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Passport DC & Flower Mart

07 May 2016 By

This Saturday Dave and I decided to spend the day in DC. The plan was to see some of the embassies participating in the Passport DC annual program and visit the Flower Mart at the Washington National Cathedral in the afternoon. The Passport DC cultural program runs each May and lasts three Saturdays in a row: Around the World Embassy Tour, Shortcut to Europe and National Asian Heritage Festival. We visited Around the World Embassy Tour 3 years ago and had a great experience.

We started our journey by taking the train to the Dupont Circle Metro Station and walking from there to the Embassy of Peru. We came right at opening time, so it didn’t take long standing in line to get inside the embassy.

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EU Open House 2013

11 May 2013 By

EU OpenHouseLast Saturday, May 11th, we attended the second signature event of Passport DC – EU Open House 2013. During this day, The Delegation of the European Union to the United States and the Embassies of 27 EU Member States to the United States plus incoming Member State Croatia opened their doors to the Washington public.

This annual event is a highlight of the Washington May calendar and is celebrated during Europe Week. Each embassy offered a rare look inside the buildings and provided a unique opportunity to experience the country’s cultural heritage and national traditions.

We started our day early at 10 a.m., but were able to visit only 5 Embassies due to their dispersed locations: European Union, Embassy of Sweden, Embassy of France (France and Germany), Austria and Slovakia. Our first destination was EU House located at K Street, NW near Foggy Bottom metro station.

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Around The World Embassy Tour 2013

07 May 2013 By

PassportDCEvery year, Cultural Tourism DC presents Passport DC, a month-long celebration of international culture that lets us explore the world without ever leaving the city. Nearly every day throughout May there are programs: music and dance performances, art exhibits, workshops, embassy events, street festivals, food tastings, and more that bring global adventures to DC.

As our nation’s capitol, DC is home to over 70 foreign diplomats, embassies and consulates. Passport DC offers 3 different signature events each Saturday starting May 4th.

Last weekend Dave and I attended the first signature event – Around the World Embassy Tour showcased 44 embassies from Africa, Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, and the Americas. We took the metro to Dupont Circle station and started out tour with the Embassy of Indonesia. Altogether, we visited 7 embassies in 4 hours: Indonesia, Haiti, Japan, Cote d’Ivoire, Korea, Australia and Peru.

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