Every trip starts with a ferry!
1 février 2025, Angleterre ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Met the taxi
1–9 févr. 2025, Angleterre ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Collected by the youngest offspring. Finally the taxi roles have been reversed. Off to London
First day breakfast…. Still UK side
2 février 2025, Angleterre ⋅ ☀️ 2 °C
Matt made a fabulous breakfast of homemade “mc” muffins!! Flying tom!!
Time to fly!
3 février 2025, Angleterre ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
Once again Virgin Atlantic is our airline. Time to check in and we on our way!
Travelling in style!
3 février 2025, North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌬 3 °C
Upper Class baby! An incredible experience from the start with amazing food, comfy seat and truly fantastic staff! We love you all.
Looking down at the ice!
3 février 2025, Canada ⋅ ☁️ -7 °C
Flying over the ocean towards Newfoundland and flying over the most amazing ice flows! Had to ask a member of crew if it definitely was ice!
And there was presents!
3 février 2025, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Our fabulous FSM gave us some gifts to bring home!
The little feet say “pinched from” on one foot and “Virgin Atlantic” on the other foot!
Riding the metro and amazing lift!
3 février 2025, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
We rode the metro from the airport to our hotel. When we arrived at our station we found the most amazing old lift!
Arrived at the hotel
3 février 2025, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
We arrived at the Holiday Inn, Crystal City. It’s a really nice hotel room with a massive super king bed. Good facilities and quiet.
The Off Grid OdysseyRoom service every day, an ice machine on every floor and a guest laundry. Really a very nice hotel
Shopping
4 février 2025, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Visited a couple of US shops. Target was a great shop, expensive but well stocked with lots of goods. The Dollar Tree was disappointing. Empty shelves some of which were dirty and or rusty. WeEn savoir plus
Pentagon…. Well 2 sides of it!
4 février 2025, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Walked passed 2 sides of the pentagon! Huge is not the word!
The Off Grid OdysseyBy the time today was over we had walked all 5 sides. We tried to see the memorial garden but there was too much construction going on so we could not get in.
On the bus to Annandale
4 février 2025, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Hopped on the 29N bus out to Annandale to see Matt’s home from 40 years ago. The weather is amazing
The Off Grid OdysseyJust as I remembered it but I’m sure they have built a new school!
Matts old neighbourhood!
4 février 2025, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Spent a beautiful morning in the sunshine exploring the home that Matt lived in for 2 years as an 8 year old. Many stories of long hot summers!
A fire damaged house
4 février 2025, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Around the corner from Matt’s old house we found this burnt out shell. The upper floors completely destroyed with just the lower stone walls and the boiler left as evidence.
The Arlington Cemetery
4 février 2025, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
Beautiful, somber, thought provoking. Not only a tribute to many American service personnel but also to many events that happened around the world.
The Washington Monument
5 février 2025, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
A spectacular monument dominating the National Mall. Unfortunately the lift was broken so we could not go up but still a great sight.
Most important house in Washington!
5 février 2025, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
We finally got to “almost” see the White House!
Due to the inauguration there was a lot of fencing and a massive stage and all of the entrances were blocked off but we tried to catch a glimpse!
Museum of Natural History
5 février 2025, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
An interesting collection of animals from around the world. Like all collections it was curated in a manner that would be unacceptable today but it has been put together in an interesting way withEn savoir plus
National Air and Space Museum
5 février 2025, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
A great collection of planes and space craft.
Dwight D Eisenhower
6 février 2025, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 1 °C
A huge memorial to Eisenhower. A commander and a president of great importance.
Library of Congress
6 février 2025, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 1 °C
The Library of Congress. Home to the largest collections of books, video and audio in the world. An amazing building with a fascinating collection.
Tour of the Capitol
6 février 2025, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 2 °C
We had an amazing tour of the Capitol building. The US political system has an incredible history and the tour was very informative. We enjoyed the architecture and the art on display. The best bitEn savoir plus
The Supreme Court, New and Old
6 février 2025, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
We visited the Original Supreme Court that was inside the Capitol Building and as we left the Capitol we walked by the new Supreme Court building.
The National Archive
6 février 2025, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
We saw the founding documents, The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution and The Bill of Rights, which were very interesting. Oddly there is also a Magna Carta on Display.
Lincolns Memorial
7 février 2025, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Everyone that we talk to tells us that this is the nations favourite President. Much of today was about him so we started with his memorial