In December, Dave and I started a new ski season at Snowshoe Mountain in West Virginia. We enjoy this resort very much, even though it takes us about 5-6 hours to get there depending on weather. Usually, we take a road trip and stay there for 2-3 days, but this time we decided to take a one day bus trip for the first time. We started our ride very early and completed it very late, but we had a whole day of fun skiing. The only drawback was the lack of sun.
One of my Christmas presents was the tickets to the Shakespeare theatre for the musical “A Funny Thing happened on the Way to the Forum.” This show takes comedy back to its roots, combining situations from the comedies of Roman playwright Plautus with the energy of vaudeville. Forum first came to Broadway in 1962, and the music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart have held up remarkably well for 50 years.
The New Year 2014 is here and with it comes a clean slate where everyone can make changes for the better. New is the year, new are the resolutions and the aspirations. Let’s welcome this New Year with smiles on our faces and hopes in our hearts for the best.
2014 is the Year of the Horse according to Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Horse starts from Jan. 31, 2014, the Lunar New Year, and lasts to Feb. 18, 2015. Dave and I decided to celebrate New Year’s Eve at Medieval Times – Baltimore Castle.
As part of Christmas on the Potomac, the Gaylord National Resort’s ICE! is a special holiday event in the Washington DC area we didn’t want to miss! The 2013 edition of ICE! features ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’, which brings the classic holiday poem to life in TWO-MILLION POUNDS of hand-carved ice. ICE! features an all-new bonus scene: “Christmas in New York City.” The attraction moves to a new location this year with access from inside the hotel’s 19-story atrium. Here is the Christmas tree carved from ice.
We heard on the local TV news about this amazing Christmas light display at the residential home at 1601 Collingwood Drive in Alexandria, VA. The computerized light show was set to music with a broadcast synchronized to FM 88.1. Dave and I decided to drive to this property to enjoy the Christmas display with 320,000 lights.
There are so many places to visit for a spectacle of lights at local parks or along the water in Washington, DC, Maryland or Virginia. On Christmas Eve, Dave and I chose the Meadowlark botanical gardens in Vienna, VA to uplift our Holiday spirit. For the 2013 holiday season, Meadowlark Gardens is hosting a new Christmas light display called a “Winter Walk of Lights.”
We finally found the time to see Thor: The Dark World 3D. I have to admit, we only go to a movie theater a few times a year. I enjoy the IMAX experience at Hoffman, usually try and get there for a matinee, because it is not as much of a hassle at that time. We visit this theater the most and we really like it. The theater is modern, spacious (22 movie theaters inside) and comfortable. Especially, I love IMAX movies.
A couple weeks ago, Dave and I attended Pentagon Row’s Grand Re-Opening Celebration which featured live performances, large-scale ice sculptures, a show on the ice rink and more. Pentagon Row has undergone an expansive renovation effort and now has an expanded ice rink during the winter, a turf lawn during the summer, revamped outdoor dining areas, lighted water fountains and a stone fire pit.
It was the first day of snow this year in Alexandria, Virginia. Not the nice puffy stuff however, but a miserable wet mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain that makes a driving “Oh sooo much fun”. Dave and I drove in it anyway, because we had tickets to “A Christmas Carol” at the Little Theatre of Alexandria (LTA). The Little Theatre of Alexandria is a charming community theater located off the tourist path in “Old Town” Alexandria. The area’s oldest, continuously operating theater performs musicals, comedies and dramas year-round with a holiday show in early December.
The White House is the oldest public building in the District of Columbia, and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the most famous address in the United States. Every President except George Washington has conducted the government of the nation here. In the past 200 years the White House has come to symbolize the American Presidency across the world.
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