Some quick links for Convention travel planning:
Weather forecast: 10-day forecast at Weather.com, 5-day and local details at Wunderground.com
Info on Silver Spring: SilverSpringDowntown.com
Parking garages in Silver Spring: Map of Garages
(Town Square Garage on Ellsworth near Fenton is probably the closest, with entrances on Ellsworth Avenue & Roeder Road.)
Petal Tones' map of some points of interest: Petal Tones' Google Map
Dining/local guides (note the dates of the reviews):
Washingtonian Magazine's restaurant pages (their page on Silver Spring is from 2004, but most reviews for individual restaurants are more recent)
Washington Post's Going Out Guide (restaurants, entertainment etc.)
Metro (subway) map - click through for bus
Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the mall
Artomatic (local artists' show)
Rock Creek Park (DC section map, Maryland section map)
Weather forecast: 10-day forecast at Weather.com, 5-day and local details at Wunderground.com
Info on Silver Spring: SilverSpringDowntown.com
Parking garages in Silver Spring: Map of Garages
(Town Square Garage on Ellsworth near Fenton is probably the closest, with entrances on Ellsworth Avenue & Roeder Road.)
Petal Tones' map of some points of interest: Petal Tones' Google Map
Dining/local guides (note the dates of the reviews):
Washingtonian Magazine's restaurant pages (their page on Silver Spring is from 2004, but most reviews for individual restaurants are more recent)
Washington Post's Going Out Guide (restaurants, entertainment etc.)
Metro (subway) map - click through for bus
Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the mall
Artomatic (local artists' show)
Rock Creek Park (DC section map, Maryland section map)
Looks like Wednesday will be a good day to stay inside for the Judges School and Thursday will be a great day to tour the US Botanic Garden and the National Arboretum. See you at the Convention.
ReplyDeleteNell Hennessy
Local Convention Co-Chair