Sat, 23 August 2008 Today we take our time and stroll down Embassy Row Wisconsin Avenue in the international heart of Washington.
We start out defining embassies and consulates, and then the details on where "Embassy Row" is and why it's called that. We talk about the history of the building that is the Indonesian Embassy. (2:30) We check out the Gandhi statue in front of the Indian Embassy. We look at some buildings around the Indian Embassy, including the Phillips Collection, the Anderson House, and the Cosmos Club. (9:19) We visit the statue of Tomas G. Masaryk, from Checkoslovakia, followed by a block just full of embassies, including Greece, Estonia, Georgia, Turkey, Sudan, Togo, the Bahamas, and Ireland. (18:03) We pause, and Julie rests, in Sheridan Circle, then visit the Embassy of Korea, including some displays inside. (21:32) We visit the Embassy of Madagascar, then play a musical number that we heard at there. (31:42) We continue on past, commenting on the Embassy of Mexico, Embassy of Korea, and Embassy of Japan. (38:18) We visit the National Islamic Center (but don't go inside). Then we check out Rock Creek Park. (41:36) We visit a memorial to Lebanese-American poet Kahlil Gibran, then finish up at the British embassy. Be sure to listen to our directions - this was tricker than we expected. (44:35) We end our podcast with an announcement that we will be limiting our podcasting to accomodate Julie's Plantar fasciatis.
Our Opening Theme Music is Garden Walk by Kim Evans, our walking music is from Find Me by H, and our logo design is by Kathleen Hamm at Hamm Multimedia. Enhance the podcast by checking out our Embassy Row Photo Album. Comments[29] |



Today we take our time and stroll down