Nov 20, full day in Washington DC
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Daily activities Nov,  2008

  1. Tuesday
    Arriving in USA

  2. Wednesday
    Day off in Memphis

  3. Thursday
    Sun studio & Graceland

  4. Friday
    Nashville Wild Horse

  5. Saturday
    Nashville second day

  6. Sunday
    New Orleans

  7. Monday Carnival Fantasy
  8. Tuesday
    At seae

  9. Wednesday
    Progreso Mexico

  10. Thursday
    Cozumel Mexico

  11. Friday
    At sea

  12. Saturday
    New Orleans

  13. Sunday
    Newark

  14. Monday
    Bjørg in Haddon

  15. Tuesday
    Lionel in DC

  16. Wednesday
    Lionel in DC

  17. Thursday
    Washington DC

  18. Friday
    Washington DC

  19. Saturday
    Back to Tor

  20. Sunday
    Leaving USA

  21. Monday
    Back in Norway

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Summing it all up.
 

Today was spent swimming and visiting Washington DC. Among them, the sober monument of the fallen US personell in the war in Vietnam, a completely wasted war. Some buildings, names are missing. If you know them, send the name using the facility at the bottom of the page.
 

To the left, a shopping center in Georgetown, a suburb to Washington DC.

To the right, June and Martin at the Chess pike & Ohio (C&O) canal.

The C&O canal towards the South.

The C&O canal towards the North.

There are lots of bushes trying too eek out an existense from the barren face of the walls surrounding the C&O canal.

The PNC Bank in Georgetown. Martin used their ATM at some occasions.

Four seasons hotel, named after its namesake in Hamburg, Germany.

Some of the old buildings of Washington with their brightly colored houses.

The Washington monument in the background.

The White House with the Washington monument in the background.

Union Station in downtown Washington.,

Union Station in Washington. One of the landmarks with a beautiful architecture. The data shown here.

The wandering hall of the station.

Sitting down with June while Lionel is on the phone for a conference at work.

Martin opposite the bar in the middle of the wandering hall at Union Station.

Another view of the wandering hall of Union station,.

Christmas start earlier and earlier. Now it starts before Thanksgiving.

Flag shop. Martin should have bought an American flag with him. May get an opportunity later.

Union Station seen from a different angle with the American flags flying proudly outside it.

The Capitol of USA.

Fox News, the arch-conservative TV station that is all for Bush and the republicans.

The Canadian Embassy with all its white marble and Canadian flags..

The fancy facade of Federal Reserve where Mr. Greenspan screwed up the US economi.

Another view of the White House.

Newly erected monument for the persons killed during WWII.

Overview of the Vietnam memorial. Very subtle laid out with no rubbish shops around it. Very thoughtfully done.

Another view of the memorial.

Martin at the memorial. Relatives put down flowers, and pictures of their lost loved ones next to the wall. They even put down letters to their loved ones that they lost,

The Washington Monument seen alongside the Vietnam Memorial Wall. Very effective.

Lionel and June on their way back to the taxi that drove us around.

Pictures set down on the monument from relatives in honor of their fallen relatives. Touching.

Inside Gulilat's cab. He is from Ethiopia and drove us around for the day. A very knowledgeable driver with a lot of info to share about Washington DC. You can book him on 202 487 5515. He is recommende.

Gulilat himself, a friend chap with a lot of knowledge of Washington, even though he had only been in the city for seven year.s

The main building for the World Health Organization. Lots of bureaucrats here.

Zed's Ethiopian café. Even Hilary Clinton have been guests here.

Back to the parking lot where Lionel left his car.

Don't try this at home. Nice posters in the building.

Food stalls are everywhere. No wonder the Americans get fat with food all around them all hours of the day.

The stairs of Exorcism. Some shots of the film were taken here.

 

The bare bum friendly fellow that took Martin's picture.

The town of Washington in the background. The picture is taken over the Potomac river of Washington DC.

The autumn leaves of Washington.

The other side of the Potomac.

Outside CIA, Visitors are definitely not welcome.

The main entrance of the CIA.

Even Bush had his hand in the CIA. This must be seniour?

Back from a very successful trip to Washington DC. June and Lionel is coming out of their car.

Time for Miss Mud. A dark beer based on the sweetish English beer porter that Martin enjoyed during his visit to the UK in 1992. He participated in a computer course in Reading outside London.

Martin, June and Lionel enjoying a Mississippi Mud. A lovely beer based on the English Porter,

Martin and Lionel having a Cheers to the lovely Mud.

The restaurant, Costal Flats next to Lionel.

They have some lovely lit trees ready for the Christmas season.

Martin next to Mercedes' Smart car. It is small.

Martin and the welcoming girl Amy. She was very happy to please.

American Ale, not to Martin's taste. To bitter and sharp in its corners.

Our waiter, Kulinaski from Uzbekistan. Arrived in the US at the tender age of 5.

Back home at Lionel's place, it was time for some more camera fiddling.  

The next day, Friday Nov 21st, Martin was still in Washington DC.

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 Last updated on November 23, 2008 at 13:44 hours. Norwegian time.