Every trip starts with a ferry!
2月1日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Met the taxi
2月1日〜9日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Collected by the youngest offspring. Finally the taxi roles have been reversed. Off to London
First day breakfast…. Still UK side
2月2日, イングランド ⋅ ☀️ 2 °C
Matt made a fabulous breakfast of homemade “mc” muffins!! Flying tom!!
Time to fly!
2月3日, イングランド ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
Once again Virgin Atlantic is our airline. Time to check in and we on our way!
Travelling in style!
2月3日, 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!
2月3日, カナダ ⋅ ☁️ -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!
2月3日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 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!
2月3日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 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
2月3日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 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
2月4日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 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. Weもっと詳しく
Pentagon…. Well 2 sides of it!
2月4日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 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
2月4日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 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!
2月4日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 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
2月4日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 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
2月4日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌙 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
2月5日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 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!
2月5日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 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
2月5日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 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 withもっと詳しく
National Air and Space Museum
2月5日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
A great collection of planes and space craft.
Dwight D Eisenhower
2月6日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌧 1 °C
A huge memorial to Eisenhower. A commander and a president of great importance.
Library of Congress
2月6日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌧 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
2月6日, アメリカ ⋅ 🌧 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 bitもっと詳しく
The Supreme Court, New and Old
2月6日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 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
2月6日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 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
2月7日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 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