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Friday, March 29, 2013
German Village
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| Schmidts in German Village |
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| Schmidts Fudge Haus |
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| a street in German Village (taken by me) |
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| a street in German Village (taken by me) |
German Village is an amazing place to visit with its beautiful historic homes, cobblestone streets, and local businesses. I have always loved going down to German Village here in Columbus. The houses are so old and beautiful. I would love to live there but I could never afford it. I enjoy looking at houses for sale in the neighborhood as a hobby.
German Village is a historic neighborhood just south of Downtown Columbus.
My favorite places to go to while in German Village are:
- Schmidt’s Sausage Haus und Restaurant - This is an amazing place to eat in German Village. It can get very busy. We have waited for over an hour for a table there. It is worth the wait. Schmidt’s Famous Pretzel Nuggets are amazing. I get the buffet most of the time but the German Meatloaf is amazing. There are times when it is on the buffet. Schmidts Fudge Haus is an amazing place to shop at while you wait for your table or after your meal. I recommend a late breakfast or brunch and around 4:00 head to Schmidt's to eat. You will have plenty of room for the buffet and a cream puff or some german chocolate cake.
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| My plate after ordering the buffet at Schmidt's |
- The Book Loft - is an awesome place to visit. It is a historic book store with 32 rooms of books. The 32 rooms of books are like a maze. It is fun to browse books. You never know where you are going to end up or how are you are going to find your way back.
- The Golden Hobby Shop - is in the former Third Street School which was built in 1864. It has been the home of The Golden Hobby Shop since 1981. It features items crafted by Ohio seniors. Source: http://www.goldenhobbyshop.com/
- Max & Erma's in German Village - They have restaurants all over Ohio but the one on S. Third Street in German Village is the original. They have really good burgers. Their Soft Pretzel sticks are amazing. Fresh baked cookies are awesome too. If you are there on a Wednesday, check with your server because they used to do Free Cookie Day on Wednesday. I am not sure if they still offer the free cookies.
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| My plate at Max & Erma's in German Village |
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| German Village by Max & Erma's |
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| German Village by Max & Erma's |
For more information on German Village:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Village
Monday, January 21, 2013
Watching the Inauguration coverage makes me wish I was in Washington DC.
As I watch the Inauguration coverage on TV, it brings back memories of my trip to Washington DC in April 2011.
April 13, 2011 - We arrived in Manassas, VA around 5. My brother was working late so we decided to go into the city to see him. He told us to drive to the Vienna Fairfax station to catch the Metro and to get off at Foggy Bottom where he would meet us at the top of the escalators. We were right on the George Washington University campus and right next to George Washington University Hospital. I texted my brother to let him know we had arrived. He said he didn't expect us to get there at fast and he would be right over.
After he got there he asked if we were hungry and said that we could walk to this place around the corner. We went to Tonic at Quigley’s Pharmacy at 2036 G Street NW Foggy Bottom, DC 20036. I had spaghetti with meatballs. My dad had a salad. My brother had a burger.
My brother drove us past the White House. The street we were on had the Washington Monument behind the White House. We saw a car leaving the White House grounds. There are these pillars that move down when a car leaves the driveway. We drove past the National Mall. We also drove past Department of Defense, Department of Treasury, and the U.S. Capital. The National Mall and the U.S. Capital were beautiful lit up at night.
We went back to Foggy Bottom to catch the Metro to Vienna Fairfax. It was very crowded at 10pm. I had to stand for a while. As we got further away from the city, the train got less crowded. I was able to sit. We made it back to our hotel at 11pm.
April 14, 2011 - We caught the Metro and got off at the Smithsonian station. We rode the escalators up and by the exit was a lady handing out Washington DC maps. We came out of the station onto the National Mall and there was the most amazing sight. If you looked to your left - you saw the Washington Monument and if you looked to the right - you saw the U.S. Capital. I could have spent all day there. We spent a lot of time on the National Mall. It was a very warm day. There were people hanging out blankets on the grass at the National Mall.
We walked down to the White House. The White House is amazing. I stood there for a long time just looking at it and taking pictures. Three tourists asked me if I would take their photo in front of the White House. I had my Dad take my photo in front of it as well. I could have stayed there forever.
After we left The White House we went to find a rest room . It was hard to find a public one. We finally found one at a Macys in Downtown Washington DC. After we ate lunch we walked back to the National Mall. I was tired from walking all that way so I sat on a bench on the National Mall. After that, we went to the National Museum of American History and the National Air and Space Museum.
April 17, 2011 - We got to see the Lincoln Memorial. I enjoyed taking photos. I had my picture taken in front of it as well. I also took photos of the Washington Monument with the U.S. Capital in the background. We also got to see the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
If you are ever in DC and you don’t have much time, go to the National Mall. It will be even more impressive if you do what we did. Take the Metro and get off at the Smithsonian station so when you come up the escalators you will have a view like I did. It was amazing.
After he got there he asked if we were hungry and said that we could walk to this place around the corner. We went to Tonic at Quigley’s Pharmacy at 2036 G Street NW Foggy Bottom, DC 20036. I had spaghetti with meatballs. My dad had a salad. My brother had a burger.
My brother drove us past the White House. The street we were on had the Washington Monument behind the White House. We saw a car leaving the White House grounds. There are these pillars that move down when a car leaves the driveway. We drove past the National Mall. We also drove past Department of Defense, Department of Treasury, and the U.S. Capital. The National Mall and the U.S. Capital were beautiful lit up at night.
We went back to Foggy Bottom to catch the Metro to Vienna Fairfax. It was very crowded at 10pm. I had to stand for a while. As we got further away from the city, the train got less crowded. I was able to sit. We made it back to our hotel at 11pm.
April 14, 2011 - We caught the Metro and got off at the Smithsonian station. We rode the escalators up and by the exit was a lady handing out Washington DC maps. We came out of the station onto the National Mall and there was the most amazing sight. If you looked to your left - you saw the Washington Monument and if you looked to the right - you saw the U.S. Capital. I could have spent all day there. We spent a lot of time on the National Mall. It was a very warm day. There were people hanging out blankets on the grass at the National Mall.
After we left The White House we went to find a rest room . It was hard to find a public one. We finally found one at a Macys in Downtown Washington DC. After we ate lunch we walked back to the National Mall. I was tired from walking all that way so I sat on a bench on the National Mall. After that, we went to the National Museum of American History and the National Air and Space Museum.
April 17, 2011 - We got to see the Lincoln Memorial. I enjoyed taking photos. I had my picture taken in front of it as well. I also took photos of the Washington Monument with the U.S. Capital in the background. We also got to see the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
If you are ever in DC and you don’t have much time, go to the National Mall. It will be even more impressive if you do what we did. Take the Metro and get off at the Smithsonian station so when you come up the escalators you will have a view like I did. It was amazing.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
December Smash Book Challenge
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1. Favorite Christmas Cookie - Make your favorite Christmas Cookie and take photos of it to put on your page
2. Favorite Christmas Memory - Share a Christmas memory from now or your Childhood
3. Something that was on your Christmas wish list as a child- write about what was on your Christmas wish list when you were a child
4. Something on your Christmas wish list now - Make a page of your Christmas wish list with photos
5. Your Christmas Tree - Post a photo of your Christmas Tree(s)
6. Favorite Christmas Decoration - Take pictures of your favorite Christmas decorations or find them online and in magazines then make a page with them
7. Favorite Christmas candy/candies - Take pictures of your favorite candy/candies or find them online and in magazines then make a page with them. Or put the wrappers on the page.
8. Dream Christmas location - Write about a place you would love to travel to spend Christmas. Include pictures if you can find any.
9. Favorite Christmas TV Show(s) and Movie(s) - Make a page about your favorite Christmas TV Shows and Movies and write about why you picked them
10. Christmas Tradition while growing up - Writing letters to Santa? Setting out cookies and milk for Santa? Christmas caroling? Make a page telling about your Christmas while growing up and add pictures if you can find them
11. Christmas Tradition now - Make a page about your Christmas tradition now with photos
12. Favorite Christmas Songs - List your favorite Christmas songs. Write out the words to your favorite Christmas song. Post photos of CD covers from the singers who sang/sing your favorite Christmas songs
13. Family Member's wish list - Write down ideas on what to get your family for Christmas
14. Photos of your family opening presents - Take a before photo of all of the wrapped presents around the tree. Take photos of family opening presents.
15. Recipe for a dish you want to serve at Christmas dinner - Find a recipe of something you want to make a Christmas dinner. Or write about a dish you make that has been in your family for years
16. Photos of your Christmas dinner - Take photos of you and your family eating Christmas dinner
17. Keep track of what present you got and who it was from so you can thank them.
I want to go back to Washington DC.
Back in April 2011, I went to Washington DC. There were things I didn't get to see that I wish I had. I am going to make a list:
National Archives - Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights
National Zoo - from the official web site: “We are a 163-acre zoological park set amid Rock Creek Park in the heart of Washington, D.C. Open to the public 364 days a year, we are home to 2,000 individual animals of nearly 400 different species. Our best known residents are our giant pandas, Tian Tian and Mei Xiang.”
Library of Congress - from the official web site: “The Library of Congress occupies three buildings on Capitol Hill. The buildings are remarkable public spaces and public works of art. Each is named after a President of the United States who has a strong connection with the creation of Congress’s library.”
Ford’s Theatre - from the official web site: “The site of the April 14, 1865, assassination of President Lincoln, Ford’s Theatre holds a unique place in United States history. The theatre has enthralled millions of visitors since its reopening in 1968, and it is one of the most visited sites in the nation’s capital.”
National Museum of the American Indian
Here are a few more:
I have been following several accounts on Twitter because I loved being in Washington DC:
Here are some links on Washington DC I like using to look up things to do in DC:
National Archives - Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights
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| National Archives (Wikimedia Commons) |
National Zoo - from the official web site: “We are a 163-acre zoological park set amid Rock Creek Park in the heart of Washington, D.C. Open to the public 364 days a year, we are home to 2,000 individual animals of nearly 400 different species. Our best known residents are our giant pandas, Tian Tian and Mei Xiang.”
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| Lion at the National Zoo (Wikimedia Commons) |
Library of Congress - from the official web site: “The Library of Congress occupies three buildings on Capitol Hill. The buildings are remarkable public spaces and public works of art. Each is named after a President of the United States who has a strong connection with the creation of Congress’s library.”
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| Main Reading Room at the Library of Congress (Wikimedia Commons) |
Ford’s Theatre - from the official web site: “The site of the April 14, 1865, assassination of President Lincoln, Ford’s Theatre holds a unique place in United States history. The theatre has enthralled millions of visitors since its reopening in 1968, and it is one of the most visited sites in the nation’s capital.”
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| Lincoln's booth at Ford's Theater (Wikimedia Commons) |
National Museum of the American Indian
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| National Museum of the American Indian (Wikimedia Commons) |
Here are a few more:
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Air Force Memorial
- Jefferson Memorial
- National Aquarium
- Union Station
- US Capitol
- White House
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Washington Photo Safari
I have been following several accounts on Twitter because I loved being in Washington DC:
Here are some links on Washington DC I like using to look up things to do in DC:
- http://msqrealty.com/ - a place to look up real estate properties in Washington DC. I was hoping I would see some rentals there but I haven’t had the chance to look into the web site much.
- http://www.welovedc.com/ - from the web site: “We Love DC. You think there’d need to be more to band together a group of writers, but this is our common element. We Love DC. Sure, we think DC dates the wrong person once in a while, and may or not have worn something that we thought was pretty much atrocious, but We Love DC anyway. DC has been many things for us; it has been home and shelter, adventure and retreat, love and war. Here we all are, to give it our best.”
- http://washington.org/ - Official Tourist Site of Washington DC
Monday, December 3, 2012
I can't wait to begin blogging here
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| St. Louis Arch |
Hello! I am so glad I created this blog. I made this blog to write about the things that I love to Discover. Create. Inspire.
Discover - I love discovering new things to do, places to see, crafts to make. I love creating ideas for things and sharing them.
Create - I LOVE photography. I take photos every chance I get. When I can't take my Pentax K-r with me, I take my Nikon Coolpix L12 or my iPod Touch 5 so I always have a camera with me. I mostly take photos of landscapes, nature, zoo animals, and travel destinations. I also love doing arts and crafts. I have been collecting things to make into a collage.
Inspire - I love discovering new things to do, different ways to take photos, places to see, crafts to make. I love creating ideas for things and sharing them. I was told by someone that my photography inspires them. This inspired me to take more photos.
Thank you for visiting my blog. I look forward to sharing things with you and hopefully I will inspire you :o)
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