This week has been mellow. On Saturday, we went to the Walter’s Museum. It had lots of old paintings and a few old suits of armor and a few old weapons. I learned that Samurai armor includes a mask that’s kinda creepy.
This week has been fun. On Saturday, we went to the marina pool.
Cette semaine était amusante. Samedi nous sommes allés à la aupiscine de marina.
On Sunday, we went to Washington DC by car just for the day. We saw a few of the monuments, and they were kind of boring. I learned that The Jefferson Monument is pretty far from the most popular monuments. We didn’t see the whole loop because dad and I were hungry and it was a long walk. After the monuments, we ate at a Shake Shack close to the marina that we’re going to stay in while we’re in DC.
Continue readingThis week has been fun. On Saturday, we went to the coffee place and got drinks, then I did tutoring. After tutoring we left for Baltimore. The passage was a little bit rough at the start, but it calmed down. On Sunday, we arrived in Baltimore. We ate at a restaurant called Pussers, then rested for the rest of the day.
Cette semaine était amusante. Samedi nous sommes allés à un café pour prendre des boissons, puis j’ai fait le tutoring. Après ça nous sommes partis pour Baltimore. Le passage était un peu agité au départ mais l’océan s’est calmé. Dinanche nous sommes arrivés à Baltimore. Nous avons mangé à un restaurant qui s’appelle Pussers, puis nous nous sommes reposés le reste du jour.
continued… After the film, we pursued the small exhibit area in the visitor’s center. They had a timeline of events that occurred between 1777 and 2014. Many of the events they chose to highlight were tied to the American flag in some way, such as a few times there were changes to the number of stars, and when laws banning defamation of the flag were passed and then repealed by the Supreme Court. But many of the events highlighted were odd choices, such as the US winning the 1980 winter olympics.
There was an exhibit on The War of 1812 that probably took up half of the display area. We found out that near the start of the war, the Americans had executed a three-pronged attack on Canada, where they won some battles, but lost battles in the most strategic locations. The British attacked the US east coast to draw the US forces out of Canada. In 1814, the British won the war they’d been fighting against France, freeing up more troops to focus on the war in America. They created a naval blockade along the entire coast, damaging America’s commerce and keeping American warships contained. While reading the signs, we remembered that Moses Myers had gone bankrupt as a result of the economic hardship from this blockade.
In 1814, the British were especially aggressive in the Chesapeake, destroying ships filled with valuable cargo, destroying supplies, looting and destroying properties, and waging bloody battles. The British were also offering freedom to slaves who ran away and joined the British troops. The sign in the visitor’s center said about 2,600 slaves took the offer. A different sign at another part of the museum said that 200 slaves joined the British military and 4,000 slaves had run to the British to be resettled, so we’re not sure which set of signs was correct.
Much to the Americans shock, the British burned Washington DC. American leaders hadn’t thought the British would bother with DC, so it was poorly protected. The president and other government officials barely escaped, but they did manage to take some valuable documents with them, such as the Declaration of Independence.
Continue readingThis week has been fun. On Saturday, we went to lunch at a Japanese restaurant, then went to the beach with Blue Heeler. The temperature was amazing, it felt like San Diego. For dinner, we went to a restaurant called Longboard’s, which is just across the river. On Sunday, we went to First Landing National Park with Blue Heeler and went for a three mile walk. We saw some big spider webs and a snake.
Cette semaine était amusante. Samedi nous sommes allés à un restraurant japonais, puis allés à la plage avec Blue Heeler. Le température était trop bonne, ça ressemblait à San Diego. Pour le dîner nous avons mangé à un restaurant qui s’appelle Longboard’s, qui était de l’autre côté de la rivière. Dimanche nous sommes allés à First Landing National Park avec Blue Heeler et allés faire une promenade de 3 miles. On a vu des grandes toiles d’araignées et un serpent.
