Originally published Feb. 9, 2016; updated Feb. 23, 2020 (with instructions for hiding the "baby") By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com Today I am meeting a group of people, and just for fun, I will be bringing this: They don't know I am bringing it, so hopefully it will be a nice surprise. But more than that, hopefully they will know what it is! Do YOU recognize it? If you said "King Cake," you're right, and to you, I say "Happy Continue Reading...
Experience Europe at DC’s EU Open House Day
May is a great time to travel the world without leaving home. How? Because those of us in the DC area can take advantage of great back-to-back international events! Last weekend was the “Around the World Embassy Tour,” when more than 50 embassies in Washington, DC, held a free open house on the same day. This Saturday, a similar event takes placed, focused on the countries of Europe. Saturday, May 11, is the European Union (EU) Open House Continue Reading...
DC staycation at the Hotel Sofitel
By Patricia Lee Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com Sometimes, you just need to get away from it all -- but you can't. Whether it's limited time, limited funds, or a reluctance to travel far, a vacation out of town is sometimes just not possible. Luckily, though, you can still "get away" without having to get out of town, especially if you live in the metropolitan Washington, DC, area. With so much to visit -- museums, monuments, and memorials (nearly Continue Reading...
Cirque du Soleil ‘Amaluna’: review + discount + giveaway!
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com Mention Cirque du Soleil to any adult, and right away they'll visualize world-class acrobatics, dazzling tricks, and elegant productions. Adults can appreciate the massive amount of talent, dedication, and physical exertion these athletic and artistic performers display. Could a young kid recognize this as well? They can and they do, as we recently found out when we took our son and his friend to see Continue Reading...
Happy Bastille Day! (PS – See the key at Mount Vernon!)
By Patricia Hall, FairfaxFamilyFun.com Today is Bastille Day, or the French National Day, honoring the beginning of the French Revolution with the Storming of the Bastille. Did you know there's a connection between that day and our very own Mount Vernon? The Bastille was a medieval fortress and prison in Paris. At the time it was stormed, it held just seven inmates, but it had come to represent the absolute and arbitrary power of King Continue Reading...
