Nandos / China town
3 Eylül 2022, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 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 Eylül 2022, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Grabbing a sim card so chief navigator can use Google maps!
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
3 Eylül 2022, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 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 Eylül 2022, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 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...Okumaya devam et
The Wharf
3 Eylül 2022, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 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" andOkumaya devam et
A closer look at Capitol
3 Eylül 2022, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 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 Eylül 2022, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 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 theOkumaya devam et
Lincoln memorial and reflecting pool
3 Eylül 2022, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 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 Eylül 2022, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 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 haveOkumaya devam et
Slurpees @ 7eleven
3 Eylül 2022, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 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 Eylül 2022, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 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 bottleOkumaya devam et
Driver change
4 Eylül 2022, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 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 wereOkumaya devam et
New York!
4 Eylül 2022, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Fresh off the bus and waiting for our uber to the hotel
Entering central Park
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Top of the Rock
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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 Eylül 2022, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We walked through Times Square on our way back to the hotel
Empire state building
5 Eylül 2022, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 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 thatOkumaya devam et
Eataly
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Pasta
China town
5 Eylül 2022, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Strolled through China Town
James loves Chick-fil-A
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I love Chick-fil-A, so had to grab a little snack as lunch before our next memorial.
World trade center PATH station
5 Eylül 2022, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
A Westfields that is also a metro station?
One World Trade Center // Freedom Tower
5 Eylül 2022, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ☀️ 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 hadOkumaya devam et
Umberto’s Clam House 🇮🇹
5 Eylül 2022, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 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 tellingOkumaya devam et
Comedy show @ The Stand
5 Eylül 2022, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ ⛅ 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 theOkumaya devam et
London coffee?
6 Eylül 2022, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ⋅ 🌧 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.