What a drive.. We figured we would be able to get to Washington with only the googlemaps directions, well, this was easier said than done.. Eventually, after 11 hours of driving we arrived in Washington.. We stayed over at the place of friends of Mat's mother, very cordial people, who gave us a quick tour of Washington by night after a dinner that has almost killed me.. (just for the record: because of the quantity, not the quality.. it was so good to have a 'home-made' meal again..) Unfortunately we only had the next morning to explore Washington a bit. Luckily most interesting things were located together in the 'mall' (we expected stores, however, none of this.. ;)). This 'mall-area' is amazing, it's like one big parc or something. No normal stores, cafe's, or anything, a
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