Motel 6 Fredericksburg
Travel Blogs from Fredericksburg
Capital City
Today we hit the capital city, Washington DC
I knew it would be a ******* to find decent parking and really didn't want to use the confusing valet system again, so I actively searched for one without (they call it Self-Parking here)
Of course once we got there it was a maze of confusion, certain spaces were compact cars only, …
Southern Fried Gentlemen
HISTORY!
It's not something America has a lot of, what with it being founded in 1975 and everything. So when they DO have some sort of past they like to make a huge deal of it, with monuments and statues and fountains and pillars and all sorts of other things that make them look desperate to be Rome.
But they're not Rome. They're …
New Day, New Bus Driver...Day 2...Game Day
... to the Lincoln memorial some players enjoyed the sights of the local squirrel population and certain individuals with astonishing moustaches and clothing. Once Edgar found his way to the site of the Lincoln memorial it was time to take the bus to the Washington Wizards back of the house tour which for me was a major highlight, we got to see the Georgetown university floor and then headed into the locker room to take photos in the players lockers and a visit to the physio room for ...
Surviving the Edges of Hurricane Irene
... ordered the long lasting tea lights instead of the regular one. I set up everything and organized everything before it would be dark.
Dale had misplaced my inverter (I actually think he threw it away in cleanup frenzy) and I didn’t have enough money to buy another one before leaving. Unfortunately I’d run down my laptop battery so started downstairs to see what I could ...