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The Mall
As has become a pattern Saturday is a bit of a sleep in so didn't get very far until late afternoon when we thought we try a fairly local mall, the Pentagon Mall. Felt right at home with track work delays on the rail line but still in holiday mode and very relaxed not put off by the delays. Needless to say the Mall on a Saturday ...
U.S. Capitol
... our countries most important places of power really makes you feel uplifted. Knowing a lot of stuff goes on in here that makes decisions for our everyday life makes us hopeful for a good future. We went to the Lincoln monument the White House, and even the Washington Monument. After we got done with the tour, we got a bite to eat and went to our hotel to get some sleep for the next day.
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US capital and Capitol ;)
... the House of representatives), the Mall (with the many memorials) and the Smithsonian Museums (free world class museums) being the most visited sites. But our adventures started before arriving in DC, when we left our friends in Michigan. We decided to travel from Detroit to DC by Greyhound bus and experienced one of the worse bus journeys of the all trip. During the 12h night drive, sitting on ********-reclining seats, we have been woken up at every stop and asked to re-board the ...
Take me home country roads....
... it became a restaurant of choice! We went to have a look around the National History Museum - I wanted particularly to see the Hope Diamond; a diamond of 45.5+ carats and of an unusual blue colour. It certainly was very beautiful as were many of the other gems on display - including an Emerald the size of a pigeon's egg. We also saw the capsule that brought the Chilean miners back up to the surface - it made my stomach clench just to see it! After a ...
From pretty Provincetown to amazing Washington
... to meet her husband Bejoy and delightful children who are a perfect balance of confident and polite. The most important influence on the Washington skyline is the prohibition to build taller that the Capitol. This results in a low rise town that better than any city outside Paris has kept its 18/19th century buildings in tact. And what buildings they are, despite their relative modesty, most are terraced, the variation in style is incredible. We have never seen such a well ...
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