Wednesday, 31 October 2018

Oct 2018 - Washington DC Smithsonian Museums Part I

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In 1826, Englishman James Smithson left $500,000 in his will to the US to increase and diffuse knowledge.  This was a strange bequest as he had never visited the US, nor did he have relatives there.  This seed money established the first Smithsonian Museum.  This...
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Monday, 29 October 2018

October 2018 Washington Capitol, Arlington, and Pentagon

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A visit to the Basilica of the National Shrine of Immaculate Conception, the largest Catholic Church in the US.  It has a large, colourful basilica with lots of mosaics, but is not as fancy as other churches we have seen. The US Capitol Building...
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