Christine’s travelogue

Festival within a festival

Festival within a festival

The annual Smithsonian Kite Festival on the Mall is my favorite event of Washington's 3-week National Cherry Blossom Festival. Here, kites fly over the National Museum of Natural History during the blossoms' peak bloom period. Taken March 29, 2008.

The D.C. Tourist

The D.C. Tourist

A tourist stops to get a shot of the Lincoln Memorial.

Snowy Night

Snowy Night

2007 Capitol Holiday Tree, evening of the season's first snowfall.

View from a Ferris Wheel

View from a Ferris Wheel

My ferris wheel ride on the Santa Monica Pier.

Grand Central Market

Grand Central Market

Los Angeles' largest and oldest open-air market.

L.A. Sunset

L.A. Sunset

The Hollywood Hills glow at sunset behind shadowed buildings in downtown Los Angeles.

Taken from a downtown hotel room.

Early morning blossoms, Washington, D.C.

Early morning blossoms, Washington, D.C.

Early on a weekday morning when the cherry blossoms are at peak bloom, the Tidal Basin becomes a space of quiet beauty shielding its visitors from the sights and sounds of nearby rush hour traffic.

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Christine Ruffo

Christine Ruffo has been a member since 9 November 2007 and goes by cruffo.

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