This Halloween we went to the haunted attraction Madhaunter’s Madhouse in Lorton. This is an indoor and outdoor maze of terror with custom made special effects. While waiting in a long line, we saw some monsters roaming among visitors.
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This year we decided to attend Night of the Living Zoo, the adult-only event at the National Zoo in Washington DC. It is a popular annual Halloween party with animal demonstrations, fire dancers, illusionists, live music, Halloween décor and more. By 7 P.M. we were at the National Zoo entrance.
Shortcut to Europe means that most European embassies will open their doors to the public from 10 am until 4 pm, offering a rare look inside the buildings. The day will provide a unique opportunity to experience the country’s cultural heritage and national traditions.
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This Saturday Dave and I decided to spend the day in DC. The plan was to see some of the embassies participating in the Passport DC annual program and visit the Flower Mart at the Washington National Cathedral in the afternoon. The Passport DC cultural program runs each May and lasts three Saturdays in a row: Around the World Embassy Tour, Shortcut to Europe and National Asian Heritage Festival. We visited Around the World Embassy Tour 3 years ago and had a great experience.
We started our journey by taking the train to the Dupont Circle Metro Station and walking from there to the Embassy of Peru. We came right at opening time, so it didn’t take long standing in line to get inside the embassy.
This weekend Mount Vernon hosts the Revolutionary War Reenactment weekend. Dave and I decided to visit this event on Saturday, mostly because of the weather; it is supposed to rain all day on Sunday. We arrived at Mount Vernon in the afternoon and, after finally finding a parking spot, we walked through the Revolutionary War camp to see the battle reenactment.
Dave and I had a good time today enjoying the Cherry Blossom Parade and the Renwick Gallery. We’d heard about the amazing “Wonder” Exhibition at the Renwick Gallery for a while and were finally able to visit it today. The weather was beautiful, so we decided to start our day with the Cherry Blossom Parade followed by the Renwick Gallery visit and finishing with a walk to CityCenterDC.
Dave and I enjoy visiting the Renaissance festivals or fairs. We attended several of them through the years and always had a great time there. It is like going back in time to take a glimpse of how life was back then. This year we visited the Virginia Renaissance festival. It was a nice venue, although not as large as Maryland or North Carolina Renaissance festivals. I discovered that there are two types of Renaissance Festivals: the permanent (or semi-permanent) faire like The Maryland Renaissance Festival with buildings and streets, etc. and the tent faire where the buildings are mostly tents with small stages as in the case of the Virginia Renaissance Faire.
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To me, like most people, fall is the most beautiful season of the year, filled with colorful trees and an abundance of pumpkins. Therefore, there is a variety of places in the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) offering fall harvest celebrations. Dave and I chose to visit Mt. Vernon in Virginia, home to the nation’s first president, George Washington.
We enjoyed our visit to the Mt. Vernon estate on the 4th of July last year, but seeing this historical site during the fall months seemed like an ideal time. In fact, the Fall Harvest Family Days, which takes place on October 25 and 26, 2014 were a great opportunity. As soon as we went through the visitor center, we saw a wagon full of happy kids with their parents.
It was the first day of snow this year in Alexandria, Virginia. Not the nice puffy stuff however, but a miserable wet mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain that makes a driving “Oh sooo much fun”. Dave and I drove in it anyway, because we had tickets to “A Christmas Carol” at the Little Theatre of Alexandria (LTA). The Little Theatre of Alexandria is a charming community theater located off the tourist path in “Old Town” Alexandria. The area’s oldest, continuously operating theater performs musicals, comedies and dramas year-round with a holiday show in early December.
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Recently attended Keith Urban’s concert at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. Grammy Award winner and American Idol judge Keith Urban brought his “Light The Fuse Tour 2013” with Little Big Town and special guest Dustin Lynch. It was such an enjoyable evening. The concert was absolutely wonderful. Keith and his band put on a great show. He is such a talented guitar player and a good looking guy. Here is his Fuse poster below.
