Nandos / China town
3 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 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 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Grabbing a sim card so chief navigator can use Google maps!
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
3 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 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 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 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... Czytaj więcej
The Wharf
3 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 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" and Czytaj więcej
A closer look at Capitol
3 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 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 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 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 the Czytaj więcej
Lincoln memorial and reflecting pool
3 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 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 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 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 have Czytaj więcej
Slurpees @ 7eleven
3 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 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 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 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 bottle Czytaj więcej
Driver change
4 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 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 were Czytaj więcej
New York!
4 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Fresh off the bus and waiting for our uber to the hotel
Entering central Park
4 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Top of the Rock
4 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 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 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We walked through Times Square on our way back to the hotel
Empire state building
5 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 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 that Czytaj więcej
Eataly
5 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Pasta
China town
5 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Strolled through China Town
James loves Chick-fil-A
5 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 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 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
A Westfields that is also a metro station?
One World Trade Center // Freedom Tower
5 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 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 had Czytaj więcej
Umberto’s Clam House 🇮🇹
5 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 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 telling Czytaj więcej
Comedy show @ The Stand
5 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 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 the Czytaj więcej
London coffee?
6 września 2022, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌧 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.