We have now met up with John and Maxine after they arrived at Union Station. They came in on the Acela Express from Philadelphia having done much the same sights and sounds we had done last week. They are three weeks into their tour and have spent most of that time in Canada after stopovers in Hong Kong, Dubai and the UK. They endured a lengthy delay at the Canadian/ USA border due to a pre-booked taxi not showing up and much ‘red tape’, which meant they missed their flight from Niagara to Philly and had a US$150 taxi fare for the replacement driver. However, all of that was long forgotten after three most enjoyable days in the first capital of the USA. I could never tire of arriving at Washington’s Union Station. It is the
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