Nandos / China town
3 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
No, we didn't get a Nando's (although we weren't against it), but James wanted to get this photo. We then walked through the outskirts of China town
T-mobile
3 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Grabbing a sim card so chief navigator can use Google maps!
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
3 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
We walked through this Sculpture garden on our way to the natural history musuem. James loved the duck ramp.
National Museum of Natural History
3 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
A trip to the National museum of natural history. James got to meet a polar bear up close. Whilst sat watching one of the exhibits. A kid who was sat next to Laura just let rip the loudest fart...En savoir plus
The Wharf
3 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We went down to the wharf. As its labour day weekend, there was a jazz festival going on, so lots of people out enjoying the music and the sunshine.
We grabbed some enchiladas from "surf shack" andEn savoir plus
A closer look at Capitol
3 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Even though we had seen it briefly in the dark and ran past it this morning. We didn't look at the reflecting pool or get up close to it. So we walked back to take a proper look at Capitol.
A rest stop outside the Washington Monum
3 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
🔥 ☀ 🔥 The heat! Oh the heat! It was getting unbearable in the heat. After the walk from Capitol towards the Lincoln memorial, we had to stop outside the Obelisk again... This time to use theEn savoir plus
Lincoln memorial and reflecting pool
3 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
The Lincoln memorial and reflecting pool.
The crowds here compared to our tourist run this morning are world's apart. I'm glad we got out for a run to see it in a much calmer (and cooler) setting.
Scooter time!
3 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
After walking 30k steps today in the heat and it being a 40 minute walk back to our hotel, we opt'd in to get a couple of scooters back.
Turns out the scooters cost over double what an uber would haveEn savoir plus
Slurpees @ 7eleven
3 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
After we parked up our scooters, we headed into 7eleven to grab slurpees to help us beat the heat!
Bus to NYC - Union Station
4 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Out time in D.C. is over. We grabbed an Uber back to Union Station to get our next bus to NYC 🗽.
This time we aren't using "Peter Pan buses" but have opted for "BestBus". We even get a free bottleEn savoir plus
Driver change
4 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Just over and hour and a half into our trip and the "best bus" has pulled into the servo for a driver change.
We accidentally forgot to get food or to eat before we set off this morning. So we wereEn savoir plus
New York!
4 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Fresh off the bus and waiting for our uber to the hotel
Entering central Park
4 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Top of the Rock
4 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We went up the Top of the Rock.
It was very busy. The queuing to get back down especially!
But it was cool to see the New York skyline at night, including the really dark patch where times square is.
Times Square at night
4 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We walked through Times Square on our way back to the hotel
Empire state building
5 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We could probably see the ship bring our truck in from up here. Shame it's not due in until tonight/early hours of tomorrow.
Great views. Horrendous amounts of tourists. Who would have thought thatEn savoir plus
Eataly
5 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Pasta
China town
5 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Strolled through China Town
James loves Chick-fil-A
5 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
I love Chick-fil-A, so had to grab a little snack as lunch before our next memorial.
World trade center PATH station
5 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
A Westfields that is also a metro station?
One World Trade Center // Freedom Tower
5 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
The 9/11 Memorial Museum.
We got in at 3pm and got kicked out at closing at 5pm. This was one of the best museums we've been to so far. It's a shame that we had to be kicked out at closing as we hadEn savoir plus
Umberto’s Clam House 🇮🇹
5 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Dinner at Umberto's in Little Italy.
We decided we'd eat in Little Italy as it was between the 9/11 Memorial and our show later.
Whilst walking down the street we were approached by some guy tellingEn savoir plus
Comedy show @ The Stand
5 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We want to the stand to see a comedy show.
A lime up of various comedian's, some great, a couple not so good. But we both had a good laugh.
I only got picked on a few times.
Once a comparison with theEn savoir plus
London coffee?
6 septembre 2022, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
We do love a Pret. But in America they really don't know how to make a flat white. It's the size of my head! Pretty sure they just make a latte.