We made our way out of Jersey City, trouble free! On our way to Washington D.C. we stopped at Annapolis to look at a boat. No intention to buy, just a ‘sticky-nose’ for comparison purposes. We arrived in College Park, just out of Washington D.C. on Sept 10th and decided not to go sightseeing on the 11th due to the heighten security for the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
We spent a lazy day at the RV Park, swimming in the pool, playing at the playground and cheering on Sam Stosur in the US Open.
Our sightseeing day started with a bus, two trains and numerous escalators and that was just to get to the Capital City. We arrived at Union Station, a beautiful building over 100 years old and decided this was the perfect spot for a coffee stop.
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| Inside Union Square Station |
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| Station |
We then got on board a double decker ‘Hop On Hop Off’ bus, much to Richard’s delight!
We jumped off near the White House and of course had to go and take the tourist photo.
We then finally found somewhere appropriate to have lunch with the kids. There was a number of restaurants that looked very inviting, just not child friendly.
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| Streets of Washington D.C. |
Back on the bus, we passed many of the Capital’s monuments, memorials and historic buildings: Washington Monument, U.S. Capitol, Lincoln Memorial, IRS and FBI buildings and many museums. The streets of Washington are very pretty, with many wide streets and gardens. There are no buildings higher than the U.S. Capitol and it gives the city a feeling of space. It is very different to many of the other cities in America, perhaps because it was designed by a Frenchman.
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| Capitol Hill |
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