Julie talks about Jefferson and a little about Monticello, introduces her parents and we walk through the kitchen gardens. (1:50)

We continue on to Mulberry Row, where slaves lived and a number of the plantation's main functions occurred, like the joinery and blacksmith shops, and the smokehouse and dairy. We discover and solve the mystery of the wires going up the trees. We also visit the Levy grave site and talk about the Levy's role in preserving Monticello. (6:32)

After Mulberry Row we head up to the house, and the rooms under it, including the cidery, beer cellar, and the wine cellar. (16:56)

We play the Trouble in Mind, by the Virginia Blues duo Cephas and Williams. It came to us from the Podsafe Music Network. (21:25)

We are ushered into the house, and take the tour. We include some excerpts from the tour guide, including some interesting information about the clock in the entry to the house. (24:30)

We finish up talking about the tour of the house, then prepare to head back to our car. (30:13)

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music is from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Enhance the podcast by checking out our Monticello Photo Album.

Julie talks about the history of the house, and we start out at the visitor's center, checking out the exhibit in the entryway, buying tickets and checking out the gift shop. (2:03)

We cut to our tour - and our tour guide, John S. Blackman. We have a couple of short excerpts from our tour. Some of this is, unfortunately, quite quiet. (5:10)

After the tour, we reflect on it, and on the emancipation proclamation, which was probably originally written here at the cottage. We share what we have learned. (12:03)

We play the Battle Hymn of the Republic, by the Air Force Band. (19:59)

Julie talks about the recent history of the historic site and the restoration. We talk about the visitor's center, then enter it. Julie talks about the history of the Old Soldier's home. (25:19)

We head into the building, and we visit the interactive exhibit (which works!) called President Lincoln's Toughest Decisions. (27:02)

We finish up by checking out the last few exhibits in the visitor's center. (33:15)

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music is from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Enhance the podcast by checking out our Lincoln Cottage Photo Album.

We start out defining embassies and consulates, and then the details on where "Embassy Row" is and why it's called that. We talk about the history of the building that is the Indonesian Embassy. (2:30)

We check out the Gandhi statue in front of the Indian Embassy. We look at some buildings around the Indian Embassy, including the Phillips Collection, the Anderson House, and the Cosmos Club. (9:19)

We visit the statue of Tomas G. Masaryk, from Checkoslovakia, followed by a block just full of embassies, including Greece, Estonia, Georgia, Turkey, Sudan, Togo, the Bahamas, and Ireland. (18:03)

We pause, and Julie rests, in Sheridan Circle, then visit the Embassy of Korea, including some displays inside. (21:32)

We visit the Embassy of Madagascar, then play a musical number that we heard at there. (31:42)

We continue on past, commenting on the Embassy of Mexico, Embassy of Korea, and Embassy of Japan. (38:18)

We visit the National Islamic Center (but don't go inside). Then we check out Rock Creek Park. (41:36)

We visit a memorial to Lebanese-American poet Kahlil Gibran, then finish up at the British embassy. Be sure to listen to our directions - this was tricker than we expected. (44:35)

We end our podcast with an announcement that we will be limiting our podcasting to accomodate Julie's Plantar fasciatis.

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music is from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Enhance the podcast by checking out our Embassy Row Photo Album.

PLEASE NOTE: Julie is experiencing some minor health problems, which we will explain in our next podcast, which will reduce our frequency in the next several months. Tune in next week to find out all the details!

We had problems with our audio files this week, so a few weeks after our visit, we talk a little about our impressions of the Pope-Leighey House, and the Usonian houses of Frank Lloyd Wright. (1:06)

We listen to some of the tour we took, which we were able to retain. (7:42)

We play Constant Architect by DC area band Lejune,which comes to us via the Podsafe Music Network. (10:16)

We continue our tour inside the house. (14:41)

Weeks later, we share our impressions of the house. (21:10)

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music is from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Enhance the podcast by checking out our Pope-Leighey House Photo Album.

We start out talking about the plantation house, a little about it's history and it's association with George Washington. (1:18)

We visit the gardens. (303)

We play Southampton Railroad by Moongarden,which comes to us via the Podsafe Music Network. (6:32)

We are buy tickets and take the guided tour. We include some audio of the tour. (10:42)

Unfortunately, our audio files are corrupted this week, so we finish our tour with a retrospective about four weeks later. (26:59)

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music is from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Our Photo Album is finally here!

Please note, our show isn't quite as squeaky-clean as usual today. There is some language and some substance abuse references in our first song.

We taste wine (taking you along for one tasting), check out the crafts, listen to some music, and comment on the many food vendors there.

We play Opening Band and Miranda Lullabye by Paul and Storm, who are favorites of ours from Northern Virginia, and which today come to us via the Podsafe Music Network, although their music is also available via a Creative Commons license, just like our show. (16:13)

We are not going to give you the play-by-play on this one, since you won't be walking in our steps - this is more of a soundseeing tour. But some of the links we want to share with you are:

• Wineries that we mentioned, visited, or like:
  • Barboursville
  • Cardinal Point
  • Chateau Morrisette
  • Davis Valley
  • Keswick
  • Oasis, and their limo service.
  • Old House
  • Pearmund
  • Rockbridge
  • Veritas
• Virginia Wine Festival in September

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music is from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Enhance the podcast by checking out our Vintage Virginia Photo Album.

After crossing the "Zebra Crossing" into the museum, we grab a quick delicious snack at the Firehook Bakery located inside and spend some time appreciating the interior space. Both Julie and Mark are big fans of this local bakery chain. Julie talks a little about the history of the building, and for details we go back to a flashback of our Chinatown Podcast, which would be great paired with this one. (3:54)

We visit the Cityscapes Revealed exhibit, and explore the world of building materials. (8:27)

We play White Buildings by Marqui Adora, which comes to us via the Podsafe Music Network. (16:13)

We check out the children's area, The Building Zone. (19:07)

We play John Philip Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever March by the US Marine Band. (21:28)

We visit the Washington: Symbol and City exhibit and enjoy relating that to our own history in the Washington, DC area, as well as discovering more about the history of the various plans for the city and the variety of memorials and monumental buildings here. This exhibit finishes our visit. (24:40)

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music is from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

We have a short but worthwhile National Building Museum Photo Album.

We start off outside the museum, in the Semper Fidelis Memorial Park, checking out the overlook and the future site of the chapel. We talk about the Memorial Bricks. (2:05)

We enter the Museum and view the Leatherneck Gallery, under the soaring glass roof, and hung with many planes. (10:32)

We play the Semper Fidelis March by the US Marine Band, and written by famous Marine bandleader John Philip Sousa. (13:01)

We visit an exhibit on "Making Marines", which is about boot camp. Julie lets a drill sergeant yell at her. (15:56)

We play the Navy Hymn by the US Marine Band. (21:11)

We visit the exhibit about World War II and experience the landing at Iwo Jima in their immersion experience room. We take you along for a little of the experience. (22:02)

We continue on to visit the Korean and Vietnam War exhibits. (26:20)

We visit the art gallery and see art done by Marines and civilians that reflect the conflicts that Marines have seen. (29:42)

We play a slower version of the Navy Hymn by the US Marine Band. (33:06)

We finish up at an exhibit, near the Mess Hall, about the US Marine Band. (34:16)

We play American Pageant by the US Marine Band to close the show out. (35:42)

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music was from the Marine Hymn, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Follow in our steps visually with our Marine Museum Photo Album.

We start off talking about the history of the museum, before going inside. (2:22)

Entering the museum, we pay our $6 admission each and head into the Treasures of European Decorative Arts Exhibit, where the highlights (for us) are the ceramics, the tapestries, the Salon D'Ore, and the Islamic Carpets. (8:04)

We play Lauren by DC singer-songwriter Sharif , which comes to us courtesy of the PodsafeAudio.com. (14:30)

We continue on to an exhibit on modern California Art. (19:47)

We continue on to two sets of photographs, one in the Corcoran Corridor, and one of the Iraq and Afghani wars. (21:22)

We visit the Rotunda, and the installation "Loop", which we have included a number of photographs of in our photo album. (22:03)

We finish up our visit to the Corcoran with a visit to the European Landscape Exhibit. (24:36)

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music was from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Follow in our steps visually with our Corcoran Photo Album.

We start off wandering around Washington's historic Eastern Market. We even shop there! (2:15)

We talk about Capitol Hill Townhouses in general, of which you can see many photos in our photo album this week. In particular we look at the unusual townhomes in Philadephia Row. (5:08)

We play Welcome to DC by DC Hip-Hop Band Mambo Sauce , which comes to us courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. (7:53)

We find ourselves at Lincoln Park, which combines history with a great public park, including playground and dog walk. (12:08)

While we walk down East Capitol Street, we play Spring Fever by Monika Herzig , which comes to us courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. (17:08)

We pause at the corner of East Capitol and Third Streets - right on the cusp of the government buildings, near the Folger Theatre, and admire one of the smallest houses in this area. (20:57)

We walk past the Frederick Douglas Museum and Hall of Fame for Caring Americans. Note the web site was not working when we posted - we hope that is a temporary condition. (22:23)

We end up, on our way to our dinner at the nearby Cafe Berlin , at the Sewell-Belmont House and Museum. (23:31)

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music was from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Follow in our steps visually with our Capitol Hill Photo Album.

We start off with Julie talking about the history of the center, and it's function, then move on into a room with Memorabilia of John Paul II. (2:06)

We play Praise the Lord, Psalm 147 by Chuck Stevens , which comes to us courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. (9:15)

We follow a ramp downstairs past the images of various hands of catholics from around the world, starting with Pope John Paul II's. (12:45)

On the second level we check out Philip Ratner's sculptures from the Hebrew Scriptures, talk about the movie in the auditorium and the children's center before we enter the main exhibit space. (15:07)

We view a few minutes of an introductory video on John Paul II, and then visit the interactive galleries on science and faith, the saints, and world religions, including our own denomination the United Church of Christ. (15:07)

We play Kyrie Eleison by Helen White , which comes to us courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. (30:21)

We finish up visiting the Polish exhibit, which has some of John Paul's vestments and the like. (33:57)

Washington Travelcast will take a break for the next three weeks, while Julie and Mark go on vacation. Look for our next show on May 10, 2008!

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music was from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Check out the Cultural Center at our JP II Photo Album.

We say we're going to start in the crypt church, but because we have only 30 minutes before mass is said in the upper church, we do a quick visit to that upper church, in order to visit all the little chapels, and get good pictures. We talk about it afterwards, in the Mary, Queen of Ireland Chapel. (6:30)

We play Ave Maria by Jeanne Backofen Craig, from Virginia, which comes to us courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. (14:49)

We go downstairs and pause for a minute in the Memorial Hall, and then visit the Hall of American Saints. (18:36)

We continue into the Crypt Church, and visit the church, and many of the little side chapels of this more intimate, more medieval place. (20:42)

We play Queen of Apostles, by Nancy Krebs, from Maryland. This also comes to us courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. (25:26)

We finish up with a visit to the Garden behind the Shrine. (30:17)

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music was from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Check out the Shrine at our National Shrine Photo Album.

We start off at Berlin's Bahnhof Zoologisher Garten Station and board Bus 100 toward Alexanderplatz. We settle in our bus seat. these busses have long been famous with backpackers, but recently (in the last 2 years or so) the city has capitalized on these great busses. We talk about the major train stations in Berlin. (2:20)

We immediately pass the Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche, and onto the Kurfurstendamm, then into the Tiergarten. (3:56)

Once in the Tiergarten, we see the Siegessäule, the pass Schloß Bellevue, and the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, as we pass through the Federal Quarter, where many government buildings are. This portion of the tour culminates with passing near the Reichstag. Here's a link to the wrapped Reichstag. (5:16)

We continue on to drive briefly on Wilhelmstrasse, and past the Brandenburger Tor, before heading down Unter den Linden. We talk a bit about construction in Berlin. (11:46)

We pass Bebelplatz, and the area around across from Museumsinsel, then the Neptune Fountain, which we can't see very well. We see the Rotes Rathaus, the Marienkirche. We get off the bus (16:05)

We play part of Metro by Taktfrequenz, from Germany, which comes to us courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. (22:00)

We stop at Alexanderplatz, and talk about its history, and about the Fernsehturm, and the shopping at Alex. We get ready to get cross the street to Bus #200. (21:50)

We play a selection from Loveparade Berlin - Dance, by Bors23, from Germany. This also comes to us courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. (22:30)

Once on Bus #200 we head back along Unter den Linden, and make note of the Berliner Dom, the Altes Museum, Humboldt University, and the Neue Wache. (26:39)

As we continue on our way. http://www.komische-oper-berlin.de>Komische Oper. We continue a bit south on Wilhelmstrasse, and admire the East German Plattenboden architecture, as we continue to Potsdamer Platz. (31:54)

We continue on past Potsdammer Platz - and the Dunkin Donuts near it. We pass the central cultural area of the former West Berlin, the Kulturforum, which includes the Gemäldegalerie, the Neue Nationalgalerie, and the Berlin Philharmonic's concert hall. We continue past the Gardens just south of the Tiergarten, and the diplomatic quarter. We talk about Berlin's Hosteling International Youth Hostel.(37:25)

We continue on back to the heart of former West Berlin, back on the Kurfürstendamm, the Europa-center, past the Berlin Zoo, and back to Bahnhof Zoo. (41:34)

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music was from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Check out the sites at our Berlin Photo Album.

We begin by passing behind the Capitol Building on First Street SE, talking about the Capitol and then turning our attention to the Library of Congress, followed by a walk past the Supreme Court Building. (3:39)

We move on around the Capitol, talk about the Capitol Grounds and especially the Peace Memorial. (11:53)

We reprise O Canada by Alberta women's acapella group Asani , which we played on our podcast on The 2006 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. This version of the Canadian National Anthem is sung in French, English and Cree. (16:00)

We pass and talk about the Canadian Embassy, and the new Newseum which will open on April 11. Julie reads the first amendment off the building, and talks about the buildings that we passed on the way to the Newseum. (18:04)

We play Eternal Father, Strong to Save, the Navy Hymn, sung by the Sea Chanters of the Navy Band. (22:30)

We visit the Navy Memorial, and talk about the National Archives (23:27)

We continue to the Post Office Pavilion, where we also talk about the FBI Building, Freedom Plaza and the area. (27:04)

We play Hail to the Chief, performed by the Marine Band. (32:22)

We visit the White House, and talk about all of the important buildings beside it and around Lafayette Square. (33:00)

We head through the Ellipse to the Washington Monument, and look in all four directions. We talk about the Monuments heading west down the Mall, and the Museums headed East Down the Mall (North Side, South Side), as well as the various buildings and attractions to the north and south of the Memorial. There is a lot of wind here. (36:36)

We play Moon-Shy City, by the DC band Lejune. This comes to us courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. ()

We finish up at the Tidal Basin where we started Washington Travelcast, talking about the Jefferson Memorial and the FDR Memorial.

We spend a few minutes thanking those who have helped make the first 100 shows possible, especially The Word Nerds, whose "node nerd", Dave, helped us get started.

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music was from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

We have a short Photo Album today.

We play Just Another by Northern Virginia singer Sharif, which also comes to us via the PodsafeAudio.com. (19:10)

We go on to talk about some other events that happen during the festival, but are not officially part of the festival. (23:44)

• The Blessing of the Fleets at the Navy Memorial
• The Smithsonian Kite Festival

We talk about events associated with the planned pastoral visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Washington. (24:50)

We talk about the other "classic" spring events in Washington. (29:20)

• The White House Garden Tours
• The Smithsonian Craft Show
• Shakespeare's Birthday at the Folger Theatre
• Filmfest DC
• Smithsonian Folklife Festival

We talk about Gardens in DC (32:06)

Mount Vernon Garden Party
• The Smithsonian Kite Festival
• Hillwood Museum and Gardents
• Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage
• Historic Virginia Garden Week
• Franciscan Monastery Garden Tours
• Flower Mart at the Washington National Cathedral
• Tacoma House and Garden Tour
• Georgetown House Tour
• Georgetown Garden Tour
• The National Arboretum, which has a number of free and paid events
• Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
• Dumbarton Oaks
• Smithsonian Gardens
• Mount Vernon

• Gunston Hall has a kite festival
• Maryland Day - the Maryland State Holiday
• Maryland Day - The University of Maryland
• African American Family Celebration at the National Zoo
• The Preakness
• Virginia Wine Festivals
• Vintage Virginia
• Fiesta Asia
• Delaplane Strawberry Festival
• Capital Pride Festival
• DC Caribbean Carnival

• Wolf Trap
• Nissan Pavilion Schedule
• Merriweather Post Pavilion at the Navy Memorial
• Service Bands:
  • The Army Band
  • The Navy Band
  • The Air Force Band
  • The Marine Band
• The Shakespeare Theatre Free For All

• Nationals Baseball at their new stadium
• Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey
• Pet Fiesta at Reston Town Center

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music was from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

We have no photo album today.

We start off in the Palm Court on the street level, talk about Smithsonian Security and the history of the Renwick Gallery. (2:58)

We play Copernicus Museum by Rob Astor, which comes to us via the the Podsafe Music Network (9:17)

We head up to the second floor and enjoy the beauty of the Grand Gallery. (12:00)

We head counter-clockwise around the gallery, despite anything Julie says, and visit galleries including "Game Fish" and "Banketje". (15:17)

We pause in the Octagon Room (10:13)

We play Your Papers Please by Captain Pop, which also comes to us via the the Podsafe Music Network. (24:53)

We visit Galleries of craft including "Bureau of Bureaucracy, before heading out after our brief visit. (28:11)

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music was from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

We have no photo album today, as we know that publishing photos from the American Art Museum is not permitted, from our previous experience with them. You will just have to check out their site, and look up pictures there.

We start off talking about the new habitat, and discuss ticket prices and options. (1:48)

Once we enter the museum, we find our way to the new Butterflies and Plants exhibit on the second floor. We travel through the exhibit. (3:13)

We play Butterfly by Kathy Pfaffl. It comes to us courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. (11:20)

When our time comes, we wait in line for our time, and then take you through the butterfly habitat. (8:18)

We play Insectgirl by Adrienne Pierce. It also comes to us courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network.

Outside of the habitat, we visit the O. Orkin Insect Zoo, which has recently been entirely renovated. We enjoy all the icky squiggly bugs they have to offer. (12:24)

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music was from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Our Photo Album has some pics of these beautiful flyers, as well as theire ickier cousins!

Julie begins with some biographical information about Mary McLeod Bethune (1:52)

We take a tour of the house, given by our park service ranger. (3:18)

We play Sunday State of Mind by Lou Lou. It comes to us via the The Podsafe Music Network (6:33)

We continue to tour the upstairs of the building, going back and reading more of the interpretive signs than we could earlier. (8:42)

We play Don't you tell me by Saffire, the Uppity Blues Women. It comes to us via the The Podsafe Music Network (13:46)

We watch the half hour movie on Mary McLeod Bethune and the National Council of Negro Women, then finish up this relatively short podcast.

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music was from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

We start off traveling to the house and admiring it from the outside, as well as giving some background on Douglass. (2:16)

We visit the Visitor's Center of this National Park Service National Historical Site, and watch the movie. Then we head up to the house for the tour. (3:23)

We play The story of the Battle Hymn of the Republic by The US Air Force Band. We break this story and song into two pieces. (8:18)

We share a few minutes of our tour, and our wonderful tour guide, Jessica Brown, then play the rest of the story of the Battle Hymn of the Republic. (12:24)

We finish up by talking about the tour, and heading back. (30:35)

Mardi Gras was this week, so we add a little langniappe. Be sure to listen after the credits!

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music was from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Our Photo Album has some great pics of the house!

We start out by visiting Howard University, especially the Chapel, where Dr. King once spoke from the pulpit. We then walk through Shaw to the corner of 14th and & U Street, where rioting began in Washington when King was assassinated in 1968. (2:09)

We head back to the train, where we head to Union Station to visit the bust of A. Phillip Randolph, who introduced King when he spoke at the March on Washington. (9:50)

We play Power by Carmen Jiminez. This comes to us via the The Podsafe Music Network. (13:19)

We hop back on metro and get off at Gallery Place, where we visit the Martin Luther King Memorial Library. (19:35)

We head on to Freedom Plaza, then walk to the Willard Hotel, and the White House. Note that we think the time capsule is really scheduled to be opened in 2088, not 2008. (19:10)

We play a portion of King's I Have a Dream speech. You can listen to the whole speech at AmericanRhetoric.com. (24:30)

From the White House we take a long walk down the mall to the Lincoln Memorial. (27:36)

We play another portion of King's I Have a Dream speech. (30:57)

. As dusk turns to night we stop at the site of the Future Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, situated along the Tidal Basin, and finish up with the end of King's famous 1963 speech. (35:00)

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music was from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Our Photo Album was shortened due to the descent of dusk.

We enter the gallery and go through security, get a map from the information desk, and enjoy the flower arrangement in the foyer. (2:54)

We head into a special exhibition, Patterned Feathers, Piercing Eyes on Edo Masters from the price collection. We can't take any pictures here, but we talk about the exhibit. (3:53)

We visit the exhibit on the Arts of China. (8:29)

We play The Night Tales of a Fairy by Fumitaka Anzai. This comes to us via the The Podsafe Music Network. (17:17)

We continue on to an exhibit on ceramics from Southeast Asia. (19:10)

We stop by the gift shop, the restrooms, and learn a little about Arthur M. Sackler. (21:00)

. We visit the exhibit called Wine Worship and Sacrifice, the golden graves of ancient Vani, treasures from Georgia. (23:35)

We play a portion of Silk Route by satya. This also comes to us via the The Podsafe Music Network. (23:01)

. We visit finish up at an the exhibit called on sacred art of the Indian subcontient. (29:27)

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music was from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Our Photo Album shares lots of the art that we were able to photograph.

We start off at the Information Center, where we enjoyed a film, a visit to the museum, and a great Ranger Talk. We share with you a bit of the talk with our ranger, John Hoptak. (2:27)

We play part of Stephen Foster Melodies by The Marine band, recorded in 1934. (16:06)

We begin the driving tour of the battlefield, starting with sights associated with the first battle, in the early morning. (18:38)

We play The Southern Ideal March by The Marine band, recorded in 1890. Both songs are part of their bicentennial collection. (30:52)

. We complete our tour of the battlefield, and visit the cemetery at Antietam. (32:58)

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music was from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Our Photo Album takes you along the driving tour with us.

We start off at the Information area of the Smithsonian Castle, enjoying a quick breakfast, and checking out the information and the exhibits in that building.(0:57)

We play Yankee Doodle by U.S. Army Chorus. (13:29)

We continue on to the Air and Space museum and make our way to the Flight and Arts Gallery, where the exhibit is located. (15:01)

We play Two Bass Error by The Airmen of Note, the Jazz Ensemble of the Air Force Band. (29:28)

. We finish up our visit through the American Treasures Exhibit. (37:04)

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music was from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Our Photo Album gives a taste of what the Castle and the exhibit have to offer.

We start off after standing in line at the elevator, by picking an alias, which we memorize, then visit a large exhibit on the tools and techniques of the spy.(3:15)

We follow the exhibits into some exhibits related to the history of spying which start in ancient history. (7:40)

We play The Spy Song by Swayze. It comes to us via the Podsafe Music Network. (11:18)

We continue on with the history of spying, the highlight of which is the section on World War II spying, and the Cold War. (15:34)

We play Sputnik Spy from Outer Space by The Modest Lads. It also comes to us via the Podsafe Music Network. (25:27)

We finish up our visit exploring what spying might look like in the future. (31:24)

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia. Our walking Music today was short snippets of theme music from spy TV shows and Movies from the 60's and 70's. The references below include where the music is commercially available, so you can purchase it!

• James Bond Theme - Dr. No performed by the Film Score Orchestra, on the album Movie Greats by the Film Score Orchestra, Â 2006 by Going for a Song. This is available from iTunes, and Amazon.com.
• Theme from "The Avengers" performed by Laurie Johnson, on the album ...With a Vengance  1998 by Sequel.
• Get Smart by Bob Crane & His Drums And Orchestra, on the album Television Themes 16 Most Requested Songs by Various Artists, Â 1998 by Sony Music Entertainment.
• Theme from Hogan's Heroes by Bob Crane, on the album Television Themes 16 Most Requested Songs by Various Artists, Â 1998 by Sony Music Entertainment.
• Theme from "I Spy" by Hugo Montenegro and His Orchestra, on the album All-Time Greatest Movie Themes & Schemes  1999 by BMI.
• Mission: Impossible (Theme) by the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra, on the album Hollywood Symphony Orchestra Selected Hits Vol. 7 Â 2006 Charly Records.
• The Pink Panther Theme by Henry Mancini from the album The Pink Panther (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) Â 2001 by BMI.

Our Photo Album is very small this week, because we were not permitted to take pictures inside the museum.

We start off checking out sea horses, right behind the admission desk.(3:11)

We continue to visit a representation of a shallow patch reef, which we remember from snorkelling trips. Then we head into the main part of the aquarium. There is a lot here about the National Marine Sanctuary program, and we explore a little of the information on that. (3:52)

Our next stop is in front of the shark tank, after which we continue to visit some of the Pacific fish (and I have no fish book on them). (11:13)

We play Ocean by Zack Ashton. It also comes to us via the Podsafe Music Network. (15:54)

We return to the shark tank for a talk on sharks and to watch the feeding. (19:55)

After the Shark talk, and feeding the sharks we continue into the freshwater gallery, and visit those fish, including the fancy pirahna. (26:07)

We finish up our visit at the exhibit on endangered species. (31:24)

Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, we interspersed bits of the National Park Service's Radio recording, and recording from the shuttle bus between the visitor's center and the lower town between our stops, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Our Photo Album highlights some of these beautiful creatures.

We begin our visit at Union Station's Norwegian Holiday, sponsored by the Embassy of Norway. (1:05)

We play Christmas Time of Year by the Tequila Mockingbirds. It comes to us via the Podsafe Music Network. (4:50)

We walk to the Capitol Grounds, to visit the Capitol Christmas Tree, then stop by the US Botanical Garden and check out their holiday train. (9:21)

We visit the National Museum of the American Indian and the National Gallery of Art, and talk about the displays and events associated with the holidays at these two museums. (14:07)

In between Museums, we play Sweet Little Jesus Boy by Nancy Krebs. It also comes to us via the Podsafe Music Network. (15:57)

We continue on to the Sculpture Garden and the ice rink. (21:04)

We play The Twelfth Night of Christmas, by Andrew Hamm, along with Karen Hamm and theRichmond Shakespeare Company. (22:34)

We visit the National Menorah, the Pageant of Peace, including a performance by the Country Steppers of Northern Virgina, then finish with a walk up to the Willard Hotel. (26:10)

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Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, we interspersed bits of the National Park Service's Radio recording, and recording from the shuttle bus between the visitor's center and the lower town between our stops, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Our Photo Album shows Washington all dressed up for the holidays!

We'll be back the weekend of December 21st and 22nd, with a great holiday walk down the Mall, a great activity for the next couple of days.

We didn't do a lot of stuff for this podcast, just walked through the market, taking you with us.

We play Deck the Halls by Jim Goodrich, and The Huron Carol by Tracey Helen. Both songs come to us via the Podsafe Music Network.

The performer that you heard in the background as we visited the market was Jason Byrd, a DC area Singer/Songwriter.

Our Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans and our walking music today was from Find Me by H. Logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

We have some Photos of the Holiday Market. ]]> podcasts Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:22:00 GMT http://washingtontravelcast.com/index.php?post_id=286068# feedback@washingtontravelcast.net 00:26:49 Julie and Mark Clean http://washingtontravelcast.com/index.php?post_id=283513# We start out with the major events - the big ones that really define the season here in Washington. (2:09)
Web links for this section:

• Washington Walks - A Nation's Capital Christmas
• Alexandria and Washington Channel Parade of Lights Holiday Boat Parade
• Harper's Ferry Old Type Christmas
• Candlelight Tours of Mount Vernon
• Old Town Alexandria Candlelight Tours
• Annual Messiah Singalong at the Kennedy Center
• DAR Constitution Hall Holiday events and tours
• National Christmas Tree and Pageant of Peace
• Norwegian Christmas at Union Station
• Entertainment at the Post Office Pavilion
• Virtual tour of White House Christmas Decorations

• National Menorah Lighting
• Hanukkah Gallery Show and Sale and Hanukkah Festival at Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington. in Rockville, Maryland.

We play Festival of Lights by Alicia Bay Laurel, which comes to us via the Podsafe Music Network. (15:15)

Next, we talk about Christmas Light Displays. (18:37)
Web links for this section:

• Festival of Lights Mormon Temple, Kensington, MD
• Seneca Creek State Park (and Sandy Point State Park) in Maryland.
• Zoo Lights at the National Zoo in Washington, DC.
• Lights in Watkins Regional Park in Upper Marlboro, Maryland
• Brookside Gardens Garden of Light
• Symphony of Lights, Columbia, MD
• Bull Run Festival of Lights, Bull Run Regional Park, Centerville, VA

We move on to discuss performances in Washington. Which, of course, you cannot do without talking about the Kennedy Center (24:14)
Web links for this section:

• The Kennedy Center
• And the KC's Millennium Stage free concerts daily.
• Gay Men's Chorus of Washington
• Washington Ballet Theatre, Nutcracker at the Warner Theatre
• U.S. Air Force Band Concert Schedule
• U.S. Army Band
• U.S. Navy Band
• DAR Constitution Hall Holiday Concerts - Anita Baker and Andy Williams
• The Washington Revels' Christmas Revels
• Cathedral Choral Society

We play Santa Clause is on the No Fly List by Lee Harris, which comes to us via the Podsafe Music Network. (31:41)

• Ford's Theatre, A Christmas Carol
• Washington Walks - A Nation's Capital Christmas
• The Washington Ballet's Nutcracker
• Second Shepherd's Play at the Folger Theatre

We play Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light by J. S. Bach, performed by the Little River United Church of Christ Sanctuary Choir, which was used by permission. (38:31)

We then turn to the religous observances in Washington. (40:01)

• National Cathedral (Episcopal)
• National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Roman Catholic)
• Franciscan Monastery Commissariat of the Holy Land

• Kwanzaa Celebration at Dance Place
• Kwanzaa Events at the Anacostia Museum
• The Spirit of Kwanzaa at the Kennedy Center

The Smithsonian Institution always has a great lineup for the Holidays - and 2007 is no exception! (47:36)
Web links for this section:

• National Postal Museum
• The Anacostia Museum
• The Discovery Theatre
• National Museum of the American Indian
• The 21st Century Consort performs A Child's Christmas in Wales, as part of the Resident Associate Program.
• The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestrra performs Duke Ellington's and Billy Strayhorn's Nutcracker Sweet

We enjoy Auld Lang Syne performed by Caledonix and brought to us via the The Podsafe Music Network. (51:09)

We finish up with a look at the opportunities in Washington to party in the New Year! (56:51)
Web links for this section:

• Kennedy Center Offerings on December 31
• Odyssey Cruises
• Dandy Dinner Cruises
• Spirit of Washington
• First Night Alexandria
• First Night Leesburg, VA
• Mad Masquerade New Year's Ball
• Glen Echo Park's New Year's Swing Dance
• Washington Area Parrotheads' New Year's Eve

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Our Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans and our walking music today was from Carol of the Bells by The Pittsburgh Symphony Brass. Logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

We begin our visit at the visitor's center, where we part, visit the small museum, and take the shuttle bus into the town. (6:14)

Once in town we visit the Restoration Museum, Frankel's clothing store, and the industry museum. We travel to the riverside, beyond the railroad trestle, where we visit the ruins of Hamilton Street. (13:43)

We move to the back yard of Mrs. Stipes boarding house, the building that houses the Video program, and Julie talks about the history of the founding of the town and about Robert Harper. (17:09)

We play Chuga Choo-choo by West Virginia country artist Skyla Spencer. It comes to us via the Podsafe Music Network. (20:12)

We visit Arsenal Square, the Firehouse, or John Brown's castle, then wander over to check out the original site of the arsenal and the Firehouse. Julie talks a little about John Brown. (24:30)

We visit a number of museums at Harper's Ferry: The John Brown Museum, the Wetlands Exhibit, and the Storer College/Niagara Movement museum. We also visit the watch repairman and the Confectionary. (30:12)

We head up the stone stairs to visit the Harper House, St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church and the ruins of St. John's Episcopal. (43:38)

We finish up at Harper's Ferry's beginning - at Jefferson Rock (47:59)

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Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, we interspersed bits of the National Park Service's Radio recording, and recording from the shuttle bus between the visitor's center and the lower town between our stops, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Our Photo Album for Harpers Ferry has some great Fall Pictures of the historic town!

We begin our visit trying to get into the visitor's center. Since we're carrying backpacks, we're unable to, so we don't visit the museum, interpretive film or gift shop. No worries, though, we have plenty to talk about without it! Julie then proceeds to get a little long-winded about the history of the battle of Gettysburg. (4:12)

We begin the driving tour, starting at stop #1, McPherson Ridge. (13:43)

We play the Hunter's Chorus from The Rose of Erin from a Library of Congress Concert of Civil War Era vocal, piano and band music. The piece was written by Sir Julius Benedict, and the arranger is unknown. (15:17)

We continue on to the Eternal Flame monument, stop #2, and stop #3, the end of the first day, where there is also an observation tower. (23:11)

We begin exploring the second day, July 2, 1863, visiting stop #4. Julie talks a little bit about the history of the second day of the battle. (29:50)

We play Upon a Summer's Day from a Library of Congress Concert of Civil War Era vocal, piano and band music. The song was written by Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, and is sung in Swedish, and was one of Jenny Lind's Swedish songs. (36:03)

Stop #5, dedicated to Pickett's charge, contains the Virginia Memorial, and moves into the third day. At Stop #6 we are back to the second day, and Barksdale's Charge, and we continue to Stop #7, about General Longstreet. (38:17)

Julie spends some time talking about the various things to do at Gettysburg, while Mark drives to stop #8, Little Round Top, which has a lot of signs, monuments, and a great view. (44:45)

We continue on to the Wheatfield (stop #9), the location of the single most bloody battle of the Civil War, and then on to the Peach Orchard (Stop#10). Then finally at stop #11 we end our exploration of the second day. (48:20)

On our way to the Pennsylvania Memorial (stop #12) Julie talks a little about the strategy and battle of the third day of the battle. Once at the Memorial, we are pretty awed by the structure - the largest one at Gettysburg. (54:04)

We continue on to stop #15 (we take the two-hour tour), the High Water Mark which is where the Union troops are finally successful. (59:56)

We finish up at the Soldiers' National Cemetery, and the Lincoln speech memorial. Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address at the dedication of this cemetery, on November 19, 1863 (exactly 144 years before the posting date of this podcast) (1:02:10)

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Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Our Photo Album for Gettysburg follows the tour we took!

We begin our visit outside, watching an acrobat perform from a hanging hoop in the street. We read the 2007-2008 schedule of plays - which we'll see (:55)

The first performance, from Macbeth comes to us from Speak the Speech, Universal Shakespeare Broadcasting. All the performances are provided under their Creative Commons License. (6:45)

We enter the Hall and take the self-guided tour of the facility. After the main lobby, we visit the basement level, which is made up of the education center, meeting rooms, dressing rooms, costume shop and other backstage facilities. (9:55)

The second performance, also by Speak the Speech is the All the World's a Stage speech from As You Like It. (19:03)

We head into the Theatre itself, and check out our seats. We head up to the balcony, pausing by the theatre bar and looking out the huge open glass windows there. (20:48)

The third performance from Speak the Speech is the opening speech from Richard III. (23:40)

Finally, we discover another bar on the balcony level, and we visit the balcony, noting some of the work that is still ongoing. (26:04)

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Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Our Photo Album for Sidney Harman Hall follows the tour we took!

We begin our visit in the Garden and we view some of the statuary, which relates to Shakespeare plays. We get to hear some of the Shakespeare scenes and monologues associated with the statuary, performed somewhat better than we can manage. (3:06)

The performance of the Epilogue from the Tempest comes to us from Speak the Speech, Universal Shakespeare Broadcasting, in compliance with their Creative Commons License (6:12)

The readings of the "To be or not to be" speech from Hamlet (10:35), and the "Now the hungry lion roars" speech from A Midsummer Night's Dream (13:00) came to us from Libri Vox, and are in the public domain.

We finish up in the garden and continue into the Folger Library. We take a docent led tour, then sit in the great hall afterwards and talk about the tour, the architecture, and the history of the founding of the Folger Library. (14:17)

We visit the theatre and the box office. We see the marble Puck statue. Julie talks about the Old Reading Room, and the Seven Ages of Man Window. (27:00)

We go outside, enjoy the ground level bas-reliefs, and finish up at the aluminum Puck Fountain. (31:01)

We finish up with Puck's Song by Virginia singer-songwriter and Word Nerd Dave Shepherd. This comes to us courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. (34:43)

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Our Photo Album for the Folger will let you see some of the statuary and architecture we talk about!

We happened to do this podcast (and several others) on the day of a major anti war rally on the mall. We bring you some of the sounds (and sights, if you look at the photo album) of this experience! (0:54)

Once past the anti-war rally, we make our way to the Post Office Pavilion, and admire the statue of Franklin in front of the Pavilion. (8:03)

Returning to the building, we head for the tower, going via a number of exhibits and information about the building. (16:21)

We play Right Again by Maryland singer Cheri Arnett. This comes to us courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. (20:35)

Once inside the observatin deck, we enjoy the view, despite the obstruction by steel wires (you can see the issue on our pictures). We visit the information on the Congress Bells, and see the bells themselves. (24:40)

Back on the ground, we finish up by enjoying an ice cream cone in the food court. (34:51)

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Our Photo Album for the Post Office Pavilion has some unique views of DC!

We expect to get our next episode up on Sunday evening - once back in North America.  This is what we get for staying in cheap hotels with no internet.  It's produced, so we should be able to do it fast!

We start off with our usual directions, followed by a flashback to Julie picking up the tickets in the morning. She shares her 7:30 AM ticket pickup experience. (2:18)

We play If You've Got the Money, I've Got the time by Merle Haggard. This comes to us courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. (16:07)

Returning to the evening, we wait in line to get in for our tour. We talk about taking the tour and logistics. (13:45)

Inside we are firmly admonished not to videotape or photograph inside. Julie is a bit too scared to tape any of the tour, however, the microphone was accidentally on for a short period of time, so we share those few minutes with you. (13:45)

Once in the gift shop we reflect on the tour, and talk a little bit about how you might fit this short (45 minute) tour into your visit to Washington. (17:03)

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Our Photo Album for the Bureau is rather small, since we could not take pictures inside.

We start off buying our ticket at the Washington Harbor, and talking about the Harbor and the view of the river from that point. (3:10)

We board the Matthew Hayes. While we wait on the boat, we talk a little about the river. We hear the safety and informational announcements. Once under weigh, we begin to move down the river, past the Kennedy Center and the Watergate. (7:02)

We go under several bridges. As we approach the Memorial Bridge, we also begin to see the memorials on the mall, including the Lincoln Memorial, as well as the Washington Monument and East Potomac Park, where we catch a glimpse of Iwo Jima, and Arlington Cemetary on the Virginia side. (13:30)

We play This Day was Made for Sailing by A Sunken Ship Irony. This comes to us courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. (16:07)

We continue on south, under the 14th Street Bridge, and past National Airport. We get to see the Awakening at the south end of East Potomac Park. (20:04)

After wondering what the residential are is off the port side, we discover that it is the US Naval Research Laboratory, and head on south. (27:01)

We finally arrive in Old Town Alexandria, at the Torpedo Factory, and wrap up while listening to drummers. (29:49)

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Our Photo Album for the day displays what wonderful photos can be taken on a nice day from the water. ]]> podcasts Sun, 7 Oct 2007 02:40:00 GMT http://washingtontravelcast.com/index.php?post_id=263783# feedback@washingtontravelcast.net 00:37:27 Julie and Mark Clean http://washingtontravelcast.com/index.php?post_id=261115# City Segway's Moonlight Tour of Washington. We recommend you use the Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro stop to get to City Segway, which is across the street from the National Portrait Gallery.

After signing disclaimers and paying, we meet our tour guide, Matt, who spends a half hour or so teaching us all how to ride Segways. Then we set off for a long ride down H Street and New York Avenue, with little to see, but lots of broad sidewalks to practice our newly developed Segway skills. We share only a little of Matt's beginning talk. (2:40)

We let Matt talk about the buildings near the White House, including the Treasury and Blair House. (9:37)

We pass the White House and head south of 17th street, into the night. We head around the Elipse, and begin to hear thunder. We protect the machines with disposable plastic ponchos, and a rainstorm begins. (12:10)

We begin heading down Constitution Avenue and past the Smithsonian.
(14:40)

We play Code Monkey by Jonathan Coulton. This is used by permission, and under the terms of Jonathan's Creative Commons License.

Soon after we pass the National Museum of Natural History we begin to get rain. After a few stops and starts, after we visit the National Archives, the sky opens up. We take shelter at the National Gallery of Art's East Building which has a large sheltered porch. (21:18)

Once the lightning moves a little bit away from where we are, we leave the National Gallery of Art, and head on toward the Capitol in the rain. we ride the Segways around the Capitol. (27:50)

After leaving the Capitol grounds, we head on up Pennsylvania Avenue, past the Navy Memorial and Ford's Theatre before returning to the Segway shop to end our tour. (35:43)

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Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

We have a limited but interesting Photo Album of the first half of the tour, before the rain started.

We start out with some logistics, how to get tickets at Union Station, and what the Tourmobile is all about. (2:00)

We take the Tourmobile route from Union Station to Arlington Cemetery. (5:37)

We play Security Girl by DC Recording artist Joe Shade. His music comes to us courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. (15.53)

We switch busses and take the tour of Arlington Cemetery, which has three sites, the Kennedy Gravesite, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the Custis Lee Mansion. (19:10)

We return to the regular bus, return to DC and complete the circuit, ending up at Union Station. (26:11)

Our Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans.

Incidental music during the walk is from find me by H.

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Our Tourmobile Photo Album gives you a better idea of what the tour is like!]]> podcasts Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:00:00 GMT http://washingtontravelcast.com/index.php?post_id=256529# 00:39:03 Tourmobile Julie and Mark Clean http://washingtontravelcast.com/index.php?post_id=253880# DC Ducks Tour of Washington. We recommend you use the Union Station metro stop to get to the start of the DC Ducks tour which is at Union Station.

After talking about the logistics of the tour, we head out in front of Union Station, ready to start the tour. Our tour guide, Cap'n Hap, starts us out along Louisiana Avenue, visiting some of the locations that we visited on our earlier, Capitol Hill, Tour. (4:19)

We head on to the Federal Triangle area, and follow it from the Archives to Freedom Plaza. (8:21)

We talk about the route through Washington, head into Virginia, past National Airport. At Gravelley Point we go in the water. (12:10)

We play Six Little Ducks, performed by the Rockosaurus Rex. This came to us courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. (14:14)

We enter the Potomac at Graveley point, watch the planes take off from National Airport, appreciated the view in the river, and get Quackers. This is a very silly portion of our podcast (16:56)

We exit the Potomac at Graveley Point, also, and we head back into the District of Columbia. (27:33)

We head back to the mall, past the Smithsonian, and stop in front of the Capitol Building, before we return to Union Station, at the end of our tour. (30:06)

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Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

We have an extensive Photo Album of our DC Ducks tour.

We start at Mary's Rock Tunnel, just a bit south of the Thornton Gap entrace to the park. We talk about the building of Mary's Rock Tunnel, and the history of the founding and construction of Shenandoah National Park. (3:55)

We play Two Roads, performed by the Woodshedders, which comes to us via the Podsafe Music Network. (10:58)

We visit Stony Man Overlook and talk some more about the haze. (14:54)

We visit Skyland Lodge, and talk about the guest services here. (17:02)

We finish up at Big Meadows, and visit the new Byrd Visitor's Center. (26:11)

Our Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans.

Incidental music during the walk is from find me by H, and from the National Park Service's Radio Broadcast at Mile 0 of Skyline Drive.

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Our Shenandoah Part 2 Photo Album has some really great pictures today!

We start in Front Royal, at the North Entrance of the Park. We actually start our discussion at the Shenandoah valley overlook. (2:45)

We let the Shenandoah National Park Radio Broadcast let you know the logistics and fees. (4:11)

At Dickey Ridge Visitor Center, Ranger Denise talks about Black Bears at Shenandoah National Park - we include a couple of bits of her talk. (4:44)

We further explore the Dickey Ridge Visitor's Center, including talking with Ranger Laura about accommodations in the park. (6:50)

We hike the Fox Hollow Trail, seeing and hearing wildlife from butterflies to deer, and exploring the history of the hollow and the Fox family. (12:17)

We play Shenandoah, performed by the Singing Sergeants, the premiere choral group of the U.S. Air Force. (26:05)

After finishing up our Fox Hollow Trail, we visit the Hog Wallow Flats Overlook, where we talk about the geology of the Blue Ridge. (32:34)

We stop at the Hogback Ridge Overlook, which is one of the highest points in the park, looking out toward the Shenandoah River, and we talk about the issue of natural and man-made haze. (36:15)

We stop at Elk Wallow for lunch - and talk about visitors' services here. (39:31)

And we finish at Pass Mountain. We will continue this visit to Shenandoah National Mark next week, covering the area from Thornton Gap to the Byrd Visitor's Center and Big Mountain. (42:05)

Our Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans.

Incidental music during the walk is from find me by H, and from the National Park Service's Radio Broadcast at Mile 0 of Skyline Drive.

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Our Shenandoah Part 1 Photo Album has some really great pictures today!

We start off with Julie talking a little about the architecture of the museum building. We enter, go through security and then explore the floor that housed the historic DC City Post Office - back when this building housed the main Post Office for Washington. We talk about the history of the Post Office. (1:35)

We walk down the stairs to the exhibit areas of the museum, starting in the Franklin Foyer, then visit the exhibit in the atrium, called "Moving the Mail."(5:08)

We go through a number of the permanent exhibits, tracing the history of the mail, the postal inspection service and the art of the mail box. (11:15)

We play Mail Order Bride, performed by the Monkeyshine. This came to us courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network. (25:50)

We visit a number of interactive, high-tech exhibits, including ones on Mail Order, and direct mail. (29:29)

After watching the introductory video, we cross back into the atrium and visit the National Stamp Collection. (34:04)

We brought our son, George with us, and we help him create a postcard for his Grandma. (39:28)

We finish up with a gallery of stamp art, and an exhibit on postal innovation, including military mail. (42:17)

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We have an extensive Photo Album of the National Postal Museum .

We start off at the US Navy Memorial. We recommend you get off at the Archives/Navy Memorial metro station to visit this Memorial. (1:11)

We play Anchors Aweigh, the Navy Song, performed by the U. S. Navy Band. (5:57)

We visit the Lone Sailor and highlight National Park Service Bicycle Tours while we are here. (6:33)

We play U.S. Air Force Song, performed by the U. S. Air Force Band and the Singing Sergeants. (19:11)

We travel to the U.S. Air Force Memorial. We recommend that you get off Metro at the Pentagon metro station to visit this Memorial. (20:04)

We play music performed on the Netherlands Carillon as we arrive at the carillon and the U.S. Marine Memorial, also known as Iwo Jima. We recommend that you get off Metro at the Rosslyn metro station to visit this Memorial. The music is performed by a volunteer carillon player whose name we don't know. (31:07)

We play Marine Hymn, performed by the U. S. Marine Band. (39:38)

We finally shake ourselves loose of the carillon music. and visit Iwo Jima, the U.S. Marine Memorial. (40:29)

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Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

We have an extensive Photo Album of the three memorials and the carillon.

We start off telling you how to get same day tickets and hours of the building. Julie talks about the history of the building of the Capitol, as we wait in line to get into the building. She doesn't finish before the tour starts. List of Prohibited Items (2:27)

While you are waiting in line you can listen to Constant Architect by DC Band Lejune This comes to us via the PodsafeMusicNetwork, and is from Lejune's new album . (9:09)

We talk a little about processing through security, an inevitable experience in Washington. (13:32)

We do the rest of the tour in flashback - recording our impressions afterward. We start with meeting Alice, our tour guide, and visit the Capitol Rotunda, and view many artworks, including The Apotheosis of Washington. Scenes on the fresco band around the dome. (15:19)

We play Cohan's Big Three by the US Air Force Band and the Singing Sergeants. (20:23)

We visit statuary hall, and learn about the 100 State Statues, and King Kamehameha, whose day was June 11. (24:06)

We head down to the Crypt, and also get to visit the Burundi Corridors (not usually on the tour - check out our photo album to see them) and the Supreme Court chamber. (27:34)

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Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

We have a great Photo Album including some photos of the Burundi Corridors on the Senate Side.

The day we visited, the city was very busy. While we were in line we met a number of young people associated with the National Anthem Project, who sang the Star Spangled Banner with Julie. She interviews Sarah, from Morrisville, Indiana, one of the young people, about the project. (2:29)

We finally get inside the Archives and Julie talks a little about the history of the Archives and it's architecture. (6:50)

We get in line again, and wait to visit the Charters of Freedom: The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. (12:47)

To fill some of the wait-in-line time, we play Minor Swing by the WhizBang Shufflers This comes to us via the PodsafeMusicNetwork. (14:15)

We visit the exhibit on the Charters of Freedom, and see John Hancock's John Hancock. (21:01)

We visit the Magna Carta. Note that the copy in Washington is not the original, but a 1297 copy. (29:16)

We head down to the Public Vaults, where we see a number of exhibits, including some interactive exhibits we think would delight a child. (29:50)

We finish outside the archives, reading the inscriptions on the building and discussing the architecture. (40:21)

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Check out our Archives Photo Album.

We have a map of the tour on Google Maps.

We start off talking about the how Vienna has striven to maintain a small town atmosphere, while existing in the very heart of Northern Virginia traffic. We don't recommend a car for this trip. Julie talks a bit about the history of Vienna, Virginia while we visit the Patrick Henry Library and the Walk of Fame. (2:45)

We visit Mark's (and our daughter Catherine's) elementary school, Vienna Elementary, and explain why it has a Walter. (9:45)

We continue by visiting the Bowman House, now an Arts and Crafts Center providing pottery classes. We interview B.J. Schmidt, who tells us about the center and about the ghosts of the Bowman House. (12:32)

We visit the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department, and the Vienna Community Center and athletic fields. Julie talks about the community events that occur through the year in the town of Vienna. (16:06)

We continue on to the Washington and Old Dominion Regional Park, known affectionately to us as "the bike trail". Julie talks about the history of the park and the Civil War history of Vienna. (23:30)

We play You Never Know by Virginia band GUM! 75% of the members of GUM! lived for some time in Vienna, Virginia. This music is used by permission. (28:17)

We visit the new Vienna Town Green, which was recently dedicated, then go and have lunch at the unique and exciting Vienna Inn. (32:01)

We double back to the W&OD Trail, where Julie continues her discussion of the history of the Town of Vienna. We follow the bike path past the Town Green to the Freeman Store and Museum. We also stop briefly by the Vienna Presbyterian Church. (36:23)

We visit the Vienna Centennial Park, and the Red Caboose, then walk down the trail to the Vienna railway station. (44:04)

After an unsuccessful effort to find the original Vienna Library, and some reminiscing about Church Street, we visit the Knights of Columbus Hall, formerly the location of the First Baptist Church of Vienna. We talk about the rich history of this church. (50:04)

We end up in the Windover Hills neighborhood, a national historic neighborhood made up of many lovely large Victorian houses. Julie finishes talking about the history of Vienna. We also give you directions back to the metro. (53:23)

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Check out our Vienna, Virginia Photo Album. ]]> podcasts Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:33:00 GMT http://washingtontravelcast.com/index.php?post_id=236923# feedback@washingtontravelcast.net 01:00:24 Julie and Mark Clean http://washingtontravelcast.com/index.php?post_id=235476# the Foggy Bottom metro station.

We have a map of the tour on Google Maps.

We visiting the C and O Canal, the nearby buildings, and then walking down to the Waterfront. (2:15)

We walk back under the Whitehurst Freeway, and visit the Old Georgetown Incinerator. (6:40)

We continue by visiting the Grace Episcopal Church. (10:34)

We visit the Georgetown Market building, currently inhabited by Dean and Deluca. (12:51)

We travel through the streets of Georgetown, and we visit Smith Row, Cox Row, and a home that was once the home of Senator John F. Kennedy. Somewhere in there we discuss the history of public transport in DC. (14:35)

We play Send Yourself to Work by DC band All City Affairs. It comes to us courtesy of the the Podsafe Music Network. (19:16)

We briefly visit Quality Hill, which is under reconstruction, then move on to Holy Trinity Parish. (23:19)

We visit the Volta Bureau, and talk about the Visitation School, then visit Pomander Walk. (26:51)

We continue to Georgetown University, and take a short break on the grassy quad, admiring the buildings on the campus. (31:12)

We finish up our walk at the "Exorcist" stairs near Georgetown University. (36:08)

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Check out the second part of our Georgetown Photo Album. ]]> podcasts Sat, 14 Jul 2007 20:44:00 GMT http://washingtontravelcast.com/index.php?post_id=235476# feedback@washingtontravelcast.net 00:40:30 Julie and Mark Clean http://washingtontravelcast.com/index.php?post_id=232834# Foggy Bottom Metro Station, but you can also take the Circulator Bus from Union Station or along K street.

We start in front of the Four Seasons Hotel, where Pennsylvania Avenue meets M Street.

We find the Chagall Mural, at 28th and N Street, then visit 2806, 2808 and 2812 N Street, Federal Townhomes from the early 19th Century, and then Julie tells us a bit about Georgetown history on the way to Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. (5:15)

We visit the Dumbarton House, which once was the very edge of Georgetown. It was reworked by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, and is currently the headquarters of the Colonial Dames of America. (16:15)

We visit the outside of the Oak Hill Cemetery, which contains a gothic chapel, but was closed when we visited. (19:00)

We play Girls Night OUt, performed by the Virginia Group Full Minute of Mercury. It comes to us via the Podsafe Music Network. (22:00)

We visit Cook's Row, Victorian Row Houses, both Second Empire and Italianate, and continue our Italianate theme with a visit to Tudor Place. (25:26)

We visit the house that Jackie Kennedy lived in briefly after John F. Kennedy was Assassinated. More about the Kennedys in part 2! Then we stop by a house with a fire plaque. (32:12)

We visit the Georgetown Station Post Office. (33:54)

And we end up the first part of our Georgetown tour at the Old Stone House, the oldest building in Washington. (35:47)

Our Theme Music is, appropriately, Garden Walk by Kim Evans.

Incidental music during the walk is from find me by H.

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Our Georgetown Part 1 Photo Album is up, and we also have a Google Map of our tour today!

We arrive just as a young volunteer is leading a group, so we head out with Zack Ford to visit the Henry House, and a couple of memorials. We let Zack tell us about the Civil War Uniform issue. (2:45)

We visit the Stonewall Jackson Memorial, and Zack talks about how Jackson got his name. (11:15)

We play How may the Red Rose Live Alway by Stephen Foster, and performed at the Library of Congress in a Concert for Brass Band, Voice and Piano, from their Civil War Era Band Music Collection. This music is in the public domain. (13:55)

We continue to Chin Ridge and complete the short walking tour of the First Battle of Manassas. We let Zack get one quick additional word in. (19:04)

After the walking tour we head into the Visitors' Center, where we check out the museum, the bookstore, and the film. We warn families with children that the film can be quite graphic. (22:46)

We play The Battle Hymn of the Republic, performed by the U.S. Air Force Band (29:23)

We finish up by taking the driving tour of the Second Battle of Manassas. (34:43)

Our Theme Music is, appropriately, Garden Walk by Kim Evans.

Incidental music during the walk is from find me by H.

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Our Manassas Battlefield Photo Album is up!]]> podcasts Mon, 2 Jul 2007 03:59:00 GMT http://washingtontravelcast.com/index.php?post_id=231276# feedback@washingtontravelcast.net 00:50:17 Julie and Mark Clean http://washingtontravelcast.com/index.php?post_id=230310# Piola restaurant in Rosslyn, a favorite of ours. We recommend you get there via the Rosslyn station.

We visit with the owner and manager, Nabil Elachi.

We play Soup du Jour by Virginia singer Bill Williams. This music is used by permission.

We have a small Photo Album on Piola, which makes up, we hope, for not having one for our dining podcast!

We head on out to places near the mall - Union Station, The Reagan International Trade Building, and the Post Office Pavilion. (5:51)

We talk about dinner options in the Capitol Hill area. (12:32)

We move on to discussions of restaurants we like in the Penn Quarter and Chinatown. (19:26)

We visit restaurants in Adams Morgan and near DuPont Circle. (28:34)

We travel in our culinary memories over the Potomac River and into Arlington area. We will be posting a midweek edition this week on Piola, our favorite in Rosslyn. We continue on into Ballston, and Shirlington areas. (35:13)

We come home to Vienna, and the rest of Fairfax County. (41:15)

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There is no photo album for this podcast. ]]> podcasts Wed, 27 Jun 2007 03:18:00 GMT http://washingtontravelcast.com/index.php?post_id=229624# feedback@washingtontravelcast.net 00:57:51 Julie and Mark Clean http://washingtontravelcast.com/index.php?post_id=225918# Washington Nationals Major League Baseball Game! We recommend you take Metro to the Stadium-Armory station on the Orange Line.

We attended the game on Friday, May 18 against the Baltimore Orioles. (During the podcast we say May 19, but we were mistaken.) After getting you to the stadium we talk about the stadium, logistics of getting tickets, and food.

We start out the way every US Major League game starts, with a rendition of The Star Spangled Banner. For the podcast we use a version performed by the Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants. (6:20)

As the game begins, Julie starts about the Washington Senators of the National League. while Guzman steals second base, Julie talks about the Senators being cut and the birth of the American League, and the second Washington Senators. (7:34)

Second Inning, Julie talks about Walter Johnson, and the glory days of the Washington Senators, including their 1924 World Series Victory. (11:31)

Fourth Inning, Julie talks about Clark Griffith, his ownership of the team, and Griffith field. The Orioles get a run. (19:40)

We experience the race of the Presidents, and Julie talks about the culture of the ballpark experience. We do some chants, as Ryan Church bats. The Orioles score two runs in the fifth inning, and Julie talks about the second set of American League Senators, and the current Nationals. (25:30)

In the sixth inning, Young hits a two run homer for Washington. (38:00)

Julie talks about some of the unique things about Washington DC baseball, including Presidents throwing out balls, baseball spies, and Damn Yankees. (39:42)

We sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the seventh inning stretch. The lovely bass voice you hear is Mark. Julie continues to talk about some oddities associated with Washington Baseball. (44:30)

We talk about RFK Stadium, Mark's memories of Senators' baseball while he was growing up, the future of the team, and the new ballpark. Both Orioles and Nationals score in the 8th inning, with each getting two runs, and Ryan Zimmerman hitting a two run homer. (48:50)

We finish up with the end of the game, which is pretty darn exciting, then we head on home. (52:37)

Our Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans.

Incidental music during the walk is from Take Me Out to the Ball Game from RoyaltyFreeMusic.com.

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We take you to RFK in pictures with our Photo Album.

We start out in the entry hall, and appreciate the various decorations and furniture in it. (1:24)

We visit the Russian Porcelain room. (3:43)

We head through a hallway with some display cabinets, and into the Pavilion. (6:57)

Walking back past the porcelain, we head into the French Drawing Room, then into the Russian Icon Room, where we see the Faberge collection. (11:55)

We stop for a moment in the library, then go into the dining room. (14:07)

We visit the very 20th century kitchen, before heading on to view the exquisite collection of Russian liturgical items. (19:35)

We play The Infernal Dance of Kaschey's Subjects from Stravinsky's Firebird Suite performed by the Air Force Concert Band. (24:25)

Heading upstairs, past the French porcelain, we start off in the second floor library, then go on into the Adam Bedroom Suite - appreciating the pinkness of it. (29:05)

We finish in Marjorie Merriweather Post's own bedroom suite. (32:34)

Our theme music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans.

Incidental music during the walk is from find me by H.

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We don't have a new Photo album this week (no cameras allowed inside) but you can enjoy the grounds and exterior of Hillwood in our Photo Album from last week.

We start out at the Visitor's Center, paying our admission and seeing a movie. (5:09)

We visit the French Parterre, right off the Mansion's French Drawing Room, and Julie talks about the life of Marjorie Merriweather Post. (6:43)

We head around the house to the Lunar Lawn and check out the statuary and the patio that looks out over Rock Creek Park. We check out the flagpole on the lawn. (19:45)

We visit the Adirondack House, and the Dacha. (24:29)

We stop briefly in Marjorie's pet Cemetary. (26:51)

We linger a bit in the Japanese Garden, for Julie the highlight of the gardens. (27:50)

We play Sally Gardens by Nathan Granner and Beau Bledsoe, from the album Departure. This is brought to us by Ioda Promonet. (30:27)

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We visit the Putting Green, the Rose Garden, and the Friendship Garden. (32:43)

We finish up at the greenhouse, with their lavish collection of Orchids. (40:29)

Our Theme Music is, appropriately, Garden Walk by Kim Evans.

Incidental music during the walk is from find me by H.

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There is only one Photo Album for both our garden and mansion visits at Hillwood.

We continue to the National Japanese American Memorial. Julie suggests how to add this walk to the Union Station and vicinity walk. (#60) (3:45)

We Play Waltz of the Trumpets by The Airmen of Note, the 50+ year old Big Band Ensemble, founded by Glen Miller, of the US Air Force Band. (17:42)

We talk about the museums on the Mall and World War II, particularly the National Gallery of Art, the National Air and Space Museum and the National Museum of American History. We stop by the Carousel and note that there are many families and locals on the Mall on this early May Saturday. (19:45)

We pay attention to the Kickball League of Washington, and visit the German American Friendship Garden, near the Washington Monument. (27:22)

We visit the World War II Memorial. (30:32)

We Play Big Mama Louse, also by The Airmen of Note. (37:38)

We visit the Lincoln Memorial and discuss its involvement in the whole story of Washington, DC and World War II. (16:36)

We visit the FDR Memorial. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was President of the United States from 1933 to 1945, including during World War II. (45:29)

We finish at the National Holocaust Memorial Museum. We talk a little about why we will probably never do a podcast on this museum, and talk about what is inside here. We recommend strongly that you visit it. (48:12) )

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Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Here's our Photo Album for our World War II walk.

Union Station is a transportation hub. Some of the transport that is available here includes Amtrak, the Virginia Railway Express (VRE), the MARC Commuter Rail Service, Metrorail and Metrobus, Tourmobile, Old Town Trolley, DC Ducks, and the Circulator.

We start at the top of the Metro escalator, and talk about Beaux Arts architecture, and how this station fits into that genre. (2:35)

We head around front, look at the detail of the front of the station, and Julie talks about the history of the station. (8:01)

We Play Helen by The Tone Rangers, an award winning a cappella octet from Northern Virgnia. The song is off the Tone Rangers' new album, We Think You Love Us and is used by permission. You can also catch the Tone Rangers on their myspace page. The Tone Rangers are definitely a favorite of the Washington TravelCasters, and we are thrilled to be including their music this week! (20:41)

We head inside the terminal, visiting the Central and East Halls. We interview the manager of one of the shops there, Aurea. (16:36)

We head past the Amtrak counter, then down to the food court and talk about the variety of food here, as well as the popularity with tour groups. (28:20)

We head to top floor, then to the the back of the station, and check out the train station and the shops. We discover a new left luggage facility. (32:57)

We leave Union Station by the back door, out first street, and walk a couple of blocks the the Government Printing Office. (41:03)

We go down first street to near the station, where we talk about the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum, the Capitol City Brewing Company, the the Dubliner and the Irish Times. (46:40)

We continue down to the Senate Terrace Fountain or Senate Garage Fountain. (51:07)

We visit the Taft Carillon. (53:45)

We return to the station and check out the Columbus Fountain. (57:05)

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Here's our Photo Album for Union Station.

We start in front of the Library, at Neptune's fountain, where Julie gives us some historic background on the Library, and the fountain. (5:02)

After a mercifully short attempt at humor, we head upstairs, starting in the South Corridor, devoted to Poetry. (10:02)

We check out the Gutenberg Bible and the Bible of Mainz, which is contemporaneous with the Gutenberg, but hand lettered instead of being in movable type. The Bibles are located in the East corridor, which also has art associated with the history of books, and with good and bad government. (16:36)

We visit the Great Hall, in the center of the Jefferson Building. (22:18)

We visit the West corridor, near the original, and now largely ceremonial, entrance. (25:55)

We visit the North corridor, which is clearly used for special exhibitions, and paintings devoted to the well-ordered life. (27:45)

We Play The Reader of 360 Million Books by Shams, who comes to us courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network. (29:24)

We start in the North end of the second floor, and are overwhelmed by the detail on this level. (33:42)

We visit the West corridor, devoted to the sciences, and the South corridor with it's depictions of the senses. (37:00)

The East Corridor is devoted to Literature, with ceiling pictures devoted to the life of man. We appreciate Minerva of Peace, but are unable to visit the main reading room. (38:41)

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Here's our Photo Album for the Library of Congress. ]]> podcasts Sun, 13 May 2007 00:13:00 GMT http://washingtontravelcast.com/index.php?post_id=214126# feedback@washingtontravelcast.net 00:43:14 Julie and Mark Clean http://washingtontravelcast.com/index.php?post_id=210965# National Gallery of Art. We recommend you take Metro to Smithsonian Station on the Orange or Blue Line or the Archives Navy Memorial Station on the Green or Yellow Line. Judiciary Square and Union Station are the closest Red Line Stations.

Julie starts off talking about the archeology (maybe that is architecture) and the history of the Building. We visit a half dozen artworks along the north side of the building. (3:33)

We enter the building and visit Andy Goldsworthy's Roof, and then Julie talks about the building from the inside, focusing on the Calder mobile, and then about the roof and the Concrete that Pei used for the museum. The Pei discussion of the concrete is available at the East Building Architecture Tour on the Gallery's excellent web site. (15:39)

We continue around the atrium area of the ground floor, discovering the variety of art there. Julie sits on one of the pieces. (22:18)

We play the song Let Freedom Swing performed by the U.S. Air Force Band Diplomats.(24:45)

We explore the ground floor galleries, starting with American Paintings from the early 20th Century which include paintings moved from the main building for the renovation. We talk about one of these in our National Gallery of Art West Building tour. There's a small balcony looking down into the Calder Room from this exhibition. We also visit the Small French Paintings. (26:55)

We go into the basement, and we discover a lot of modern art, including Mark Rothko's Mural Projects (a favorite of Mark's) point out a few notable pieces, and find the Calder Room from the bottom floor. (30:30)

We take a gelato break and play Drive by the DC Band Rotoscope. This came to us courtesy of the The Podsafe Music Network. (37:49)

We skip the Mezzanine and the tower - the Mezzanine since it is usually temporary exhibitions, not part of the permanent collection, and the tower because it was closed when we got to it. We visit some of the modern masters - particularly noting the Picassos, and Brancusis. We take a minute to look out over the balcony. (42:02)

We leave the building, and check out the sculpture along the south end of the building to finish our tour. (46:13)

Our Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans.

Incidental music during the walk is from find me by H.

Photo Album for the National Gallery of Art East Building.

We're also saddened by the fire that severely damaged Washington's Eastern Market this week.  We'd planned to cover Eastern Market in May, and to record this coming weekend.  Now we will have to wait at least 18 months.  Eastern Market was a local institution; a farmer's market started early in DC's history, which had become much more - a community treasure.  We'll be sure to visit when it reopens.

Julie starts out talking about the geographic divisions of the city. We then talk about Waterside Mall, at the top of the Metro escalator, and designed by architect I.M. Pei. (1:04)

We head south on 4th Street, visiting a few eighteenth century buildings, and the heritage trail markers, and then visiting Ft. Mc Nair. (4:20)

We head out to the Washington Channel and see Washington's Titanic Memorial. (8:45)

We play Remember Me by Maryland artist Jessica Mellott. Her music comes to us courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network. (10:31)

We head north along the Waterfront, past the parks, the dinner cruise ships, the restaurants and the marina. We visit another 18th century house, and Arena stage on the way. (13:55)

We finish up at the Washington Fish Market, then tell you how to get back to the metro. (21;25)

Our Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans.

Incidental music during the walk is from find me by H.

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Photo Album for our Southwest Washington walk.

We start out in the Narthex, after coming down from the Observation Tower, and look at the West Facade. (2:12)

We play the song Wie soll ich dich empfangen by Bach, performed by the Sanctuary Choir of Little River United Church of Christ, which is the choir we sing in. (8:34)

We visit the gargoyles along the west and south facade of the Cathedral. (10:51) We play the song Sonata in E Major by Dietrich Buxtehude, and performed by Craig Stapert, Choir director and Organist of Little River United Church of Christ. Both this and the earlier piece are from the Album Forever Blessed.(23:42)

We finish up with a short early spring walk through the Bishop's Garden. (26:52)

Our Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans.

Incidental music during the walk is from find me by H.

Photo Album for the exterior of the Cathedral.

We start out in the Narthex, and read one of the inscriptions there.(1:01)

We enter the church and talk about the history of the cathedral, and it's construction and architecture. We talk about the Space Window. (5:14)

We visit the side of the cathedral, for a better look at the Space Window, the bosses in the ceiling near it, and the Woodrow Wilson Bay. (12:18)

We play the song Cantate Domino by Pitoni, performed by the Sanctuary Choir of LIttle River United Church of Christ, which is the choir we sing in. (15:44)

We visit the Mellon Chapel, which contains a Coventry Cross of Nails, and talk a little about Coventry Cathedral and the Coventry Cross. (16:45)

We visit the central part of the church, the crossing, then visit the Veteran's Memorial and Children's Chapels. (18:37)

We visit the St. John's chapel, the choir, the Great Altar, and the St. Mary's chapel, in the nave of the Cathedral (28:17)

We stop at the Holy Spirit Chapel, just before going down into the Crypt Church. (36:07)

We play the song Prelude from Prelude and Fugue in D Major by J. S. Bach, and performed by Craig Stapert, Choir director and Organist of Little River United Church of Christ. Both this and the earlier piece are from the Album Forever Blessed.(38:18)

In the basement, we visit the Bethlehem Chapel and the tomb of Bishop Satterlee. (43:53)

We head on to visit the Joseph of Arimithea chapel, located under the crossing in the upper church. (47:49)

Appropriate for a podcast we are putting up on Easter weekend, we end in the Resurrection chapel. (52:16)

We take one quick last visit to the observation deck. Next week we'll bring you a tour of the outside of the Cathedral! (53:03)

We hope to continue to spotlight DC area music on our podcast. If you are a local musician and you would like to hear your music on Washington TravelCast, you can leave us a message here on our web page, or email us at washingtontravelcast@yahoo.com.

Our Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans.

Incidental music during the walk is from find me by H.

Photo Album for the first part of our tour of the National Cathedral.

We start in Seattle, and discuss how we came to be there, some history, and some of the sights to see. (0:48)

We head out to the harbor and talk about the ferries, and the view of the city from the water. (22:16)

We finish up with a discussion of the supremacy of Washington, DC over Seattle, Washington. This might be a tad tongue in cheek. (25:52)

We Play April Fool by The Fallen Stars, who comes to us courtesy of Garageband.com. (28:07)

We move on, using different means of transport, to Vancouver, British Columbia. We start out by the harborside. (10:44)

We move on to the Gastown District, and visit a fairly silent Steam Clock. (34:43)

We visit Water Street, and the Storyeum, and talk about the Harbor Centre Tower and other Vancouver Tourism possibilities. (37:14)

We visit Gaeoler's Mews and Gassy Jack. (40:49)

We finish up by finally getting a few notes out of the steam clock. (43:58)

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Yes, we took a few Photos out there on the left coast.

We Play Simple Ways by former Charlottesville musicianSharif, who comes to us courtesy of The podsafe music network. (6:06)

We talk about ideas for visiting for just an evening or a day.(10:44)

We play The Washington Post March, written by DC native John Philip Sousa, and performed by one of the many service bands from the area, The US Army Band.(15:50)

We suggest a variety of ideas for a two or three day weekend in Washington. (18:26)

We play Everytime I Run by Centerville, VA band GUM!, which we played on show #1. (27:15)

We suggest a more in-depth and relaxed set of itineraries for trips in the five day to weeklong (or longer) visit to DC. We include a few ideas for day and even weekend trips out of the area, which are worth renting a car for. (30:30)

We play Hosanna Filio David, by The Little River United Church of Christ Sanctuary Choir, which Mark and Julie actually sing in!. (33:23)

We finish up with a discussion of specialty tours, and special times of year to visit, and we talk about touring Washington with kids. (35:12)

Millennium Stage does have a performance EVERY evening.

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Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Our Photo Album has all the best photos of our first year!

And, we've done a slideshow of the pictures, available in Smaller (8.9 megabites) and Really Huge (213 mb) versions.

Julie starts off by talking about the history and architecture of the building. (2:38)

We meet inside, and talk about the elephant in the room, then visit the Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals, including visits to South American and Australian exhibits. (6:17)

We play Dinosaurs by Ben Manuel which comes to us via Garageband.com (17:22)

We continue on to an exhibit on the Sikh people, originally from the Punjab in India. (22:55)

We stop near the Bug Corner, which provides access to real live insects while the O. Orkin Insect Zoo undergoes construction. You can still see tarantula feedings in the Bug Corner. (26:20)

We visit the Fossils and Dinosaurs. (27:54)

We play some selections from the song Ode to the Wooly Mammoth by the Dragon Ritual Drummers. This song comes to us from the Podsafe Music Network (32:30)

We continue on past giant ground sloths and the Wooly Mammoth into the ice age exhibit. (34:21)

We explore the African Diaspora in the Voices of Africa exhibit. (37:51)

We head up to the second floor and visit the Origins of Ancient Culture Exhibit, then the gems and minerals. (40:36)

We finish up our visit with a visit to the ground floor, past the gift shops, to where the Easter Island Statue, and several totem poles can be found. (50:30)

Our Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans.

Incidental music during the walk is from find me by H.

Photo Album for our visit to the National Museum of Natural History..

We start off at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and the National Building Museum. We walk on into the Chinatown area, appreciating some of the architecture along the way. (2:29)

We Play You Are My Everything by Lyndsey Highlander, from Richmond, Virginia, who comes to us courtesy of Garageband.com. (9:27)

Julie begins to talk about the history of immigration in the Chinatown area, and how the Chinese immigrants displaced the earlier German immigrants. Then we visit St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, which was built by the German immigrants. (12:41)

At the Corner of 6th and H we talk about the Wah Luck House, and Mary Surrat's Boarding House. Here we're in the heart of DC's Chinatown, and there are dozens of wonderful restaurants within a couple blocks of this point. (17:19)

We visit Chinatown's most notable feature the Chinatown Gateway Arch, and Julie talks about the history of Chinatown over the last thirty or so years. Mark reads the inscription at the bottom of the arch. (20:01)

We visit the location of the Goethe Institut, in a building that was built by DRI in the 90s. (25:24)

We play Chinatown, by maestross, which comes to us courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network. (27:24)

We visit the Greater New Hope Baptist Church, which was originally a Synagogue, and the 19th century Calvary Baptist Church, designed by Adolph Cluss, who designed quite a number of buildings in Washington DC in the mid to late 19th Century. (31:05)

We finish up at 9th and G, across from the National Museum of American Art/National Portrait Gallery, near the west-most entrance of the Gallery Place/Chinatown Metro Station. (36:08)

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Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia.

Our Chinatown Photo Album is up!

We Play calling from Japan by comfortable, from Japan, which comes to us from The Podsafe Music Network. (9:30)

We move on to look at the other classic events of Washington. (15:06)
Some of the websites for the stuff we talk about:

• The Smithsonian Kite Festival, March 31
• The St. Patrick's Day Parade
• Shakespeare's Birthday at the Folger Shakepeare Library
• Filmfest DC

We talk about Gardens and House tours. (21:02)
Some of the websites:

• Mount Vernon Garden Party
• Maryland House and Garden Pilgrimage
• Historic Garden Week in Virginia
• Georgetown House Tour
• National Cathedral Flower Mart
• The National Arboretum
• Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
• The Gardens at Dumbarton Oaks
• and Hillwood

We play Irish Jigs, by Murder the Stout, which also comes to us from The Podsafe Music Network. (27:15)

We continue by exploring the many festivals that come to DC in the spring. (29:15)
Some we listed include:

• The Gunston Hall Kite Festival
• African American Family Celebration
• The Preakness, in Baltimore
• Mount Vernon's Spring Wine Festival
• Wine in the Woods, Columbia, Maryland
• Fiesta Asia
• Delaplane Strawberry Festival
• Vintage Virginia
• Dupont-Kalorama Museum Walk
• Capital Pride Festival
• The Smithsonian Folklife Festival

We review the opening of Washington's outdoor music venues: (34:29)

• Wolf Trap
• The Nissan Pavilion
• Merriwether Post Pavilion
• Shakespeare in Washington Festival

We finish up looking at events especially for Families and Kids: (36:10)