Monday, December 25, 2006
Washington DC, New York & Camping in the Adirondacks... compressed into one blog (June, 2006) - We saw Dick Cheney in DC. We had just parked our car in a public garage and come out.
First there were sirens and a SUV came racing by packed with guys carrying guns which looked like small cranes. Then there was a black limo where we could see the silhoute of Cheney talking to someone on a cell phone.
Seeing this charismatic yet stern American 2nd in command brought us good luck, because we had a bright sunny day and enjoyed the sights of DC.
It is easy to navigate and see all the sights in the capitol, mainly because of the excellent hop-on/hop-off trolley that takes you around. Washington DC is located on a hill and is so well spread out that the spectacular buildings can be seen from everywhere.
First we saw the white house which was not interesting from the distance. Then onto Washington memorial.
We took two days to sign off on 10%
the intervening museums between Washington memorial and the Capitol building.
A larger sized and dustier Capital bulding, but otherwise an exact replica can be found in Cuba. Check out the Cuba blog below.
Washington DC is the most awe inspiring capital in the world (of the 5 capitals I have seen) because of the grandiose scale and the simple yet monolithic architectural style of the structures.
In order to accentuate the magnificent size of the buildings, the city planners have cleverly provided horizontal space to fully appreciate the scale.
The Lincoln memorial is probably the most liked and most popular. A great capital of a great country.
I have been to New York a couple of times before. This time we went to the Museum of Natural history and to the Empire State Building.
Here are a couple of pictures.... one from the bottom, and one from the top.
Another way to look at a city of this magnitude, other than the roof of a tall building, is from a boat. The New York cruise offers a nice vantage point from where to watch the city glide by.
The Manhattan skyline above the tourists' headline.
We headed off to a campsite close to Schroon Lake, located on Schroon river, called Rancho Pines the next day. The campsite itself was not that great but we visited the large lake to the north which had some spectacular sights.
Patriotic July 4th celebrations were underway in the town, with a parade scheduled for the afternoon.
We drove around the lake in the evening and came accross this white and red house in the distance, shrouded somewhat due to the heavy moisture in the air.
The following day we made a trip to Lake George. It is an interesting place with Fort William Henry providing historical perspective to the festive town.
Although the lake is fantastic, either owing to the kind of attractions it has or a botched marketing campaign by the town, we saw a predominantly
lower class of people visiting it that day. Cheesy T-shirts and shoddy dental work of the visitors made this the poor man's Hawaii.
Nevertheless we fearlessly mingled and headed back to Ottawa the next day.
First there were sirens and a SUV came racing by packed with guys carrying guns which looked like small cranes. Then there was a black limo where we could see the silhoute of Cheney talking to someone on a cell phone.
Seeing this charismatic yet stern American 2nd in command brought us good luck, because we had a bright sunny day and enjoyed the sights of DC.
It is easy to navigate and see all the sights in the capitol, mainly because of the excellent hop-on/hop-off trolley that takes you around. Washington DC is located on a hill and is so well spread out that the spectacular buildings can be seen from everywhere.
First we saw the white house which was not interesting from the distance. Then onto Washington memorial.
We took two days to sign off on 10%
the intervening museums between Washington memorial and the Capitol building.A larger sized and dustier Capital bulding, but otherwise an exact replica can be found in Cuba. Check out the Cuba blog below.
Washington DC is the most awe inspiring capital in the world (of the 5 capitals I have seen) because of the grandiose scale and the simple yet monolithic architectural style of the structures.
In order to accentuate the magnificent size of the buildings, the city planners have cleverly provided horizontal space to fully appreciate the scale.
The Lincoln memorial is probably the most liked and most popular. A great capital of a great country.
I have been to New York a couple of times before. This time we went to the Museum of Natural history and to the Empire State Building.
Here are a couple of pictures.... one from the bottom, and one from the top.
Another way to look at a city of this magnitude, other than the roof of a tall building, is from a boat. The New York cruise offers a nice vantage point from where to watch the city glide by.
The Manhattan skyline above the tourists' headline.
We headed off to a campsite close to Schroon Lake, located on Schroon river, called Rancho Pines the next day. The campsite itself was not that great but we visited the large lake to the north which had some spectacular sights.
Patriotic July 4th celebrations were underway in the town, with a parade scheduled for the afternoon.
We drove around the lake in the evening and came accross this white and red house in the distance, shrouded somewhat due to the heavy moisture in the air.
The following day we made a trip to Lake George. It is an interesting place with Fort William Henry providing historical perspective to the festive town.
Although the lake is fantastic, either owing to the kind of attractions it has or a botched marketing campaign by the town, we saw a predominantly
lower class of people visiting it that day. Cheesy T-shirts and shoddy dental work of the visitors made this the poor man's Hawaii.
Nevertheless we fearlessly mingled and headed back to Ottawa the next day.
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