Courtyard By Marriott Wilmington/Brandywine

Got up this morning early so we could have a quick shower then head into the city with Andy on his way to work for a few hours.

When we got dropped off it started to rain a little so Andy loaned us his Umbrella which turned out to be a life saver for the rest of the day.

We did the tour and seen the actual letter that was used and read out for the independece in the square, but realised at this point that we missed the signed copy that was ...

Got up at approx 7am with the mobile phone alarm going off......
Linda decided to stay in bed as I had a shower and warned up a little before heading to the tourist sites again before the bus loads of tourists all got there.

First up was the Whitehouse with a coffee from Macca's of course as a stopover of course.
When we got to the gates we started to take some pics. I decided to set up the tripod (all of 10cm high ...

... in quick time along with a Choc iced Donut with a few H&T on it (Things Tai!)
The Donut was big like the old Dunkin's ones and the choc on them is darker than at home making a sweet brekky for me.

We hit the subway during peak time and found ourselves standing most of the way until a popular station when we got a seat. Too much like Melbourne trains and I was dreading the thought when we return......but enough of that thought for now!
Caught the subway to the end and had ...

Just a quick one to say hi to all my mates from another US city of the revolution (a couple of hundred years ago) now the city of Brotherly Love & soft cheese ! Have spent a few days eating and drinking and catching up with Andy's former life / acquaintances etc - lots of rowing talk and seemingly collecting specimens for a stacked boat at Henley 2010. Back to London on Monday night and work shortly thereafter yeuck.

... had seen Mexican restaurants the day before. We passed by the one Malorie saw first, but it looked really sketchy during the daylight hours, so we went to look at the place I had seen El Tequila. It had great Yelp! ratings and looked clean, so we went in. it was delicious!!!! Definitely one of the best chimichangas I have ever had! It was a family run place, with people who spoke very little English. I love some good authentic food. The ...

... aside, I'm fairly physically fit so it wasn't because I couldn't hack it.) If you are a runner or enjoy biking, that might also be a good way to explore the park since you'll see more of it. Also, if you are a fan of wildlife, the place is crawling with deer and birders will have a field day checking out the many species of birds who call this hallowed ground home. Enjoy my pics and if you go, enjoy the park!

... well received, and I truly believe that the students were empowered by the
positive messages and themes promoted throughout the production. This was
the first time that I had been present at a Camfel assembly, and I was very
impressed. I also wanted to inform you that the Camfel Technicians, Kelsey
and Michael Domeny, were excellent to work with during the set up, the
production, and the take ...

... Micheal, tita tess, tito sonny, guss, and others didn't make it. It was too bad we missed you. But I was thinking about you all, and Eileen was in shambles because she didn't get to meet you. (joking again, she does say hello, but shambles? I don't even know... I'm getting really tired right now and shouldn't be writing like this... ) We're off to New York... biggest apple of them all! Tee tee off-en.... Ta-ta for now.... Daniel

I woke up today at 8 today and drove Steve to the Westmont Station. New Jersey is only 20 minutes away from Philadelphia, so i could leave whenever I wanted to. I returned to the house from the station to eat some breakfast bars and then drove back to the Westmont station to take the PATCO train into Philadelphia. My destination was 8th and Market. Here it was a short walk to the Historical District of Philadelphia. The main ...

I spent one week in Philadelphia, on a very good IT training with Canaudit. This training was probably one of the most interesting I have ever taken, I did some shopping (as usual while being in US) and took a look around Philly. The city center looked nice but the old docks and shipyards area left a sad impression on me. These were really large, unutilized and very poor looking areas..