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Dom Pedro Aquamarine at Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

   For many years the Hope Diamond has been the star of the Smithsonian
National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC, but now it’s light is not shining as bright since it begun sharing the spot light with Dom Pedro Aquamarine, the largest single piece of cut-gem aquamarine in the world.  This magnificent gem was mined in Brazil in the late 1980s and named after its first two Brazilian emperors, Dom Pedro Primeiro and his son, Dom Pedro Segundo.

 

Lucia Rosan
American Guest House, a Washington DC Bed and Breakfast

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2012 Crystal Screen, An Outdoor Film Festival in Crystal City, Arlington

Looking for something to do after the museums close in Washington DC and you feel too tired to walk?  Then sitting down outdoor to watch a good movie may be just what you need.  Crystal Screen, an outdoor Film Festival, is showing a FREE movie every Monday at sundown until August 27th, 2012.  All you’ll need is a blanket to sit on, perhaps a picnic basket, some friends or a date? and you are ready.  But don’t worry, there are plenty of great restaurants and bars in the area if you get hungry.  Enjoy the fun with local residents from Pentagon City, Crystal City, Washington, DC, Alexandria and the surrounding areas.   If you are staying at our Washington DC accommodations, take the Dupont Circle metro (red line) to the Crystal City metro station (yellow and blue lines), the ride will take about  15 to 20 minutes and the location is 1800 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22202 (near Crystal City Metro).

Here is the list of movies and dates:

6/4 – Sex and the City
6/11- The Wedding Singer
6/18 – Sweet Home Alabama
6/25 – Hitch
7/2 – My Big Fat Greek Wedding
7/9 – Sleepless in Seattle
7/16 – Bridget Jone’s Diary
7/23 – The Proposal
7/30 – You’ve Got Mail
8/6 – How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
8/13 – Pretty Woman
8/20 – Love Actually
8/27 – When Harry Met Sally

Jonathan, Innkeeper
American Guest House in Washington DC

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