Washington was a whirlwind. We toured and travelled non stop for two days and wore ourselves out! We knew that our trip was ending and squeezed in as much as possible. We saw: - the white house -the pentagon -the capital building -the library of congress building -post office square and tower -union station - the Lincoln memorial -the Washington memorial -Arlington memorial cemetery - the museum of American history - the gallery of American portraits ...

Today we decided to explore the islands dotted around the bay. We caught a ferry to George's Island initially at a cost of $14 each. Then explored the island which has a huge fort on it. It is in a strategic place as the only way into Boston harbor was to negotiate your way through a channel that only passes this island. So during the war of independence they set up Fort Warren. We explored this and enjoyed the views back to Boston. Then for an additional $3 each...

We spent Sunday on a bus led shopping tour. The bargains were amazing! Dad managed to get himself a Van Heusen suit for under $100! We were exhausted though because the shops were spread out into separate buildings. Not much more to tell you about Sunday. Monday was the 4th of July. You couldn't go anywhere without someone saying " happy 4 th!" it was a little like the excitement of new years eve. We had to do some laundry so lynette and I headed over to the oth...

Today I woke up early as Jude was off to the gym. I took the opportunity for a sleep in. We found a great place for breakfast which made omelettes to order. We did a bit of shopping before going on a duck tour. The duck tour is a car/boat which drives on land and then goes in the water. Our guide was called "Harley Davidson" and he certainly liked to talk. We saw a lot of Boston and then went for a trip on part of the Charles river. In the afternoon dad had an...

We had a day of traveling. We got up late-ish and grabbed some groceries from the store around the corner. Had our last cooked breakfast in the apartment in NY. We packed slowly because we had till 11am to get to the station. The Pennsylvania station was on maddison square garden. It was an amazing place. You go into the station and pay a redcap porter to assist you onto the train. If you do this then they fast track you onto the platform so you dint have to cue...