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Vinkonur! Við erum vinkonur Jáhá!
... Begga ákvað að vera doldið flippuð og kaupa eitthvað alveg
nýtt og spennandi svo að hún keypti sér veiði græjur og mun sennilega grípa þær
með sér á djammið annað kvöld ef að ég þekki hana rétt! ;) Gaurinn sem ...
Arlington National Cemetary
... the Tomb and the Army Honor Guard. The precision and reverence with which he marched was quite inspiring. The Guard's shoes have metal pieces attached that definitively click at specific moments of the march.
After being there for only about ten minutes I was treated to a changing of the guard ceremony. I was surprised because it was the bottom of the hour. I thought it only happened at the top of the hour. The ceremony ...
Washington D.C
... a city of memorials and museums! We ended off the day at Barack and Michelle's pad, the Whitehouse. Strangely security didn't have a record of our names at the gate so we couldn't get in...nice one Barack! Tails between our legs and quite put out, we decided to head back to "Mount Shabby" to rest our battered and bruised feet...traveling is not for sissies! Having only booked two nights accommodation at our BnB and with the train from Washington to Chicago now sold out we ...
Told ya I'd be back
... I was able to check in :)
It was time for food so I went exploring, my first impressions of DC were that it was super clean, hot and a very security conscious place, there was security and police on just about every corner! I had a couple of maps and I decided just to go wondering and explore the city :) I ended up doing a **** load of walking in the super-hot heat (yes be jealous all you at home, it was about 32 degrees). I managed to see a ...
Day 11, Finial notes
... us a chance to see a city in one of the poorest countries in the west operate by watching it people, its markets and the their daily activities.
As for the food, it is not going to make the list of the best 100 places to eat but we found most of the food simple and very good. As for the beer, well it was cold. I can;t say that Tona or Victoria beers will ever win any awards.
A trip like this ...
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