A great way to see Washington is to take a sehway tour. I can recommend the evening 3 hour tour, saw lots of sights and finished a the lincoln memorial which was awe inspiring.
On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 10:46 PM, Meg Winters <[email protected]>wrote: > And if you visit the library of congress, enjoy the incredible art and > architecture (look UP) but be forewarned that they frown upon cutting paper > models from books in their collection. :) > > Meg > > > On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 7:48 PM, jw <[email protected]> wrote: > >> ** >> If you get to Washington DC, visit the National Gallery of Art >> I saw paintings that I had only seen in books >> and the difference between a photo of the art and the actual paintings >> was mind boggling! >> And see the Smithsonian museums, 19 seperate museums all around >> Washington DC >> with all the best samples of history the World has to offer. >> >> wildman >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Meg Winters <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Sunday, March 18, 2012 7:44 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [Papermodels II 46595] Re: OT May be coming to America in >> the next few months - who's where and and wouldn't mind a visit? >> >> Mandy, you should give us an idea of what you like. Where would you head >> in Oz if you had your choice? >> >> The Outback? Definitely do the southwest tour and see the Grand Canyon, >> Painted Desert, Petrified Forest, and more ~ and if it's not too far out of >> the way, see the Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson. It is breathtaking. >> >> The water? Head down to the gulf, southern California, maybe the great >> lakes. >> >> Entertainment? Do NOT miss Las Vegas. >> >> Kid stuff? Orlando is the best. >> >> Nature? Yellowstone or any of the other wilderness parks out west. >> >> Cities? New York, LA, Chicago, Washington DC, Seattle. >> >> Small towns? Try 66, or any of the interstates and get off whereever you >> see an interesting city name. >> >> History? Well, you'll have to do some research into what you're looking >> for. We're not Europe, but we're older than you guys. :D >> >> Government/Monuments/museums? Washington DC is the place to be, although >> NYC has a great selection of museums. >> >> I don't know what you like to build, but I'm an air fan and I love the >> air museums in Tucson, Seattle, Dayton, and of course DC. And there's the >> Intrepid on the west side of Manhattan. >> >> And the greatest concentration of paper modellers in the country is right >> here in the DC area. :) >> >> Meg >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Papermodels II" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Papermodels II" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en. > -- Always be careful, when reading pop up books about Giraffes. -------- My photo blog: www.raytookthis.com Great prints for your home or office: www.redbubble.com/people/groo12 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Papermodels II" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/papermodels?hl=en.
