia and I decided to find a place to go grill and get a little bit of nature. Surprisingly, there are a lot more parks in the DC area then one would think. We decide to venture a bit further, to a park neither of us had been to before.

Is that Simon Bolivar?

About a year ago, I began to notice just how many statues there are in DC, hundreds . I even begun to joke with Claudia and anyone that would ask, who is that a statue of? “That’s Simon Bolivar”. Pretty soon every statue was Simon Bolivar.