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The previous posts mentioned some of the many historical attractions around the
area.
If you are interested in more natural scenery, Great Falls Park http://www.nps.gov/grfa/ (about an hour west of DC) and Shenandoah National
Park http://www.nps.gov/shen/ (about two hours west of DC) are both very
nice.
You’d definitely have to rent a car to get to either location.
-Greg
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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?
>
> Thanks,
>
> 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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