Hampton Inn Germantown / Gaithersburg
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Easier to buy a SIM card in China!
So interesting to feel these little differences between countries!
Here (and Wiki says also in the UK, Australia and another country I forgot), you buy a mobile phone and a "carrier" (we would call it a provider) together. Having an "unlocked" mobile phone and buy a SIM card independently is something they very seldom do here!
Once I figured that out, I ...
So good to see Wilma and Steven again
... AArrgghh!!!
I hurried to a travel agency, had a flight booked from Portland to Vancouver (thank you credit card!), hurried back to the desk with that ticket, and yes, I was allowed to proceed. Ouf!
Arriving at Dulles airport, after 1:30 hr standing in the line for immigration, and another 30 min in the line for customs... the usual stuff when entering the USA ;-)
Wilma and Steven did NOT come to get me at ...
Highs and lows in the capital city!!
... out cars and police drove straight past us. So we all just figured it must have been obama! So with that we went to get some picys of the white house along with quite a few other tourists. We then wandered over to the huge washington monument and then to the WII memorial. All monumented out we headed to the tidal basin where holly and phil managed to convince everyone that we should hire pedalos. So phil helen and natassa ended up on a nice pedalo with a canapy and holly and anna on ...
All together while outside, snow!!
... Spinoso. Lorenzo is a great story teller, we had some good laughs. Patrick told us about his latin lessons, Anna talked a little Chinese, and finally Wilma brought out her old photo album, upon my request, to show ourselves in military uniform... hee, 32 years ...
I am so happy to be here
Wilma and Steve came to get me at Dulles airport, we talked a lot, so nice to see them again. I was here 15 years ago, and I kind of remembered things, but not completely...
The house is still so nicely nestled amongst the trees, the "deck" (the terrace at the back) is now finished and has many feathered visitors (I still have to see a Cardinal and a Blue Jay) ...
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Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Swimming pool
- Business Services
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Fitness/Health center
- Free parking