World War II Memorial

Washington DC. Not a state of USA

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April 30th 2014
Hello everyone from rainy(?) Washington DC. Barack Obama sends his regards. First, do you want to hear about our train trip? Do you? Well, after the initial dramas of getting on and getting a seat we all agreed that it came at the perfect time and we'd definitely do it again. The train took about three hours and we spent the time reading, playing on iPads, updating the blog, having ... read more

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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