Pics of Obama!

Well not exactly, but his house and some other places in and around Washington, District of Columbia are featured. Oh BTW, never say Washington, just DC like all the the locals. A couple of months ago we flew down to visit Paul & Daniella, our former neighbours from Belgium. They say DC is a crime ridden place, but we noticed none of that in the swanky neighbourhood where they have a condo.

Some White House


I don't think he was home...


Smithsonian on the Mall


Another Smithsonian Institution


National Museum of the American Indian (all Smithsonian Museums are free!)


There's something creepy about a closed merry-go-round


And sad too ...


Aw. That musta hurt!


Capitol Hill


I find it looks like a palace from a Banana Republic dictator (it must be the palm trees)


Obelisk (Free Masons anyone)


More Mall ...


Toothpick


Kabob!


WW II Memorial Monument


Skewered!




Jump


Everywhere you go, the needle is always there.


The spike is inspiring actually!


Abe


Looks like a Greek temple


Renaissance


Cute Georgetown


Colourful houses


Actually most of these places were occupied by students.


The Exorcist was shot in Georgetown.


And the sky was all yellow!


Now that's a real loft (including chimney).


Guess you could throw a hell of a pizza party with that chimney.


Daniella enjoying a brewski in the local watering hole.


The Potomac River on from George Washington's Estate in Mt. Vernon, Virginia


Foremost G. Washington was a farmer.


Cantaloupes on the fence.


Picture perfect sky.


Mr. Steer


The barnyard.


The Estate (actually made from wood, but painted white with sand thrown on so they look like stone)

Nouvelle France -> New England

After a couple of weeks of denial, I finally accepted that Summer was not coming back. All the leafs have turned colour, it's windy and rainy and we had to put the heating on already. Also repotted all our plants and herbs and hope they will survive inside. *sigh*

Instead of figting off the Fall Blues by going to California (as we did last year). We're making a little trip to Boston with a stop in lovely Vermont (as we did 2 years ago). While other Canadians will be enjoying their Thanksgiving turkey dinner and pumpkin pie this weekend, we will be going to an NBA Boston Celtics game, exploring Cambridge and of course sampling some great food (I have a visit to a farmer's market planned to buy some local goodies for our breakfast in the Beacon Hill apartment that we rented). And of course CLAM CHOWDA!

Pictures will follow (with the usual 4 months delay) ...