The White House

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Christmas Day, cold but sunny, so what better than a walk to the White House. Not much traffic about, however when we got closer the pedestrian count increased. Jostling for position to take the best photo was fun and there was not a lot of time for posing but people were very courteous. Compared with previous years the Christmas tree was small and disappointing and the traditional yule log fire had been cancelled (I suppose the recession is to blame). They did make an effort with model train sets which appealed to the children and although we had missed Santa (he left the previous evening) his workshop remained.

Had a lazy afternoon flicking the TV remote. At least 100 channels and, guess what, "there's nothing on the telly". Last sitting for Christmas dinner was 6pm so we dined then and had an early night.

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Photos

A Christmas toast
A pre dinner drink at the hotel bar

Christmas shoes
These were purchased in a store in San Francisco where they had 4 floors of shoes.

A Christmas hat
This was purchased in a designer store in New Zealand. It is a one off just like the wearer.

Not a Christmas hat
But it kept my head warm whilst posing near the Washington memorial.

The White House
O wasn't in but he arrived the next day.

Pennsylvania Ave
A view to the US Capitol Building