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    • Nos Grands VoyagesDe Marseille à Los Angeles
      Day 98

      12Avril Washington

      April 12 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

      Ce matin il fait gris mais le soleil devrait sortir. Nous avons prévu d’aller visiter le quartier de Georgetown
      Ce quartier historique est très charmant, on se croirait dans une petite ville anglaise.
      Nous avons vu la plus anciennes maison de la ville (1765) ainsi que la maison de Jackie Jennedy.
      La pluie nous oblige à retourner à l’hôtel . Nous retournons ensuite au Capitole pour une visite de cet imposant bâtiment qui abrite le sénat et le congrès.
      Le capitole de 1793 a été brûle par les anglais en 1812 à été reconstruit en 1815 et la grande coupole réalisée en 1865.
      Le bâtiment est grandiose, de même que la librairie du congrès que nous avons rejoint par un sous terrain.
      Nous nous rendons ensuite à l’américain Indian restaurant qui comme les autres musée est très intéressant et instructif.
      De la nous allons voir le Washington monument et retournons à l’hôtel pour faire une pose.
      En soirée nous partons à la découverte de U street et de la 14th rue, les quartiers branchés de Washington. Nous avons dîné chez Ben’s chili      Read more

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    • TravelerUSA sommer 22
      Day 28

      Dennis fødselsdag - 51 år

      July 15, 2022 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 27 °C

      Op og en lille gave (3 par luksus underbukser😂) som jeg havde medbragt fra DK. Ud i byen og gå en tur rundt om Tidal “søen” ca. 6 km. Vi troede vi skulle på museum, men tidsbestilling en måned før😐 Så tog vi ud og så hovedbanegården. Den var smuk og vi spiste frokost. Vi var en smut ved et ishockey station og jeg så lige der var et arrangement der var gratis i aften, så det måtte vi da til. Hjem og slappe lidt inden vi tog til Georgetown. Fint sted, vi gik gået os nogle skridt😅 Det var varmt og hårdt.
      Direkte til ishockey arrangementer, men en øl og popcorn. Dennis var glad🏒⛸🥅😜 Det er jo også hans fødselsdag, så det var fedt💪🏼
      Slut af med en Big Mac og hjem - trætte og 28.000 skridt på kontoen🥵 og vi tog endda Metroen rundt også😅      Read more

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    • TravelerUSA sommer 22
      Day 28

      Hjemrejse

      July 15, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

      Vi kom fint afsted ved 10.30 tiden med Metro og en bus til Lufthavnen. Ca. 1,5 time. Vi fik heldigvis lov at chekke in selv om vi var der 4 timer før. Skøn lufthavn - stor og få mennesker. Vi vandrede rundt og spiste også frokost.
      Endelig kom vi på flyet en halvtime forsinket. Og der skad vi så en time i ca. 40 grader🥵😡 Alle var lige ved at gå til og der var en noget stram stemning. Også fordi vi skulle have mundbind på😷 Det var folk heller ikke tilfredse med. Alle sad og viftede sig med flyinstruktionen. Til sidst måtte de åbne nøddørene så der kom ny luft ind, det var også 30 grader udenfor, så der blev på ingen måde koldt. Vi ventede på mere brændstof fordi vi skulle flyve en anden vej pga. uvejr et sted.
      Men flyveturen gik godt - vi så et par film og forsøgte at sove lidt(virkede ikke helt for os)
      3 timers vente tid i Madrid og 3 timer fly til KBH. Kæmpe kaos og mange mange mennesker i Kbh lufthavn😳 Men vi fik vores kufferter efter ca. 35-40 minutter.
      Vi var blevet ombooker fra britiske Air til Iberia(spansk) ved begge fly og det var fint, men i Spanien bruger de forsat mundbind i offentlige transport midler😷🙄 Så det var noget kedeligt at side med dem i først 7 timer og så 3 timer😖
      Signe og Albert hentede os og Rasmus og Johanna var hjemme og ventede på os. Skønt at se drengene igen🥰
      Nu er vi max trætte og lidt overvældede af have, vasketøj, nyt badeværelse og planer for renovering af hus😅 Vi må vist heller holde os hjemme nogle weekender😜      Read more

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    • TravelerNEW YORK 2018
      Day 23

      Washington and Sunshine! Day2.

      April 12, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

      April 12, 2018
      This morning we had some yoghurt & fruit in our room and then organized an Uber ride down to the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum. The Uber worked really well and the driver was very friendly. The Museum was a real ‘wow’ for Craig and I was suitably impressed with all the planes, rockets and war displays. They have amazing things on display included space shuttle, Apollos and even the Wright Brothers plane. I particularly love Amelia Earhart’s pretty red plane!! It was free and so we went to the Washington National Art Gallery next. We loved amazing art there including one Leonardo Da Vinci, Monets, Renoirs and other French Impressionists, Cezanne’s – didn’t love the portraits; also loved another Singer Sergeant and some Whistlers and American Art including the bronze Shaw Memorial – commemorating the role of the African American soldiers. The guides were very helpful and friendly! We had sandwich lunches at the Art Gallery Café.
      It was such a lovely sunny day – no coats and we really enjoyed going through the Art Gallery sculpture park with the fellow Washingtonians sunning themselves outside. During his presidency, bloody Trump has converted a beautiful Post Office building into another one of his expensive hotels. What an unethical person he truly is! The walk back to the hotel was very pleasant indeed. Washington has very wide avenues and magnificent buildings.
      This evening we walked out to Tortino's Restaurant - Italian but everyone working there was Mexican! We didn't like the gnocchi much but loved the salad + burrata + especially the SemiFreddo of amaretto flavour. Another good day and so far we really like Washington.      Read more

    • TravelerNEW YORK 2018
      Day 22

      Blossoming Washington DC!

      April 11, 2018 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 11 °C

      We didn’t rush to leave but left about 9am. The roads were busy but fine and as always Craig was amazing in the car – love him so!! We arrived around 12pm and parked in front of the Madison Hotel and walked our bags down to our hotel – The Architect. We couldn’t check in but left, got petrol and then returned our car to the Renaissance hotel – which was a little tricky to find but okay. We then set out for a long and wonderful walk. We are located in the financial district, which is very close to the White House We walked down and saw many amazing, large impressive buildings including the Eisenhower and walked through the Ellipse section of parklands near to the very tall Washington Monument. More walking took us to the Memorial fountain area, which leads to the Reflection Pool (as in Forrest Gump!!) which was very moving and leads up to the Lincoln Memorial. We then walked by the District of Columbia War Memorial, which looks like a little Roman temple. We found the Martin Luther King Statue, which is quite remarkable – I loved it and it is a suitable tribute to this significant man. Then our hearts were joyous – the Washington cherry blossom trees are in full, gorgeous bloom and absolutely looked fantastic. One for the bucket list. It was a long walk home but Washington is a well laid out, clean city with many buildings on a massive scale.

      After a much-needed rest, we walked out for dinner at a nearby restaurant called GEORGIA BROWNE’S. I had a yummy Catfish Caesar Salad – suitably spicy and Craig enjoyed his pork chop! I also enjoyed my blueberry Mojito. Great day again!      Read more

    • TravelerNEW YORK 2018
      Day 24

      Government day!

      April 13, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      This morning after breakfast of oats with fruit at a local bakery we took another Uber down to the Thomas Jefferson memorial we have been impressed with Uber so far. This memorial is also another very impressive one and we were lucky to be there for the 275th celebration of Thomas Jefferson. We saw a ceremony with officials and military soldiers who looked great in their regalia and they played music 🎵 and laid flower wreaths. Next we went to the Capitol building Which is the government house and it shines brightly. In the sunlight. We waited around for dignitaries to Leave and then went downstairs to the visitor centre. Fortunately, we were able to get into a tour and had a good look around at the dime and saw the many statues representing each of the American states and several of the presidents - but not all of them.
      Then we walk down to the Union Square train station. This is another impressive building for a train station And we had lunch there at Johnny Rockets, finally an American diner👍
      Long walk home and it was actually quite hot we got sweaty😫. We enjoyed a cool drink at the Post Pub next door to our hotel and then a rest.
      This sunny evening we ventured out for our final meal at an excellent restaurant called Centrolina. Yummy pasta with ricotta mint and fava bean was the highlight and it was in a very trendy area near to all the expensive shops. Lovely balmy evening walk home. Off to Chicago tomorrow. 😉❤️      Read more

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