Sun shining but on our own today as our tour guide had to go to work!! So after breakfast we managed to organise our train tickets at DuPont metro - had to change at Metro Central for Capitol South. Short walk from here to Capitol Hill and after going through security at the Visitors Centre were in time for 10am guided tour (free!). It began with a short film called "out of many, one" describing how the US Congress established a new form of government. The tour w...

After continental breakfast buffet at our hotel met Barry Lee in the lobby just after 9.30 for the next stage of our sightseeing visit of Washington. Around the corner from the hotel was a fresh produce market held on Sundays - never seen so many different varieties of apples; always interesting to check out local fruit and veggies. Very impressive architecture in this area, quite opulent with many properties being embassies. Stopped for coffee at the Renaissanc...

Hard to comprehend that all the festivities and build up are over and it's now time for us all to go our separate ways. Jared, Roey, Chris, Craig and Blake left in their limo for La Guardia airport at 930am for their midday flight to Miami. At 1115 eight more including Karen and Greg caught the shuttle to the station for the 1140 train back to Penn station. Together with Ros and Gary, Cale and Mitch we caught the 1215 for the 1240 train. Only ones left behind wer...