Up, up and away…
2023年9月25日, アメリカ ⋅ ☁️ 16 °CMy friend drove us to the train to Arlington (6 am!!) from where we took a bus to Penn Station in NYC. And from there we went by train to the JFK airport, where we had our last American meal… Withもっと詳しく
My friend drove us to the train to Arlington (6 am!!) from where we took a bus to Penn Station in NYC. And from there we went by train to the JFK airport, where we had our last American meal… Withもっと詳しく
On the second we got a private sightseeing tour by my friends in an old VOLVO!! Covering the standard places of the capital: the White House, Lafayette Square, the President’s Park, the Washingtonもっと詳しく
Unfortunately, the last two days of our USA trip were quite rainy…. So we spent the whole afternoon at the National Gallery admiring the works of Cranach the Elder, Rembrandt, Picasso, Barlach,もっと詳しく
After having checked out, we strolled along the Story of the Forest Trail and took some lunch at the vicinity of the camp. On the way to Virginia did we stop at a winery/brewery tasting a couple ofもっと詳しく
After checking in, we drove up to our cabin (finding a “bear saver” garbage can in front of our door!), and took a short nap. Yvonne and I walked then along the Millers Head Trail, while ourもっと詳しく
An early start to drive to the Skyland Resort in the Shenandoah mountains. After 2,5 hours we stopped at the Little Stony Parking, hiked the Stony Man Trail, and had a quick lunch at the side of theもっと詳しく
After breakfast we took the bikes of our hosts and went to the center of Kensington. We took a sandwich for lunch and enjoyed a fresh beer at the Banycat Brewery. Although he opened only at 5pm, theもっと詳しく
After dinner with the grandchildren we sat around a fire, “grilled” some marshmallows and chilled with some folk music…
Cliff took us to the falls of the Potomac river that separates Maryland from Virginia. However, the river carried very little water!
Parallel to the river are the remnants of a canal which was builtもっと詳しく
Thanks to our hosts we were invited to a sailing trip by some other friends, Leo and Dana. Starting from the harbor of Annapolis we took out to the Chesapeake bay and back.