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By DougRattray
October 7th 2008

Was that George Bush or a monkey?

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Obama's future home.

I’m writing this at 10pm Tuesday night on the train from Washington DC to Atlanta, I’m currently 3 hours into a 14 hour journey. The trains here are great; you get around three times as much legroom as you would on a British train. The seats recline really far back and the foot rest comes out like a lazy boy. On Monday we caught the train to Washington DC. There's only one night in Washington so had a little wonder around all the government buildings and monuments. The White House is lot smaller than you’d imagine, whilst hanging around outside a [View Full Entry]

By hayley and mick
September 19th 2008

The Capital

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Washingtion Monument

Kim’s sister was kind enough to drop us off early in the morning to catch the Chinatown bus (budget busline in the area) to Washington. Of course we went to the wrong bus station so we had to hoof it down the road to the right one before the bus left without us, thankfully it wasn’t too far. We met our host Katie (CS) downtown and left our bags at her work so that we could head out for some sightseeing for the day. It took us a few hours to get through the International Spy Museum which was good fun. [View Full Entry]

Reflection Pool and Lincoln Memorial from Washington Monument

By Ericaabuzo
September 14th 2008

No room at the inn

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First sight of NY
These are crappy shots but I think I have been too excited to even try to take good pictures!

Day 80- Washington We aren't mad...we had to move on today as there seemed to be no vacant rooms in NY..even in New Jersey! And according to Nora there are no vacancies in youth hostels till the end of October! So..when you come... get your acts together and don't be like us. Plan ahead and book!!! Actually, I wasn't worried as I am returning to NY for about five days at the beginning of next month as I have four nights booked at the Met! The season doesn't start till then. An there will be a few matinees and other slots [View Full Entry]

By Peppy the Bear
August 28th 2008

Peppy for President

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Into the Sunset...
Finishing a hard, fun and memorable summer in the Sierras, I set off for one more adventure- to Washington, D.C.

All great stories must come to an end. Peppy completes his summer travels in Washington, D.C. The trip provided spectacular sight-seeing, an encounter with a REAL bear, and a much-anticipated reunion with a good friend. [View Full Entry]

By Britni
August 25th 2008

arlington

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Picture 029

this past week has been pretty low key for me. just exploring the DC area using the metro which is unbelievably convenient. went the arlington national cemetary. it is just outside of DC within walking distance. i've attached some of my favorite pictures. the changing of the guard in front of the tomb of the unknown soldier was pretty remarkable. the whole cemetary is very serene aside from the chitter chatter of the various tourists in the area. sorry not much else to add. missing wisconsin and the green-ness of it all. started to realize that i am really gonna miss [View Full Entry]

By dream0nstars
August 24th 2008

Why does the kitchen smell like vomit?

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So the update is that I am in DC right now, and have been since Friday. It's been a study abroad reunion for three days involving a really large amount of alcohol. Also a can of pickled herring that made the house smell like vomit. Extra smak. Hopefully tonight we are going to see some of the monuments and other sights of the capital. That's something I would really to do before I leave in the morning. I have a 5 hour or so drive to Greensboro in the morning where I will get to move into my new apartment tomorrow [View Full Entry]

By 1820 Travel
August 18th 2008

Countdown to August 26

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The countdown has begun... 8 days until our departure! Today we got Tim's malaria pills, I got shoes to take and some quick dry clothes to pack, and.... our new iphone! So I will be online all night tonight setting that and our Ipod up. We also booked some hotels today, one in Siem Reap and one in Hanoi. Its getting to the point where we just book hotels, otherwise too stressful looking at all the options. Just make sure it has a pool is the only concern for these hot asian cities! We just got back from some time in [View Full Entry]

By Honeytrekker
August 13th 2008

And It Begins

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Steve and I leave for the airport to begin our trip in three hours. We still have to finish packing, pack up our house, open a few last wedding presents, and gather lots of thank you note supplies to occupy us during our long plane ride. We returned to DC from Maine late on Monday, and we spent all of yesterday rushing around picking up prescriptions, dealing with the insurance switch, stockpiling toiletries and other essentials, and cancelling memberships. I should sign off so I can get my pack together. We fly to Lima, Peru via Toronto. Yes, we're flying northwest [View Full Entry]

By Ashley and Paggi
August 12th 2008

DC

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Iwo Jima Memorial

We drove through the entire state of Virginia and arrived to Arlington. We instantly went to it's famous cemetery and saw JFK's grave and the tomb of the unknown soldier. The cemetery was massive and very touching to visit. Then we drove into DC and walked up and down the mall countless times. We saw nearly all the memorials (Washington, Lincoln, WW II, Korean War, Vietnam . . .) and the White House. The next couple days we visited many of the Smithsonian museums of the area. We saw the Botanical Gardens, the Air and Space Museum, the Natural History Museum, [View Full Entry]

By DC08
August 7th 2008

Home.

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Well, I'm home again, for about a week before heading back to school. I had a really great summer and it was fun keeping track of it all here. Thanks everyone for reading! [View Full Entry]

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