Capitol House

Washington DC

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October 7th 2012
Decided to fly to Washington from Boston as it was a ten hours on the bus, eight hours on the train and one and a half hours to fly plus it was only ten pounds dearer than the train!!!!! Place where I am staying is very nice it's a huge bedroom and a huge bathroom with a jacuzzi bath in the basement. The first day I was here it was really hot about 80degrees and quite humid. Saturday I did the ... read more

North America » United States » 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