https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777 Let's read one of the most incredible adventure of my life ! en-us 2018-11-24 08:11:19 UTC 2023-02-20 17:11:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Moderncam.png lngarassi1 https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307370795
Today is a very special article because I just came back from my incredible trip "House Of Cards fan tour" in Maryland. Thanks to Smithsonian Institution , I had the chance to participate to this event because I was chosen among thousand of fans of all around the world ! 😭🎉🎉]]> 2018-11-24 08:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307370795 lngarassi1 https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307371783 https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/235170]]> 2018-11-24 08:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307371783 lngarassi1 https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307375974 So ,as you can guess the trip was very long & exhausting (for those who read me for the 1st time I'm from South Africa) .

But it was cool because I could talk with the other fans some of them came from Japan , India , Australia , New-Zealand and even Bolivia !]]> 2018-11-24 09:47:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307375974 lngarassi1 https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307377046 For those who don't know the series, House of Cards  is an American political thriller series by Beau Willimon based on the novel of the same name by Michael Dobbs !
I watch the series from the beginning (the 1st season was released in 2013.)  
I'm a big fan from very the beginning]]> 2018-11-24 10:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307377046 lngarassi1 https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307378458 Basically, there are 3 main characters in the series Kevin Spacey as Franck/Francis J. Underwood , Robin Wright as Claire Underwood / Franck's wife  and Michael Kelly as the White House Chief of State and Franck 's friend , Douglas Stamper .]]> 2018-11-24 10:18:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307378458 lngarassi1 https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307381912 Francis and Claire                Underwood are a powerful and influence  couple . They are ready for anything to  attain the power and the post so desired : President of the United States. Francis  is from South Carolina and being a democrat, a congressman in the White House ( Washington DC) he has bigger aspirations...                            If you like these themes I recommend this series for you!]]> 2018-11-24 10:58:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307381912 lngarassi1 https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307383752 ~The intrigue is really interesting and hectic it really well shot . It is original with compared with the sentimental romantic series.
~ Moreover , the series shows the underworld of politics and the fact that politics is dominated by men , we mostly see Claire Underwood .

]]> 2018-11-24 11:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307383752 lngarassi1 https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307388533 At the time of writing this article , I'm still elated and glad of what happened to me .
~ We arrived at around 6 pm  local time to Baltimore.
~  We settled in our rooms then we had dinner and we slept. KO.
 ]]> 2018-11-24 12:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307388533 lngarassi1 https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307390272 We went to Joppa  at 30 minutes to the North of Baltimore . Most of the interiors are in a giant warehouse .

Visiting the set was incredibly impressive and allowed us to take the classroom experience and see it on the big scale.
In our two-hour tour, we saw remarkably similar versions of several levels of  the west wing of the White House–which included the Oval Office–and several other sets.

And we had the opportunity to have lessons  about lighting and camera work from producer Karyn McCarthy. This REALLY made the trip more interesting and relevant.
Here the picture we took   together at the end of the visit.]]> 2018-11-24 12:36:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307390272 lngarassi1 https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307397822 After the launch we had a meet & greet with the main characters/actors Robin Wright , Kevin Spacey and Michael Kelly were there !!!
I was so moved and cried (of course). I could talk with Robin , she's so warm and nice ! She's very different of her character (hopefully!) Unfortunately , we weren't allow to take pictures and I would like to talk more to the other actors☹  But I will never forget this moment and it will be  etched in my memory forever.

Then , we came back to the hotel in Baltimore .]]> 2018-11-24 14:03:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307397822 lngarassi1 https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307401903  We took the bus to go to Annapolis at 40 minutes to the south of Baltimore. We definitively left our hotel (which was pretty comfortable). There, we visited the impressive Maryland State house which is the US Capitol in the series .But the weather was so cold ! I'm definitely not used to it.
We lunched at a pretty cool restaurant and we watched the 1st episode of the last season (6) it will be  release in november 2018.]]> 2018-11-24 14:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307401903 lngarassi1 https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307417881 After watching the 1st episode , it was time for the goodbyes 😭 ❤
Everything went too fast !
So the bus left us at the Airport of Baltimore and I came back to my hometown : Johannesburg 💜💚

I really REALLY enjoyed this trip as you can guess ahah I still feel lucky and blessed . I met some pretty cool people and if they read this -I'm so happy to know you!!-

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xoxo Louise 💜💙🧡💚]]> 2018-11-24 17:38:24 UTC https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307418923 lngarassi1 https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307488629 1st pic HOC S1 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Cards_(season_1)#/media/File:House_of_Cards_season_1.png
 
2nd pic of HOC S1 Main characters
https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/house-of-cards/56164/house-of-cards-season-1-chapter-1-review

3rd pic couple Franck&Claire
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/house-cards-season-3-review-775215

4th pic : hotel room
https://weheartit.com/entry/321426218?context_query=hotel+room&context_type=search

5th Underwoods's house in Baltimore
https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2017/06/08/frank-and-claire-underwoods-house-of-cards-home-in.html

6th pic Freddy 's restau
http://www.iamnotastalker.com/2017/07/17/freddys-bbq-joint-from-house-of-cards/

7th pic : Maryland State House
https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Maryland_State_House_from_College_Ave.JPG

8th pic : memories fade
https://weheartit.com/entry/175403325?context_query=people+on+plane&context_type=search

9th pic : bye GIF
https://weheartit.com/entry/319369309?context_query=+bye+gif+marilyn&context_type=search

]]> 2018-11-25 11:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307488629 lngarassi1 https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307490153 In the morning , we visited the Underwood's House in Bolton Hill ,still in Baltimore .
In the series they live in Washington DC .
To see this house for real was ... unreal . I saw this house so many times in the series that I could not even realize that it was just a set !]]> 2018-11-25 11:31:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307490153 lngarassi1 https://padlet.com/lngarassi1/my_house_of_cards_guided_tour777/wish/307490768 After lunch , we visited Franck's favorite restaurant which is rib joint restaurant but it's actually an abandoned building.
 I always dreamed to taste Freddy's ribs, they looked delicious according to Franck.
But even if this restaurant doesn't really exist I recommend to go for it , it's useful.

After this visit , bus time ( again ),
we spent too much time on the bus ! hours and hours ...(no , I'm not patient anymore ahah)

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