One of Kristan’s passions is space exploration, so visiting the Enterprise space shuttle at the Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center was a must. Because of the distance from DC, I suspect a lot of tourists will miss this museum; but anybody that enjoys the large exhibits of the National Air & Space Museum owes it to […]
Category Archives: travel
Washington National Cathedral
April 19, 2004 – 12:00 am
This trip, I got to take the interior tour of the Washington National Cathedral. It isn’t Notre Dame, but was quite exciting for this armchair architect. There is an incredible amount of historic detail in stained glass, stone, wood, and fabric; one could take weeks simply taking if all in. Of note […]
Baltimore 2004
April 18, 2004 – 12:00 am
The National Aquarium hasn’t changed much since my last visit, but they are building a new section, curiously focused on Australia. The Atlantic Coral aquarium alone is worth the stop in Baltimore. A dolphin calf was born the day we arrived, so there were no shows for the weekend. C’est le vie. […]
Arlington
April 18, 2004 – 12:00 am
Arlington cemetery is a somber way to start a visit to DC. Besides the cemetery, though, there is the oft-overlooked home of General Lee, and the almost too whimsical to be solemn changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
Coming of age
November 30, 2003 – 12:00 am
Jeffrey Zeldman ponders the appeal of travel as a
reenactment of
childhood.
[Part of an unfinished memoir about Istanbul. Found via Ryan.]
A maze of twisty passages, all alike-
November 20, 2003 – 12:00 am
Dallas/Fort Worth bills itself as “The Airport of Choice.” I can’t say I disagree. No other airport has ever faced me with so many choices, each with the sense that a wrong decision will lead to a path with no escape towards making your flight.
Selecting the right shuttle involves looking up your terminal […]
Yippee Kai Aye
November 19, 2003 – 12:00 am
I haven’t been to Texas since I was about 5. I forgot it was so flat.
First, I discovered the hotel’s shuttle from the airport didn’t actually exist, so I got to take a cab from DFW to Richardson. Although the cabbie was an African immigrant, he has acclimated thoroughly enough to prefer country […]
Aesthetic geography
November 8, 2003 – 12:00 am
The elusive business meeting actually occurred, no thanks to mischievous email spirits.
There’s something about the Pacific Northwest that seems well suited to the pursuit of beauty. The land certainly contributes, but so does the culture. I appears people are simply enjoying life more than they seem to be in other regions. Here […]
Cults
November 8, 2003 – 12:00 am
Upon hearing of my 12 block walk in the cold rain last night here in Portland, one woman remarked “you’re one of us, now!” How apropos.
Overheard
November 8, 2003 – 12:00 am
Great line from a father to his son of about 7 as he rampages around with his younger brother in the PDX gate waiting area: “A.J., don’t act your age.”
