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  • Neil Roberts
We are having an amazing first big trip and seeing some fantastic sights and having lots of memories. Read more
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  • Neil RobertsTravelerStates are High

    Heading to Washington DC to

    April 26 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    Ok camera I have has massive memory card and the docking memory stick is too small to download all good photos I took of NY etc so am looking around here or seatlte for better one then post pics sorry troops was very dissapointed with it.Oh well.
    We have headed out of Big Apple to Washington to visit Arlington Cemetary and Vietnam Memorial to soldiers who served in that conflict.
    First few pics are inside Penn Station New York and inside the Moniham Level for Amtrak trains it is massive and it has about 5 to 7 levels of platforms and is very busy,people every where and lots of food outlets etc
    You have to sit in designated areas of your trip destination and wait to be ushered down to relevant platform.
    We were taken to our train down 2 level then along the platform with our guide and he helped us on with our bags and ramp for my little scooter.
    We were put in a quiet carriage and yes signs every where telling you to be quiet.
    The man who sat behind must have had Italian for tea as he reaked of garlic so bad boy it stunk,had to put up with it for about 2hrs at which I was starting to feel sick from it.
    The train went in reverse to DC then it goes forward to NY and does it all day long.
    It goes through Philiadelphia Wilmington,Baltimore then DC.
    It flies along so getting pics was very hard but got a couple though
    Housing changes along the route to very nice to run down shanty types which is a shame.
    We arrived and were helped into a cab to motel which is very posh indeed from last digs LOL.
    Will post more after arlington.    Read more

  • Neil RobertsTravelerStates are High

    Among the lost and remembered

    April 26 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

    Today we hit a very impressive Arlington National Cemetary that has in it vast amounts of history and museums.
    We start of at Vietnam Veterans memorial walk which has over 58,000 names inscribed in it for the Americans killed in Vietnam Conflicts.
    The amount of people who recognised me as an Aussie who was in Vietnam was very gratifying and special especially the young American teenagers who came from Dallas and Illanois who thanked me for my service.It hits home when you get recognition from total strangers.One african American vet even yelled out aver a small crowd "without that Aussie Veteran helping us over there I would be not here"then he said "that is true my brother hooraaah to you my brother and thank you for saving us".I said "thank you for your time over too brother hoooraaaah to you".
    The Lincon memorial was and is windblown as to the scale of it has to be at least 20 to 30 ft high and 10 ft across the chair.Ceiling is a good 60 ft high and all the inscription are chiselled into the stone.
    The amount of people there today were amazing and that happens every day.
    We then hopped on to one of the many tour buses to do the round trip of the whole area glad we did it covers over 15 km of the arlington,Washington area .    Read more

  • Neil RobertsTravelerStates are High

    Busing it to sights

    April 26 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    We got on bus at Lincoln memorial and headed to the Arlington Cemetary to the unknown soldier but it was raining so we stayed dry on board.then onto the Museum of Natural history and associated other huge buildings.One building was the National Archive building Built in 1800 pics 8,9,10,11 and added onto over the years with stone from one quarry and it holds every law decision made by any government official in the USA and at last count has over 13Billion pages of laws dating back to the very first president George Washington.
    Pics12,13,14 are the Dept Of American Commerce and Banking,it overseas all commerce trade and banking trade in the US massive building.
    The rest of these are around the outskirts of Wahington central just stunning buildings.
    Most of the stone now comes from selected quarry in zmassacheutts Maryland and New England as they have nearly the same texture and colour.    Read more

  • Neil RobertsTravelerStates are High

    Tripping around DC

    April 26 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    OK first pic is the Actual white house that is 7 levels and has over 132 rooms,412 doors,147 windows,28 fireplaces 8 staircases and 3 lifts.This as close as the bus would go on the tour.
    Pics2 and 3 are the Ford theatre where Lincoln was assassinated.
    Rest are of buildings around DC
    Pic 12,13 are Martin Luther place where all the demonstrations take place and where he was shot.
    Pic 14 15 is Union Station has 22 tracks,18 platforms 40 million people a year use it very impressive building and again huge.
    Last 4 pics are of their renowned fire trucks very clean and glitzy with all the lights going.The old army car is out side The Marroit hotel in the drive way facing the exit we can only assume it's for show but hey you know americans don't pay we will come after you and make you pay either way LOL.    Read more

  • Neil RobertsTravelerStates are High

    Down time lunch

    April 26 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    Tour over lunch at the hotel Holiday inn.
    Johny Rockets hot dogs and chocolate shakes.Deb wanted to try their root beer and I ordered for myself a choc shake.So they bring 2 shakes deb tried it but no wanted lemonade.Now lemonade over here not in a can or bottle is the old fashion way very tangy and yeah you taste lemons,her first sip the face got contorted and she remarked yep that's lemonadeade alright want a taste to which I declined.
    To morrow we plan a quiet one packing for Seattle on 28th organising bags for check in will post more on Seattle ventures.    Read more

  • Neil RobertsTravelerStates are High

    Size of Washington Memorials

    April 26 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 20 °C

    OK these are google picks of Arlington Cemetary,Lincoln Memorial and other government buildings,this place is huge and is so strongly fortified their are police and rangers everywhere watching everything going on.
    From top of Arlington to the White house is approx 6 kms,Arlington cemetery alone is 3km wide by 1km,covers over 643 acres,width of the park heading from Lincoln to White house is approx 800 mtrs wide and approx 4 1/2kms long.
    Very long way if you want to walk it.thats why people bus it around.    Read more

  • Neil RobertsTravelerStates are High

    Around town

    April 27 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C

    Second day of touring Washington.First picks are of Union station it was built in 1906 has four levels,marble floors,50 shops,6coffee shops,6 eateries and a lot of people of various nationalities coming and going.
    The ceiling is approx 40ft high and is gold embossed and is stunning.The sculptures are of the medieval knights with shield to symbolise the save travel of the people entering and leaving the station.    Read more

  • Neil RobertsTravelerStates are High

    Still touring

    April 27 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

    First pick is statue of George Clarkson stands over 15ft t all.Next building in pics3,4,5,6 is the National Offices of Energy,power and resources.The windows get cleaned by the old trusted dangle on a platform off the roof and wash by hand and get done once every couple of months.
    Pics12 to18 are the National Resources commission and it oversees all decisions made in the country for all nature and habitats and the maintaining of all of natural habitats.
    Pic 19 is first of the churches built in the area after the first president was elected.    Read more

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