Washington, DC -In the midst of Pope-mania

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January 26th 2016

Published: January 26th 2016

Washington, DC -In the midst of Pope-mania Arriving in Washington, DC we didn't know whether we were lucky or not. Pope Francis was arriving the following day to meet the president -roads were going to be closed, access to some of the sights were going to be limited. The whole event was kind of a big deal. We knew nothing about his DC visit until we were on the Megabus there. We are not Roman C... Read Full Entry

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mikesrtw

Hi we're Chris and P. We have quit our jobs and sold our house to follow our dream of travelling around the world for 12 months!!! Let’s jump back about 2 years - We're driving to P's friend’s house for an evening meal when she turns and says "I've been thinking..." And what a thought that was indeed. That thought turned into buying a dilapidated property and spending a total of 2 years 'doing it up' ourselves coupled with a new job and a wedding thrown into the mix for good measure. We even questioned ourselves at times on whether travelling would actually become a reality or be j... full info

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26th January 2016

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Lunch
Looks like you found the all American meal

26th January 2016

mikesrtw
CrispyLife

Lunch
Indeed, they were all very tasty and fulfilling the first few times round. Plus it was really easy finding a veggie burger. During our 5 weeks though we had 1 too many of these meals ? and P certainly lost her appetite for them.

26th January 2016

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Our capitol
Glad you enjoyed D.C.-- so many things to see outside and many are free. It is a fantastic city.

26th January 2016

mikesrtw
CrispyLife

Capitol
It really does. We loved the feel of it too, very relaxed with runners, dog walkers (minus the mania that came withe the Pope's visit) etc. We only covered 2 musuems in our couple of days there but could have easily spent a week more exploring.

28th January 2016

Gone but not forgotten. Vietnam war memorial

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Great visit!
Sounds like a fantastic visit--how perfect that you missed the big snow storms that must have happened just after you left. I love it that the guy gave you free fries when he heard you were visitors--a proper welcome! I once spent a couple of weeks in DC--I'm a museum hound, so it was incredible. Love your creative photos of the Washington Monument, and the race for the Pope. Here in Bolivia, I've been out of wifi range, which will continue, but I'm so glad I got to see that you're enjoying your time in the US!

28th January 2016

mikesrtw
CrispyLife

Great visit
We were very lucky. The weather could not have been more glorious during our stay. We love how welcoming people always were to us in the states, it had a real sense of hospitality to its visitors. We're currently in Peru (not always with the best connection either). We're hoping to enter Bolivia in about 10 days. You will have to let us know where you will be so we can meet up ?

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