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Washington DC

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October 20th 2008
Finally made it to Washington DC after almost a 12 hour wait at Denver. We left our hotel in Denver at 7 am and arrived at our Washington hotel at almost 1 am the next day. Not bad for a 3 hour flight. Anyhow we spent the day looking around 'DC'. Seen nearly all the sights, or at least what can be seen in 1 day. It has monuments for this, that and everything in between, and in true Yankee tra ... 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