Exploring festivals and attractions
Today was the last day of the Cherry Blossom Festival in DC and they kicked off the closing weekend with the annual Japanese Sakura Matsuri festival in downtown DC. I decided to stop by and check it out. To my amazement, it’s basically like an anime or manga convention. There are a lot of folks who are addicted to anime. I was amazed…even folks were dressed up in costumes from their favorite Japanese movie/cartoon. They had food there, performances, the Cherry Blossom princess, and merchandise and paraphernalia that you could buy.
Around 2pm, I decided to head over to the Newseum. This new attraction opened up on Friday but I didn’t have a chance to get there because I had just gotten back from my trip. So I paid $20 for admission to see this museum featuring journalistic exhibitions. For the money that you pay, there is a lot to see so I would say that it’s worth seeing at least once. Be sure to bring your camera because there is a lot to take photos of.
I’m sure you might know about this, but as you can expect, there is an exhibit on the stories and photos written on September 11. It’s really quite powerful and definitely will sweep you away. They also have a really cool 4-D theatre exhibit on the history of journalism that is a must-see and free (hey, a plus, right?). If you’re bringing the kids, they can play reporter in one of the Newseum’s interactive features and test their skills at solving a case and reporting on the events. But if you want to look at some of the key stories over the past 100 years, you can check out the front pages of all the newspapers. There’s so much more to see so be sure to budget at least 3 hours in the Newseum or you’re going to miss something. And you probably don’t want to keep going back to seeing the rest because $20 each time can be expensive - but you could purchase membership with the venue that’ll give you free access for a year. Check it out if that’s your cup of tea.
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