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George Washington acquired Mount Vernon in 1754 and spent the next 45 years of his life expanding the estate to reflect his status. He lived here after he resigned as President. The mansion has...
This is a must visit establishment if one is very within the vicinity of Georgetown. It is located right on the Marina in Georgetown just in front of the cosmopolitan buzziness of the boardwalk...
The hotel is very well situated nearby to Washington Union train station with easy access to the centre. The hotel is a tidy, if not uninspiring contemporary, built building used frequently for...
The last day is always a bit strange and I had nothing much to do before my flight home today at 6 pm so I packed my bags and left them with the hotel concierge.
I then walked all the way...
Today was my last full day in Washington DC so I decided to do all the things that I had not ticked of my list. So the first thing I did was take a taxi to Washington Monument to get tickets for a...
After two weeks of packing, unpacking my cases going in and cut of hotels, I was super-efficient and my cases were packed and in the car by 10 am. I had breakfast and checked out before heading to...
Woke up around 8 am and had a final breakfast at the lodge, the clouds still hung over the mountains and the lodge but a little less than yesterday. Rain still fell from the trees but not from the...
I awoke to the sound of rain on the roof of my cabin! My heart sank as I opened the curtains to see the mist of the low clouds sitting over the mountains soaking everything and dimming the light....
I grabbed my bags first thing in the morning, got into my car and headed west towards the Appalachian Mountains for my next stage of the trip. Having done the city and the historical sites, it...
After coffee and getting dressed my car was loaded and I was looking for a place to have some good old American pancakes before driving to Virginia Beach and the Wingate Wyndham hotel, my next...
During the night around 4 am the fire alarm went off and we all had to evacuate the building while the Fire Brigade arrived to check it out and confirm that it was a false alarm. It turned out to...
In the morning after breakfast we went straight Mount Vernon in John’s pick-up truck. Walked around George Washington’s mansion and museum and given a guided tour of his home. The museum was...
In the morning over breakfast we discussed our next destination, Helen and I had originally intended on going to Rehoboth beach which was further east from Annapolis but then we thought it would...
I was expecting my friends from Canada to arrive later today, John and Theresa. They were driving down from Buffalo, which was expected to take about 8 hours. I decided to go into Annapolis again...
Because I had not reserved a hire car in advance I rushed out of bed early this morning so that I could be at the AVIS office early and make sure I got a car before they ran. I was at the Union...
Took a taxi to Lincoln memorial first thing in the morning in the hope that the elevation and orientation of the sun would light up the inside of Lincoln memorial to enable a good photo shot but I...
Today I decided to walk all the way to Georgetown, taking my time and stopping on the way taking pictures of some famous buildings and landmarks. The first building was the J Edger Hoover FBI...
My eyes opened as my head lay on its side facing the open window, the blue sky and bright Sun immediately made me cheerful and jolted me out of bed. I knew instantly that today was going to be so...
Woke up early to the sound of rain tapping on the window. Dark clouds meant I would have to start my day with some in door activities, not what I was hoping for on my trip but I still had not been...
Woke up early and fully adjusted to my time zone with jetlag a distance memory. Breakfast was a full American; egg, sausage and bacon followed by a full continental! So that meant no lunch. Went...
It was an early start and a long drive to Heathrow airport. I was up at 3 in the morning put on my make-up and finalised my packing, loaded the car. I was on the road by five, so early that...
The hotel is very well situated nearby to Washington Union train station with easy access to the centre. The hotel is a tidy, if not uninspiring contemporary, built building used frequently for...
This is a must visit establishment if one is very within the vicinity of Georgetown. It is located right on the Marina in Georgetown just in front of the cosmopolitan buzziness of the boardwalk...
George Washington acquired Mount Vernon in 1754 and spent the next 45 years of his life expanding the estate to reflect his status. He lived here after he resigned as President. The mansion has...