Washington Monument

Washington DC, Delaware and Extended Hospitalisation

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August 8th 2008
Well here we are, very thankful to be sitting on a bus, pulling out of Boston South Station. We were still catching our breath as we sat down on the couple of spare seats, not quite used to dashing madly across from the other end of the station, where we had arrived on the Amtrak train only a handful of minutes before our bus departed. I suppose it's all part of the normal travel experience - of ... read more

North America » United States

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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