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One Step Closer

A travel blog entry by dcparky

... never have wished that on our worst enemies, but 1 Basset is much more manageable (even though it is Winston).... Winston and Henry and Wayne's Jack Russell Terrier Dale have known each other since the were pups, and have spent alot of time together over the years, so I think Winston's visit to Arlington will work well...

In order to start the transitition, we had Henry, Wayne, and Dale over for cocktails, some ...

Deep Thinkers in Dark Times

A travel blog entry by afleming321

... and you MUST drive defensively or you will never get to your destination. Never mind the lane ends or merges into another one - just drive on the side of the road until you decide to get over. When all else fails, just jump the curb and go for it!

Anyway, we made our way first to the Jefferson Memorial which is located across the tidal basin in downtown D.C. Did I mention you get lots of exercise here? ...

Washington DC!

A travel blog entry by alexander2012

... city having some colourful, lush gardens. Most people who live in the city are young professionals and housing looks like apartment style because we did not see any large housing blocks. Regular exercise also seems to be the trendy thing in Washington because we saw heaps people running and exercising in the parks and on the streets.

Overall, two full days were enough for us but if you really enjoy museums then you could spend weeks here ...

Day 48

A travel blog entry by twowombats

... that temp and about 30 minutes for frostbite to start. The drive home is quiet and even though it has been an easy day, the cold takes it out of you. Hot chocolate for me and tea for Carmen help warm us up as we start the evenings process of backing up photos and having them ready for Carmen to upload to the blog. Dinner is so so. We went to the Outback Steak house. When we walked in, there were pictures of Australia, a copper map hung from the ceiling with east and west on the ...

Photos do not do this place Justice!

A travel blog entry by jasonw517

... afternoon. There was a sign in the window stating they were sold out today. It was expected. We checked online via Jolene's I-Phone and tomorrow was all booked up as well. No biggie. It goes quickly because the tickets are actually free. We could have booked them way back when we booked the trip but we didn't know where we would be, what we would be doing at any certain time so we didn't book. We'd be able to book it next time if we like because now we've seen most everything else ...

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