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| National Gallery of Art (East Building)
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| Rock sculptures integrated in the wall of the National Gallery of
Art's East Building.
| A giant Calder mobile in the lobby.
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There was a Eugene Boudin
special exhibit (no photography). I noted two paintings in
particular: Entrance
to the Harbor, Le Havre and Festival
in the Harbor of Honfleur.
| Wassily Kandinsky's Improvisation 31.
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| Theodore Rousseau's Panoramic View of the Ile-de-France (the
name for what would become Paris).
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I thought James
Jacques Joseph Tissot's Hide and Seek was worth noting
(perhaps for the interesting
background and commentary?), but the room was too dark to photograph
anything.
| Camille Corot's The Eel Gatherers.
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| Around the National Gallery
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| I'm not sure why I took a picture of this series of flat-top rocks
near the National Gallery. Perhaps they're a sculpture. The dolphin
drawing on a rock in the distance lends credence to the theory.
| A lovely sidewalk along the Mall. There's something about the
character of the light that makes me want to call this
excellent.
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| Kennedy Center
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| The Kennedy's Center's main entrance is kind of basic, plain.
| A funky rhomboid statue on the Kennedy Center grounds.
| The Hall of States.
| A closer look at what I can best call the shadow sculpture at the end
of the Hall of States.
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| The Hall of Nations.
| The Grand Foyer. The chandeliers are gifts from Sweden. Apparently
many items used in constructing the Kennedy Center are gifts from
other nations. The chandeliers' design feels a bit dated now.
| The large crowd that gathered to watch Tiny Ninja Theater's production
of Romeo & Juliet. The screen enlarges the action so everyone can see
it. (The actual stage for this show is the size of a box.)
| A 180-degree panorama looking south, west, and north from the Kennedy
Center balcony. The Potomac is prominent. This is the place to sip
cocktails and eat hors d'oeuvres during intermission.
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| The Georgetown Waterfront, as seen by looking roughly north from the
Kennedy Center balcony. This is a close-up of part of the previous
panorama.
| A 180-degree panorama looking west, south, and east from the south
side of the Kennedy Center. The Washington Monument and the Lincoln
Memorial building are visible. Also notice the abundance of trees
even in DC itself, surprising for a major city.
| Looking east from the main entrance side of the Kennedy Center.
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| Elsewhere in Foggy Bottom
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| I always subconsciously imagined the Watergate as a small building.
Boy was I wrong!
| The entrance to George Washington University Medical Center.
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| Dinner at The Tortilla Factory
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| The Tortilla
Factory, a Mexican restaurant in Herndon to which my parents have
been bringing me since I was born.
| Inside.
| The chips, fresh but not hot, were accompanied by a good red salsa, a
thick puree.
| My chicken taco salad ("with extra sauce" according to my notes--don't
know why I asked for this), before mixing.
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| After mixing. (Yes, I removed the cheese.)
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I ordered a non-alcoholic strawberry daiquiri. It was very good.
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| Fodder for Library of Congress Panorama
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