C & O Canal Washington DC

Of all the times that we visited Washington D.C., we never went to Georgetown for some reason. Ian had a playdate with the friend from Shanghai in Georgetown, so we used the opportunity to look around. Unfortunately the famous canal cruise was shut down for renovation, so we could only walk around the main streets …

... cultural and traditions (past and present) of the people of the region, to one of the greats man-made marvels the “Panama Canal.”  Over the next six (6) months sit back, open up your computer and join us with pictures, videos and blog ...

... the sun (barely peaking through the clouds) at 8:00. See for yourself. We are finally hitting our first port tomorrow, Copenhagen. We have a excursion for a tour of the city and then a canal cruise. We’ll take lots of pictures and report back ...

... increasingly panicked. Finally, I woke up Albert-THERE IS SOMETHING IN MY EAR. He spends the next 20 minutes examining my ear canal with a flashlight. All I can think of during this time is the news report I heard not long ago about a young boy who had ...

... Gulf of Mexico while to the East rivers flow to the Chesapeake Bay), we followed the Potomac River and former C&O Canal to Washington which was also quite high. We continued losing time and arrived in Washington 2 3/4 hours late and 10 minutes ...

... a a great insight into the indigenous people of this country and the struggles that they faced during the establishment of the united states.  We then headed to the fantastic Ait and Space Museum and took a highlights tour run by a very ...

... ; The bathroom of a Cairo KFC is much nicer, or at least in that case was much nicer, than the fast food bathrooms of the United States.  We were definitely in a more upper crust/tourist part of town in Cairo than we had been in Amman. The next day ...

... ;                 Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States.   April 12, 1861   The battle at Fort Sumter is the beginning of the Civil War.  After ...

... really enjoyed the different the aerial photos.  They had them for the Cuban missile crisis, for the hazardous materials dumped in love canal. They had them in 3D, color, black & white.  They had pictures before and after 9/11 of the world ...

... day. Whilst eating brekky, we noticed the intense media coverage being given to Hurricane Irene and the fact that it could hit Washington DC (worst case scenario). We vow to keep an eye on the weather updates and keep our plans flexible to avoid heading ...

... 2 bridges and a set ot stairs and some winding streets was a task but not as bad as those not staying directly on the canal.  Our room windows are overlooking the canal.  I will try to post a picture tomorrow. love,  Craig Sandy and ...