Leaving on a jet plane
1 november 2017, Australien ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Justing waiting for my plane after Jules and Evie dropped me at the airport. Packing was a little last minute but we got there! Looking forward to seeing Rozzie and Bek in Boston!
Boston!
2 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Finally arrived and ready to crash!
Out exploring
2 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Woke up at 3.30am so after 4 hours of american TV I decided to head out and explore. Our hotel is around the corner from the Boston Public Library which is a beautiful building but it wasn't open yetLäs mer
Look who I found!
2 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Boston Common and Lobster
2 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Rozzie had lobster for dinner. It was amazing to watch!
Boston Public Library
3 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
This is an amazing library and the oldest tax payer funded library in America. Beautiful old building but so modern (and busy) inside. Loved the children's library which was probably the same size asLäs mer
Cuppa tea time?
3 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
We did a hop on hop off tour of Boston today and spent a bit of time at the Boston Tea Party museum which included throwing crates of tea overboard and drinking hot tea to celebrate. We also went toLäs mer
Freedom Trail
4 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Bek and I walked the Freedom Trail from Boston Common the Bunker Hill, about 2.5 miles (4km). We journeyed through many significant sites in Boston's history including Paul Revere's house (he is veryLäs mer
Let's go Bruins
4 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
We went to an NHL Ice Hockey game and it was insane! The stadium must have been close to capacity and it took us a good half hour to get inside beacuse only 1 gate was open due renovations. OnceLäs mer
New York!
5 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Caught the train from Boston to NYC (hightlight was our giant cinnamon scrolls - we were the envy of the entire carriage). We arrived late afternoon and headed to Madison Square Garden (across theLäs mer
Looking for Liz Lemon
6 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
New York day 2 included 30 Rock (Tina Fey must have been at lunch), Radio City, the Guggenheim, and the Empire State Building at night. We went up at around 9pm and it was amazing. Despite a rainyLäs mer
New York
7 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
A day at the Museum
8 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Went to the American Museum of Natural History. The exhibits and dioramas were amazing. We didn't see Dr Ross Gellar though... No, Homo Habilis was erect , Australopithecus was NEVER fully erect!
Ride through central park
8 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
We went for a ride through central park but 3 soon became 2 when Rozzie's old sailing injuring flared up and ruled her out. Bek and I rode on and did the full loop around the park. It was overcast butLäs mer
Brooklyn
9 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Bek and I walked over the Brooklyn Bridge and wandered around the river and a bit of the neighbourhood. It was lovely and much more chill compared with Manhattan. Great views back across to theLäs mer
Philly
10 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ 🌙 -1 °C
We caught the train to Philly this morning and it is bloody freezing! We walked up the parkway to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and might have run up the stairs Rocky style. It was awesome! We walkedLäs mer
Philadelphia
11 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 2 °C
We saw heaps on day 2 of Phily including the liberty bell, the national constitution centre, independence hall, and the Franklin institute science museum. Learnt a lot about the early days ofLäs mer
More of DC
13 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
Bek and I spent the morning walking down the National Mall and popped into the Smithsonian Museum of American History
A monumental day in Washington DC
13 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Monuments and memorials in DC including the Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jnr, Korean War, Lincoln and Einstein. They are all spectacular and very majestic.
White House
14 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
We did a White House tour and got to hang out with Trump while Melania made us grilled cheese. We got to see quite a few historical rooms in the mansion but nothing too juicy.
Tour of the Capitol
14 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
We did a tour of the US Capitol building in the afternoon and it was fantastic. It is a beautiful building with a lot of history. The dome that sits on top took 11 years to contruct and sits 88 metersLäs mer
Library of Congress
14 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Wow! It was amazing and we only got to spend a short amount of time there before it closed. The reading room was awesome and their collection size is... 16 million books and 120 million other items!Läs mer
Hitting the road
15 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
We hired a car in DC and hit the road heading south through Virginia. We spent the night in Blacksberg which is a University town and we found a delightful diner called Lefties that had some deliciousLäs mer
Georgia on my mind
17 november 2017, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We stayed 3 nights in Clarkesville Georgia in a beautiful inn called Glenn-Ella Springs. Awesome food and beautiful scenery and we did a few walks through the Tallulah Canyon.
ResenärWahoo! Can't wait