Heading to the airport!
30 de agosto de 2022, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
All the bags! In the taxi and off to Heathrow we go.
Heathrow Airport
30 de agosto de 2022, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We are all checked in, our bags have been dropped off.
We've queued and made it through security (James' hand sanitizer was checked), grabbed one final Pret coffee (OK with a yoghurt pot and baconLeia mais
Dublin Airport
30 de agosto de 2022, Irlanda ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We landed safely in Dublin after a short flight.
Unfortunately there was a departing plane at our gate, so we had to sit on our plane for a while before we could park up and get off. Fortunately weLeia mais
City Hall
31 de agosto de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
A few blocks from our apartment was Philadelphia city hall
Wonderspaces - Philadelphia
31 de agosto de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
A mixture of interactive art exhibits
The Liberty Bell 🛎
31 de agosto de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
It's a bell, with a crack in it 🤷🏼
Pop up karaoke 🎤
31 de agosto de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Whilst walking the streets to our apartment we stumbled across this pop up karaoke. A bit of Miley Cyrus followed by Queen
Rocky Steps
1 de setembro de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
James is a huge fan of the Rocky movies. Of course the training montages ending wirh Rocky Balboa runnung up the stair case in front of the museum of art is an iconic scene in cinema and James justLeia mais
Angelo's Pizzeria South Philly
1 de setembro de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
You can't go to Philadelphia without getting a Philly cheesteak.
Franklin Institute
1 de setembro de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
A science museum with lots of interactive exhibits, great for children and James.
East State Penitentiary
1 de setembro de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We went to East State Penitentiary for an evening tour.
The first prison every built in the world and even housed Al Capone for a bit (yeah we knew of the name, didn't realise who it was. But we shallLeia mais
But first, a coffee
2 de setembro de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We can't start the day with loads of travel without grabbing a Starbucks first.
Greyhound Terminal
2 de setembro de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Time for us to catch a bus (we used Peter Pan buses though, not greyhound as it was cheaper and they let us include all our bags)
Bus crash
2 de setembro de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
It seems a couple (5 cars and our bus) of cars crashed on the highway and may have clipped our bus. We snaked down the highway for a little bit (felt like we were going to roll) and now we are sat onLeia mais
Welcome to Baltimore, MD
2 de setembro de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Just a bus stop, dropping off and picking up people. We aren't staying. But we can now check off Maryland as a state?
Made it to DC!
2 de setembro de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Finally made it to DC, only an hour late after the bus crash.
Now to make it to our hotel, drop our bags off and dash to the pre-booked museum
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
2 de setembro de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Didn't take any photos here due to the nature of the museum. As a free museum it was really well laid out, with loads of information and exhibits, unfortunately the layout didn't suit the volume ofLeia mais
Washington Monument
2 de setembro de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Next up was to see the giant 🍆 obelisk.
*knock knock* Biden isn't home right now
2 de setembro de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Casa blanca
Pizza
2 de setembro de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Pizza bib! Great for the "kids" (James)
The other kids were doing it!
2 de setembro de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We went to take a look at the Washington Monument at night to see it all lit up. Whilst we were looking at it. We saw a group of kids laying down on the floor putting their feet up against the obeliskLeia mais
Capitol at night
2 de setembro de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
A little shot of the Capitol building lit up
Tourist run around National Mall
3 de setembro de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We set off for a morning run around the National Mall, seeing the Washington Monument (again), Capitol (up a bit closer than last night), past the Lincoln memorial, along the Lincoln memorialLeia mais
Post run coffee
3 de setembro de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
We stopped into "Dua" for a couple of post run iced coffees.
Waffles by mistake
3 de setembro de 2022, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌧 25 °C
We thought we had picked up a couple of sausage and egg bagels for breakfast. Turns out we got the waffles by mistake 😬