Jefferson Memorial

August 5th 2010
My trip to Washington DC starts in the Arlington National Cemetery. No one honours their war dead like the Americans. Arlington started as a place to bury the dead from the Civil War, now it's the final resting place for many dead soldiers, Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. It's actually quite crowded because family members are also buried alongside the war dead. John F Kennedy is bu ... read more

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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

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Chris Lock

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I am a high school teacher. You can see all my photos at My online photos The summer of 2006 was my third summer in a row that I travelled for the entire summer. In 2006 I travelled to London, then Greece, Turkey and Egypt. The summer of 2007 was a trip to Australia. The summer of 2008 was a trip from Cape Town to Nairobi, 6 weeks in a truck with an overland tour company. June to September 2009 was the longest trip at 10 weeks. I visited Central Europe, the Balkans and a side trip for the last week in Paris. The summer of 2010, I cross... full info

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