Washington Monument

Washington DC

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June 1st 2008
Wednesday 28th May - Thursday 29th May We took the 9:05am flight to Washington DC which required an early start and another trip on Chicago’s Public Transport system. The flight to Washington was pretty easy with the exception of the two brats who were seated behind us. We took public transport to our motel which was pretty easy. The only issue was how far it was from the Metro Station (we w ... read more

North America » United States » Virginia » Arlington

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more