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Great Russian Nutcracker

22 Dec 2015 By

This time of year, The Nutcracker is a holiday tradition for many families across the globe. Dave and I decided to share the festive holiday spirit by experiencing The Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker performance in the Music Center at the Strathmore of Bethesda.

The Moscow Ballet delivers a sweet and charming production of this holiday classic that is adapted from E.T.A. Hoffman’s story, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. The company works with over 3,600 children around the nation to fill many of the roles for this production through a program called “Dance with us.” The Great Russian Nutcracker’s two act ballet includes a score composed by Tchaikovsky. This magical ballet reigns as a traditional seasonal classic that has been translated countless times into various genres.

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Snowshoe Anniversary Trip

21 Dec 2015 By

This year Dave arranged our Wedding Anniversary mini-vacation at Snowshoe mountain hoping we could spend most of the time skiing. We love skiing at Snowshoe. This mountain has numerous long ski slopes which intersect with one another and you can reach any distant part of the mountain including expert slopes in the Western Territories. This the best closest ski resort in our area. Besides, it has a cute village on the top of the mountain. The village looked nice and festive in preparation for the Holiday season. Here the village’s Christmas Tree in the picture below taken on our last day there.

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Georgetown Holiday Lights

13 Dec 2015 By

Because of such a warm December this year, we did a few Holiday lights walks in the DC area. We saw the National Christmas Tree, the festive Old Town Alexandria and Georgetown, DC’s oldest and wealthiest neighborhood. Georgetown is D.C.’s top high-end shopping destination with numerous dining choices and it is a lively part of town. At night, particularly on weekends, revelers along M Street and Wisconsin Avenue eat, drink, and make merry.

Dave and I decided that it would be a perfect neighborhood to spend an evening during the holidays. Besides, there was an art event, Georgetown GLOW—the popular holiday celebration featuring outdoor public light-art installations that invite visitors to “re-imagine the season of light”. And we intended to see the new Ice Skating Rink at the Washington Harbor. Here is the picture of the festive settings near the Ice Skating Rink area.

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DC Holiday Display Walk

10 Dec 2015 By

Today after work, Dave and I went for a DC holiday stroll. We visited the National Christmas Tree, the Capitol Christmas Tree and Union Station. We did try to visit the National Christmas Tree lighting celebration earlier this week on Thursday, but we couldn’t get close enough to the tree to even see it. We didn’t see the lighting ceremony that evening, but we had a nice walk through festive DC enjoying the holiday lighting and decorations. Here are the beautiful Nutcrackers in front of Old Ebbitt Grill restaurant.

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Getting into Holiday Spirit

05 Dec 2015 By

The Holiday Season has officially started. The President lighted the National Christmas Tree this Thursday near White House. The streets, offices and other venues are decorated and lighted for the Holidays. Various Holiday events are happening in the DC, Maryland and Virginia area. Dave and I decided to get into holiday spirit by visiting some of these events. We have already visited ICE! at the National Harbor. This time we planned to watch the annual Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights at the Potomac Riverfront.

It was a beautiful day; the parade is supposed to start in the evening, so we decided at the last minute to visit the Scottish Christmas Walk Parade, which was just started. It took no time for us to drive to Old Town Alexandria, but after trying to find any possible parking there, we realized that our spontaneous decision wasn’t that good. The Parade was almost over, we finally were able to park our car at the nearest Metro station after someone just pulled out. We were lucky. 🙂 So, we gave up on the parade and decided to take a walk on the beautifully decorated King Street to the Riverfront, have lunch there, visit the Torpedo Factory and then watch the Boat Parade of Lights. We did enjoy our walk in Old Town Alexandria. Here is a picture of the cozy King Street.

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