Washington

Left Lancaster - not a place I have any desire to visit again.  The hotel was ordinary and the food was shocking.   Pleased to be on the way to Washington.

Arrived reasonably late at the Four Seasons.  First reaction to our fabulous room was 'sssh, don't make a noise or they may realise they gave us the wrong room'.  Fabulous opulence for a change.  Did a quick change and then met Vega and Angela for dinner.  Very nice to catch up with some locals and had a very pleasant dinner with good company in George Town.  Next day was off on a city tour of the monuments etc.  The Americans really do statues and monuments well.  Abe Lincoln in stunning, pity the reflection pool is undergoing refurbishment and just a hole in the ground.  Got a brief glimpse of the south side of the White House and the Kennedy graves at Arlington.

The afternoon was spen in the 'Mall' a hufe 6 miles of museums and galleries.  I overloaded very quickly and sat on a bench and waited for Al to do his thing (had a bad leg day).  It was stinking hot and humid and swarming with school children.  Not much fun at all.

After dinner we did a night time tour of the monuments.  That was a waste of time, most weren't lit up and we didn't even get a glimpse of the White House!

Sorry to see the end of Washington, some more time would have been nice but maybe next time...