Well, made it to D.C. Yesterday checked out the USS Barry - DD 933. Very interesting ship. Today is the Holocaust Museum. I have been waiting years to go here. I wanted to go when I was in D.C. back in 2005 - however, circumstances prevented me. I was speaking to a couple who had visited there the day we had arrived in D.C. and they said that 4 hours should be enough to go through and linger. And I have not planned anything else to visit today. So it wont...

The last 48hrs have been exhausting and full of ummm.... Escapades..? We have arrived in Philly & heading off to catch the sights now. Will upload heaps tonight, promise :)

ok, this morning I said I would be loading heaps up tonight and a proper blog entry - but y'all gonna have to wait. I loaded the USS Constitution photos and the photos from Niagara Falls. I didn't want to load photos without commenting on them, and thus, you will have to keep waiting for all of Boston - as I need to plan the attack for tomorrow in Philly and then get some very well earned sleep. There has been so much that has happened and I want to give a v...

Niagara Falls Well, Niagara Falls... The only thing I truly wanted to do in Niagara was to see the Falls and in particular, do it from the Maid of the Mist, a boat that takes you to the base of the American Falls and then to the basin of Horseshoe Falls, through the crashing waters and massive rock formations. It's about a half-hour tour and allows you to experience firsthand the power and intensity of the Falls. That was my sole purpose for going and thusl...

Oh - my - word!! My feet ACHE! We did so much walking today and there will be more tomorrow, likely more than today :/ So, it has been raining the whole time we've been in Boston. I wasn't particularly well yesterday, so decided not to play in the rain and just relax. Today, still a lil underneath the weather (no pun intended), we set out to the far side of Boston to check out Old Ironsides (USS Constitution). While we were there, we also checked out the US...