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Lenny gave excellent suggestions on places to visit.
If you have transportation, such as a rental car, you should also visit George
Washington’s home, Mount Vernon, http://www.mountvernon.org, historic
Williamsburg, the colonial capitol of Virginia http://www.history.org and
Jamestown, the first permanent British settlement http://www.historyisfun.org
These sites are a good way to learn about early colonial and US history.
Ben
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Eric Brok wrote:
> After attending BrickFest I intend to stay about two weeks in the US. I'm from
> the Netherlands, don't know the Washington area and don't have any specific
> plans yet.
> My question is what location in the wider area around Washington you would
> recommend to spend a vacation, preferably with some pleasant natural scenery,
> and a hostel or budget hotel.
> Or should I better fly from the area to a more attractive part of the States
> alltogether?
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> Thanks,
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> Eric
Washington DC is a beautiful part of the country. There are many other
beautiful parts of the country (remember - the USA is roughly the size of
Europe), but I'd recommend staying in DC. DC has tons upon tons of museums,
libraries, and monuments (such as the presidential memorials, Lincoln,
Washington, Jefferson, FDR - and the Smithsonian Museums) - almost all of them
are free to go into or are very cheap. They'll give you an excellent sense of
all of the good parts of America.
I don't know about hostels or cheap hotels however.
-Lenny
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After attending BrickFest I intend to stay about two weeks in the US. I'm from
the Netherlands, don't know the Washington area and don't have any specific
plans yet.
My question is what location in the wider area around Washington you would
recommend to spend a vacation, preferably with some pleasant natural scenery,
and a hostel or budget hotel.
Or should I better fly from the area to a more attractive part of the States
alltogether?
Thanks,
Eric
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Saturday, May 14,
10:00am
If you're in the area and you have a chance just stop in, join us!
What to expect;
Planning and building for the June event and BrickFest
Show and tell of MOCs and all things LEGO
Welcome new guests
News from the LEGO stores.
Bring stuff to trade and or sell
Time: 10:00AM - 6:00PM EST (GMT-05:00)
Location: GMU Arlington Campus
Room: 115, lobby and Game room.
http://www.wamalug.org/
Street map of locality and links to directions
http://coyote.gmu.edu/map/arling.html
Our closest subway station is Virginia Square/GMU on the Orange
Line
http://rideguide.wmata.com/
Hope to see you there.
Christina Hitchcock
WAMALUG
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Hi All,
I know this is short notice... but several of us are getting together for dinner
this Wednesday and wanted to extend an invitation to those of you in the area
that missed or typically can't make our weekend meetings.
When: 6:00pm Wednesday
where:
Queen Bee Restaurant -
3181 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia 22201-4420 ph: 703.527.3444
Free parking at 3033 Wilson Blvd.
or Metro, Clarendon Stop, Orange line (less than 1 block)
MOC's are welcome, anythign LEGO is...
and we expect two ParLUGment members to join us. http://www.parlugment.org/
hope to see you there..
RSVP is appreciated I'd like to be sure we have seating for everyone.
chitchco@mailANTISPAM.gmu.edu
Christina Hitchcock
WAMALUG
P.S. Our monthly dinner gathering is usually set for the 4th Wednesday of the
month. However, due to the holidays we have moved some minor adjustments. Check
our website for more info. http://www.wamalug.org/
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In lugnet.org.us.wamalug, Christina Hitchcock wrote:
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In lugnet.org.us.wamalug, Jason Allemann wrote:
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Another member of ParLUGment and myself will be in the DC area from Nov
16-19 for a conference. It would be cool if we could hook up with other
fans in the area - lunch, dinner, coffee, a trip to a LEGO store, anything
would be cool. Not sure what our exact itinerary is yet, but if anyone is
interested let me know.
I see we’re just going to miss the next wamalug meeting, which is a shame.
:(
J
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Hi Jason,
This is great! We have our monthly dinner meeting set for the 17th. So
this works out wonderfully. That is, if you all can join us on that night. We
have not decided which restaurant yet and will likely have that figured out
after out meeting this Saturday.
Please let us know approximately where you will be staying as that may play a
factor in the location of the dinner.
Talk to you soon.
Christina
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Awesome. We’re planning to be there. I’ve sent you some info on where we’ll be
at. Looking forward to it!
J
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In lugnet.org.us.wamalug, Brian P. Gefrich wrote:
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In lugnet.org.us.wamalug, Jason Allemann wrote:
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Another member of ParLUGment and myself will be in the DC area from Nov
16-19 for a conference. It would be cool if we could hook up with other
fans in the area - lunch, dinner, coffee, a trip to a LEGO store, anything
would be cool. Not sure what our exact itinerary is yet, but if anyone is
interested let me know.
I see we’re just going to miss the next wamalug meeting, which is a shame.
:(
J
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Jason,
I’d be more than happy to swing by the store with you guys and get a bite to
eat. I’m Brian, currently (well, just for the rest of today) working at the
Tyson’s Corner store. I worked at Potomac during Brickfest, and got the
opportunity to meet a bunch of you guys. So come on down, we’ll hang out you
can laugh at how cold we think it is down here right now.
-Brian
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I just looked at the weather forecast for next week. I’m laughin’ already...
Our current plan is to take an extended lunch on Thursday to hit up the store.
Based on past experience this plan will probably change 3 or 4 times before
Thursday actually rolls around. I’ll keep you posted.
J
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In lugnet.org.us.wamalug, Jason Allemann wrote:
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Another member of ParLUGment and myself will be in the DC area from Nov 16-19
for a conference. It would be cool if we could hook up with other fans in
the area - lunch, dinner, coffee, a trip to a LEGO store, anything would be
cool. Not sure what our exact itinerary is yet, but if anyone is interested
let me know.
I see we’re just going to miss the next wamalug meeting, which is a shame. :(
J
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Hi Jason,
This is great! We have our monthly dinner meeting set for the 17th. So this
works out wonderfully. That is, if you all can join us on that night. We have
not decided which restaurant yet and will likely have that figured out after out
meeting this Saturday.
Please let us know approximately where you will be staying as that may play a
factor in the location of the dinner.
Talk to you soon.
Christina
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In lugnet.org.us.wamalug, Jason Allemann wrote:
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Another member of ParLUGment and myself will be in the DC area from Nov 16-19
for a conference. It would be cool if we could hook up with other fans in
the area - lunch, dinner, coffee, a trip to a LEGO store, anything would be
cool. Not sure what our exact itinerary is yet, but if anyone is interested
let me know.
I see we’re just going to miss the next wamalug meeting, which is a shame. :(
J
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Jason,
I’d be more than happy to swing by the store with you guys and get a bite to
eat. I’m Brian, currently (well, just for the rest of today) working at the
Tyson’s Corner store. I worked at Potomac during Brickfest, and got the
opportunity to meet a bunch of you guys. So come on down, we’ll hang out you
can laugh at how cold we think it is down here right now.
-Brian
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Another member of ParLUGment and myself will be in the DC area from Nov 16-19
for a conference. It would be cool if we could hook up with other fans in the
area - lunch, dinner, coffee, a trip to a LEGO store, anything would be cool.
Not sure what our exact itinerary is yet, but if anyone is interested let me
know.
I see we’re just going to miss the next wamalug meeting, which is a shame. :(
J
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Saturday the 13th
If you're in the area and you have a chance just stop in, join us!
What to expect;
Planning and building for the next train show
Building ornaments for the LEGO wreath.
Show and tell of MOCs and all things LEGO
Welcome new guests and new members.
News from the LEGO stores.
Bring stuff to trade and or sell
and one of the highlight of this meeting will be a presentation by Magnus on
"Large Scale Castle Building", probably around 2pm.
"Lords and ladies, knights and peasants all welcome ;)"
Date: Saturday, November 13, 2004
Time: 12:00PM - 6:00PM EST (GMT-05:00)
Location: GMU Arlington Campus
Room: 115, lobby and Game room.
http://www.wamalug.org/
Street map of locality and links to directions
http://coyote.gmu.edu/map/arling.html
Our closest subway station is Virginia Square/GMU on the Orange
Line
http://rideguide.wmata.com/
Hope to see you there.
Christina Hitchcock
WAMALUG
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Hi All,
I know this is short notice... but WAMALUG would like to invite you to join us
for a little dinner gathering in Arlington, VA.
where:
http://www.hardtimes.com/clarendon.htm
HARD TIMES CAFE
C L A R E N D O N
3028 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Virginia 22314, (703) 528-2233
When: 6:00pm
Free parking at 3033 Wilson Blvd.
or Metro, Clarendon Stop, Orange line (less than 1 block)
MOC's are welcome
and we'll be talking about all things LEGO and other..
hope to see you there..
RSVP is appreciated I'd like to be sure we have seating for everyone.
Christina Hitchcock
WAMALUG
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WAMALUG will be participating in the Fall for Fairfax Saturday, October 2. And
everyone in the area is invited to contribute to the display. The event
organizers are providing us with a 30' x 30' tent for this outdoor fall
festival.
http://www.lego.com/eng/info/default.asp?page=events
under the title " USA Unofficial LEGO Fan Event: LEGO Building Zone"
The plan is to have an area equal to around 48 gray baseplates for us to display
our MOC's, LEGO Sets and LEGO creations of all kinds. Every AFOL regardless of
membership in WAMALUG is invited to bring something to show, and all themes are
encouraged, from castle, to trains and town, to space, to pirates and everything
in-between! This is a great opportunity to show off our creations to kids of all
ages. Everyone is welcome to participate whether you have been to a WAMALUG
meeting before or not. Just send let us know if you will be there and a little
description of what you plan to bring. Then just show up!
We'll organize it when we get there so bring what you can to the event! The
current plan is to have at least 2 table for Moonbase and Space and then we will
fill in from there depending on what others bring.
It’s a one day event. Public hours are from 10am-4:30pm and we plan to start
setting up at 8:30AM. We have lots of banners and things to be hung and the
kids play area to put together.
Those interested in helping out or bringing models can contact me or reply to
this message.
Here is the official web site for the event. The best place to get directions
and more info… No registration required.
http://www.fallforfairfax.com/
I was told that last year they had over 20,000 people attend the weekends event.
mainly families.
We hope to see you there!
Christina Hitchcock
WAMALUG
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WAMALUG would like to invite you to participate in an AFOL Dinner gathering
@ SoBe Seafood Company
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-3007675-sobe_seafood_company_arlington-i
Date: Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Time: 6:00PM - 9:00PM EDT (GMT-04:00)
SoBe Seafood is conveniently located in Arlington, VA
3100 Clarendon Blvd., off the street and "IN THE COURTYARD"
Click below to get directions or call (703) 528-0033
Free parking at 3033 Wilson Blvd.
Metro, Clarendon Stop, Orange line (less than 1 block)
MOC's are encouraged and welcome.
and we'll be talking about the October 2nd Fall for a Fairfax display and event
too!
hope to see you there..
RSVP is appreciated, not required, but I'd like to be sure we have seating for
everyone. chitchco@gmu[dot]edu
Christina Hitchcock
WAMALUG
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Date: Saturday, September 11, 2004 Time: 12:00PM - 6:00PM
Location: GMU Arlington Campus
3401 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, Virginia 22201
Room: 115
If you're in the area and you have a chance just stop in, join us!
What to expect;
Show and tell of MOCs and all things LEGO
Building challenge
Lots of new people
Items picked up at the Pick A Brick, a report about the NEW LEGO store.. for
those of you that have not yet had a chance to visit.
News from the LEGO Outlet.
Bring stuff to trade and or sell.
Planning for the Fall for Fairfax Event on October 2nd and for other things for
AFOls to get involved in.
Fall for Fairfax is an event WAMALUG has participated in for several years and
this year they are giving us a much bigger space where we can display so much
more. We will be using our Make and Create kit for the play area and this show
is a really great opportunity to bring any and all kinds of LEGO creations to
share with those that attend.
http://www.fallforfairfax.com/
Pictures form past years (this year we will be outside)
http://www.wamalug.org/event_20031004.html
http://www.wamalug.org/event_20021005.html
http://www.wamalug.org/event_20010929.html
WAMALUG meeting are held at GMU in the Arlington Original building
http://coyote.gmu.edu/map/arling.html
We hope to see you there.
Christina Hitchcock
WAMALUG
http://www.wamalug.org
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A friend of mine told me there is going to be a LEGO Store at Tysons Corner.
According to the
mall’s website, it will be opening in August 2004.
Marc Nelson Jr.
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Date: Saturday, May 8, 2003 Time: 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Location: GMU Arlington Campus
3401 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, Virginia 22201
Room: 115
If you're in the area and you have a chance just stop in, join us!
What to expect?
Show and tell of MOCs
Items picked up at the Pick A Brick.
News from the LEGO outlet
Possibly some medieval creations
Mindstorms
Bring stuff to traid and or sell.
The meeting will be in the Arlington Original building
http://coyote.gmu.edu/map/arling.html
Christina Hitchcock
WAMALUG
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Does anyone know the current Pick-A-Brick offerings at the Lego store in Paramus
Park, New Jersey?
Some WAMALUGers are planning a road trip this weekend. Will anyone else be at
the store on Saturday, April 24 around 1:00PM?
Thanks.
Bob Hayes
The Bus Driver
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Date: Sunday, December 14, 2003 Time: 12:00PM - 5:00PM
Location: GMU Arlington Campus
3401 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, Virginia 22201
Room: 115
If you're in the area and you have a chance just stop in, join us!
What to expect?
Some medieval stuff
Mindstorms
Show and tell
traiding and selling.
The write up from our last meeting:
http://www.wamalug.org/meeting_20031108.html
The meeting will be in the Arlington Original building
(http://coyote.gmu.edu/map/arling.html
Christina Hitchcock
WAMALUG
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There was an article in last Sunday's Baltimore Sun about the Brick Testament
book and website. It was the 30 Novemver 2003 issue, and the feature was titled
"Building a colorful, accessible Bible, brick by Lego brick".
There is a version of the article on the paper's website (you have to register
to read it), but I don't have an actual physical copy of it.
I wasn't given advance warning of the publication date for this one, so I'm left
posting here to see if anyone who lives in that area might just happen to still
have their Sunday paper around, and see if they woudln't mind sending me a copy
of the article. It would be most appreciated.
I'll try to get at least the text of the article up on the Brick Testament press
page soon, but I'm away from home right now and can't update it just yet.
-The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith
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