Chronicling the adventures of an elite experiential marketing team. From the nine years on the road to new adventures in Portland, OR. We are the Roving Van Gelders and we can’t wait to see you down the road.
Well we have been gone from DC for a few weeks now and with a busy tour schedule I have been lazy. So here is a general collection of what we did in our nations capital. During a show at Fort McHenry, we took a short break and looked round. These are cannons that sat... Continue Reading →
The last Smithsonian we were able to visit was the National Portrait Gallery. I had no idea what was in store for us, a true highlight of the trip. It was filled to the brim with a collection of Americans that have shaped our nation in so many different ways. The first section we found... Continue Reading →
One bit of advice about the Smithsonian Museums, start in the exhibits you want to see not the ones that are first. We started on the first floor with is dull of exhibits that focused on industrialisation of American, now we just went thought this exhibit at the Ford Museum. Actually the section is sponsored... Continue Reading →
I thought is was about time to start sharing with everyone what we have been doing in DC on our time off. We split the shifts of most days with the other couple, Lynn and Loyd, leaving us free to spend mornings running around the city. Washington DC is the the Mecca of free museums... Continue Reading →
With the Lincoln truck being set up in such a nice location we were able to bring in lots of diverse visitors. Like most locations there were a few that stuck with me.These are two boys from The Netherlands, two young and talented journalists. After completing a school project with a journalist for the Reformatoisch... Continue Reading →
Just a few more things to show you and talk about. In the cold and chill of winter the street performers and such were out! Here are just some fun thing we saw.
I am finding it hard to express what it felt like to watch the swearing in and speech from the Mall. We stood there watching a Jumbotron and seeing what everyone at home did, it was freezing and we ran most of the way there, me in heels but all of that is a second... Continue Reading →
Well we drugged through the street filled with over a million people and ran with crowds to find a spot to stand on the National Mall to watch the swearing in of our 44th President. It was a powerful and beautiful moment to be surrounded by fellow Americans there were all there to support the... Continue Reading →
We are armed with our official Inauguration Staff badges and nott taking any guff. Well not much. The Lincoln Library truck is safely set up a few blocks from the mall and we shot still and film footage of the Funeral Customs truck rolling into Arlington. I am starting to feel like a big deal,... Continue Reading →
