Library of Congress

The oldest federal cultural institution in the United States, the library of congress serves as the research arm of Congress.  It is said the largest library in the world.  It appears to me that is now one of the many museums people come to visit and to appreciate the art of its architectures, art collections and to learn the history of our country.  As one of my new year's resolutions to visit the museums in DC.  So, I did!

A day in Baltimore

Just outside of the Walters Art Museum, Mount Vernon Square located in the downtown Baltimore is a pleasant place to visit.  You will see America’s first Washington Monument.  It is surrounded by a park, beautiful Mt. Vernon Place United Methodist Church, colorful apartments with unique architectures and George Peabody Library.   And nearby, there are also couple of landmarks and famous buildings: 

-Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (a national historic landmark)

-First & Franklin Presbyterian Church

-New Unity Baptist Church

-Bank of America Building

-Two other unidentified buildings, I guess, I will need to go back to visit again.

Happy Chinese Lunar New Year

To celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year, the Walters Art Museum organized some activities scheduled from 11 am to 4:30 pm on Sunday.  Photos were taken while visiting the museum.  This museum has collected more than 36, 000 objects from around the world. We only get time to see about 1/4^th of the exhibits and here are photos of my favorite objects.

Last two photos were Mount Vernon Square seen from top floor of the museum window.