Colonial Beach

Washington DC

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February 4th 2008
Although we flew into Washington DC, and have used it as a hub for our trips to Boston and New York, it is only now that we have started to explore the Capital properly. The evening we came back from New York (after a 5 our horrible greyhound trip), we met Dad G at his hotel for the weekend. He spoilt us all weekend and we had a wonderful time. We got to eat real food (even for Alex the salad ... read more

North America » United States » District of Columbia » Washington

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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