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Michigan Schlief A retired educator, now a writer and world traveler, passionate for the open road. Trying to go everywhere, wanting to meet all the peoples of the world, hoping that I have enough time left. A pacifist and a global citizen, I walk gently and mindfully wherever I go. I will soon begin a zigzag round-the-world-adventure.
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Sculpture Garden
Sculpture Garden
Something new: Roxy Paine's "Graft" in stainless steel and concrete. That's the Archives in the background.
Monday was sunny. I cut through the National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden to get home. Tuesday was gray. I took a shortcut by way of the Butterfly Path to The National Mall. I always carry a camera on walks around DC. [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 12th 2009 | 3 Views | [diary=452683]

The Butterfly Path
The Butterfly Path
The Butterfly Path

noodle shop
noodle shop
Thai noodle soup is the best
Chilling in Bangkok's Chinatown with grilled tiger prawns, Thai seafood hot pot and an icy Singha beer. Life is good. Bangkok's Chinatown is a Thai smorgasbord of tastes, smells, sounds and happenings. Life is in the streets: Serendipity in technicolor. Please note that I am not in Bangkok at the moment but back home with Marilyn in Michigan. [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 8th 2009 | 98 Views | [diary=443312]

getting around
durian
face painting

GALLERY PLACE
GALLERY PLACE
Relaxing in the Chinatown Skybox
DC is well known for its marvelous museums, its mix of people from all parts of the world, its wealth of ethnic restaurants, its incredible mass transit system, its Smithsonian festivals and its angry protest marches plus all the other pleasures & treasures of a cosmopolitan national capital. Tourists come from all over the world to DC. Plus the Locals are out there too, mixing in. People-watching rises to a high level of fun in DC. And that is what I most like to do when in DC, get out on the National Mall or walk the downtown streets and catch [View Full Entry]

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162 Words | 4 Comment(s) | 18 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s)
Published: December 2nd 2006 | 111 Views | [diary=107522]

C&O CANAL: McCOY's FERRY
NAVY MEMORIAL
NAVY MEMORIAL

DC TRANSPORT
DC TRANSPORT
A more out there way to see the National Mall
I am back in DC for the autumn. Every day I pack my camera, a jug of water, some fruit, a couple of good books and my journal into my daypack and head out either on foot or on my bicycle to explore. DC is NEVER boring. Here's nineteen slices of what's been happening on or near the National Mall in Washington DC. this September. [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 29th 2006 | 110 Views | [diary=91897]

FALUN DAFA
PRIDE
THE PASS

The Mall Map
The Mall Map
You won't get lost on either side of the Mall if you use these map guides.
Let's turn around, face to the East and walk up the other side of the National Mall. [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 5th 2006 | 110 Views | [diary=57157]

The Turnaround
The Freer
Barbarian At The Gate

The National Mall Guide Map
The National Mall Guide Map
The National Mall: Hard to get lost with informative maps showing the way
The National Mall in Washington DC divides into two parts. The East Mall runs a mile down a tree-lined esplanade bordered by flowery gardens from Capitol Hill to 15th Street. The East Mall is where the museums are, plus other more subtle pleasures of this large open space in the middle the nation’s capital. The West Mall starts where the East Mall stops at 15th Street and flows down to the Potomac River. The green-covered West Mall holds the best known of our national memorials. The walk I describe in words and photos in this Part I of Walking The National [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 5th 2006 | 184 Views | [diary=57129]

 The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
Six-Part Seating
The Thinker & Friend

An Irish rainbow
An Irish rainbow
A double rainbow appeared after the wedding promising happiness for Sean and Judith. Marilyn and I could not locate the pot of gold.
On the second Saturday of this October, good friends Sean and Judith got married in Our Lady of the Valley Church near the village of Beaufort in County Kerry, Ireland. I was standing up along with Sean’s dad Art (the best man) in this very special happening in the land of Leprechauns and pots of gold at the end of rainbows. My wife Marilyn and I flew Continental to Shannon Airport, where I rented a car. Beaufort, having limited bus services, necessitated the car rental. I truly detest driving in the States, so why take up the challenge of a completely [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 4th 2005 | 407 Views | [diary=23307]

Irish Breakfast at our farmhouse B&B
Our Lady of the Valley Church
My love and I

Gelato italiano--Incredibile!!
Gelato italiano--Incredibile!!
You don't know how good Italian ice cream is until you've tried it.
I spent this past month of July taking beginning level Italian language lessons at Dilit School in Roma. It was a worthwhile experience that provided me with basic skills in Italian. I can now order food and drink, purchase a train or bus ticket, find out how to get to Campo di Fiori or Piazza di Spagna, and best of all make new Italian friends--all in Italian. But the best part of being at Dilit was the camaraderie I shared with other international students at the school, who were also learning to: parlare italiano. [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 18th 2005 | 206 Views | [diary=16916]

Sitting in the Roman sun
Andiamo in treno
All'aria aperta

My classmates
My classmates
My classmates at Dilit from Hong Kong, Holland, Sweden, Australia, Russia and France. Now also my friends.
Buon giorno from Roma. My month of Italian language lessons has suddenly turned into two weeks…how fast the time goes when one is having fun. I live in rented apartment on la Via della Luce in Trastevere, one of the most picturesque old quarters of the city. My Italian language school is DILIT International House. Today is Thursday, July 14,and instead of rambling on about how my Italian lessons are going or how fantastic the Italian food is or how gorgeous!! the Italian women are or how gracious and nice all the Romans are or how this ancient city of incredible [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 14th 2005 | 324 Views | [diary=13687]

Lunch at the diner
Visit to the Pantheon
Class trip to the Colosseo

Omani lunch
Omani lunch
Said and Samira cook an Omani lunch
There were plenty of things cooking in Washington DC last week including yours truly. Our nation's capital is infamous for its summertime heat and humidity. I, along with the locals and out-of-town tourists, was overcooked, almost burned in the soaring outside temps. Food: That was a big part of what last week (June 23-27) in DC was all about. The 39TH annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival was taking place on the National Mall. Sheltered under giant canvas tents from DC’s sweltering late June heat , Food Culture USA gave center stage to famous chefs, everyday cooks, farmers, and food l [View Full Entry]

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Published: June 29th 2005 | 268 Views | [diary=12240]

Omani lunch
Los Camperos de Valles
Sones de Mexico



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