WASHINGTON DC – AMERICA’S ANSWER TO CANBERRA

We made good use of our 3 days in the nation’s capital, after arriving by express train (Amtrak Acela) from New York. We went on a full day city sightseeing tour which included all the popular sights - the Capital, White House, Lincoln, Jefferson & Roosevelt memorials, War Memorials and a river cruise. We then went to Arlington National Cemetery to see the Kennedy graves, the tomb of the unknown soldier and the ceremonial changing of the guard. Next day we did the museums – Smithsonian (Air & Space + Natural History modules) and the extremely moving and disturbing US Holocaust Museum.