This morning we left our New York hotel at 7am and the doorman called us a taxi. It was a bit of a challenge fitting in with all our suitcases but we made it... Just. We caught the Amtrak train to Washington from Penn Station NYC.

There was a massive storm in the Washington area about 36 hours before we arrived. The train had to travel slowly over part of the route due to signal damage and we've seen heaps of damaged trees. The trip took about 3 and a half hours ... we arrived at Union Station about 12:30. Apart from that we've not been affected but we keep hearing about the huge number of people still without power. See attached link: http://washingtonexaminer.com/storm-blackouts-drag-on-commute-troubles-ahead/article/feed/2008155

After checking in to our hotel, Holiday Inn Capitol, we had a quick lunch downstairs and went for a walk. We were disappointed to find that much of the National Mall is closed off as a construction site while they are doing repairs. The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum is just around the corner from our hotel and we spent this afternoon there.