Not our name, but our passion
We tried a new subscription box Explore Local and received our first shipment from Washington, D.C. The box was fine but only had a few items including one non food item. The quality of all the products was top notch much better than the typical snack boxes available but at $35.00 per box for three snacks, one drink and one non food item we will probably not be continuing.
Pot holder from Naked Decor
Capital Candy Jar Peanut Butter Cup – Extremely good
Oh-mazing granola snacks
One of the highlights of Alex’s school trip to Washington D.C. was a sunset dinner cruise on the Potomac River.
Buffet dinner
Dancing
Nationals Park is located in Southeast Washington, south of the Capitol, along the fast-developing Capitol Riverfront adjacent to the Navy Yard. The park is the home field for the Washington Nationals baseball team. Designed by HOK Sport and Devrouax & Purnell Architects and Planners, the ballpark cost $693 million to build. An additional $84.2 million was spent on transportation, art, and infrastructure upgrades, bringing the total cost to $783.9 million. The stadium has a capacity of 41,339. The Washington Monument and the Capitol building are visible from the upper decks on the first base side of the field. An unusual stop for a school field trip and not Alex’s favorite stop of the trip.
The Jefferson Memorial in Washington’s West Potomac Park is in memory of Thomas Jefferson the principle author of the Declaration of Independence and the third president of the United States. The Jefferson Memorial features multiple Jefferson quotes designed to capture Jefferson’s ideology and philosophy, known as Jeffersonian democracy, The building is of neo-classical style reminiscent of his own Monticello. The bronze statue statue of Jefferson was developed by sculptor Rudulph Evans.
First glimpse of the memorial from Alex’s tour bus
Statue of Jefferson with the dome
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is located in the West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. The memorial’s design and development represents the capstone of a distinguished career for the memorial’s designer, landscape architect Lawrence Halprin. The memorial’s design concept of four outdoor “rooms” and gardens is animated by water, stone, and sculpture. The “rooms” represent Roosevelt’s four terms of office. Sculptures of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and scenes of the great depression are part of the memorial.
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
Fireside chat
