Winner of the Museum of Flight Admission Passes

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Random.org has spoken! Congratulations to Joseph, who won two weekday passes to the Museum of Flight and a Boeing 787 Dreamliner styrofoam glider. If you don't get my message, please contact me yourself so I can mail them to your address. … [Read more...]

Review: Museum of Flight

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Megan and I went to visit the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field in December when my dad and his girlfriend were in town. I’d been in Seattle for five years and had never seen it, so it was a fun experience. The best comparison is to the Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington-Dulles airport, which I’ve reviewed previously. … [Read more...]

Visit to the Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum

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For those of you unaware, the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum will be switching out the Space Shuttle on display at their Udvar-Hazy facility this Tuesday, April 17. Here's a photo spread of the shuttle's decommissioning by The Atlantic. Last November I was in Washington, DC, at the annual Society for Neuroscience meeting. Megan decided to fly in … [Read more...]

Paris Trip Report: Visiting the Louvre and Eiffel Tower

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The Plan Outbound SEA-IAD-CDG Day 1: Touring the Seine and Left Bank Day 2: Two Museums, Three Cafes, and Lots and Lots of Pastry! Day 3: Visiting the Louvre and Eiffel Tower Return CDG-IAD-SEA On our last full day, we woke up early to get to the Louvre before it opened, hoping to avoid a long line. We needn’t have worried since it … [Read more...]

Paris Trip Report: Two Museums, Three Cafes, and Lots and Lots of Pastry!

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The Plan Outbound SEA-IAD-CDG Day 1: Touring the Seine and Left Bank Day 2: Two Museums, Three Cafes, and Lots and Lots of Pastry! Day 3: Visiting the Louvre and Eiffel Tower Return CDG-IAD-SEA Sunday morning we woke up early and refreshed, determined to go see some of the art in Paris’ deservedly renowned museums. I’d been to … [Read more...]