Time to Reflect

1st Stop USA

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February 17th 2007
We had an 11 hour stop over in Washington so decided we should hop on a bus into the city and check out some of the famous sights. After the ¨incredibly friendly¨ welcome we received from the immigration officer (we both decided he must really hate his job, the miserable b!) we set foot outside the airport into 4 inches of snow and -4 degrees (ish) temps. Brrr! It would seem that the special ... 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