Saturday, June 18, 2005
Day 14 - June 18
No sick kids today!! We rented a car and made for Annapolis - sailing capital of the US and also home to the Naval Academy. We walked the "fancy' (as Isabel would say) grounds of the Academy and visited the final resting place of John Paul Jones. The streets of Annapolis are also extremely historic and subsequently filled with expensive shops and were super crowded. One highlight however was the Maryland State House which is a majestic building and was briefly the capital of the US in 1783-84. Liam has been able to put a picture to so much of that American history he has been learning at school.
After dinner we all wandered down past the White House and on to the Memorials to see them in their grandeur at night.
After dinner we all wandered down past the White House and on to the Memorials to see them in their grandeur at night.
Day 13 - 17 June
This morning it was Isabel's turn to be sick - all over the breakfast table. Liam and I headed over to "Historic George Town". Historic seems to be just another excuse for fancy shopping area, although the back streets were dotted with about ten ex-Kennedy residences and the residential area was very nice.
With time to kill we took a cruise on the Potomac with the high school graduating class from the Russian Embassy, complete with shady looking chaperones. After lunch I went for run through the Mall, over the Arlington Bridge and on to Arlington cemetery where I joined the masses at the Kennedy's final resting place. There were fewer people at the freshly turned soil where the casualties from the latest conflict are!!
In the evening we headed over to Steve O'Hearn's place for dinner. We had a great evening of home cooking and wine whilst the kids spent several hours chasing and collecting fireflies.
With time to kill we took a cruise on the Potomac with the high school graduating class from the Russian Embassy, complete with shady looking chaperones. After lunch I went for run through the Mall, over the Arlington Bridge and on to Arlington cemetery where I joined the masses at the Kennedy's final resting place. There were fewer people at the freshly turned soil where the casualties from the latest conflict are!!
In the evening we headed over to Steve O'Hearn's place for dinner. We had a great evening of home cooking and wine whilst the kids spent several hours chasing and collecting fireflies.
Friday, June 17, 2005
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Day 12 - June 16
Another slow day, this time Liam is out of action. He woke with a bad fever and spent the day in bed trying to recover.
After lunch I took Isabel to the National Zoological Park. We managed to sidestep the crowds and saw a Panda chewing on some bamboo, something they spend 90% of their waking hours doing. The cheetahs, tigers and lions were all in excellent displays and the zoo also had some very good specialty displays. The Amazonian and bird displays were particularly good. Isabel crashed before the train had pulled away from the subway station and slept until carried into the hotel room.
After lunch I took Isabel to the National Zoological Park. We managed to sidestep the crowds and saw a Panda chewing on some bamboo, something they spend 90% of their waking hours doing. The cheetahs, tigers and lions were all in excellent displays and the zoo also had some very good specialty displays. The Amazonian and bird displays were particularly good. Isabel crashed before the train had pulled away from the subway station and slept until carried into the hotel room.
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