Somewhere in the US

President Petrarch

I have been on hiatus for quite some time from this blog! Over the past few weeks I have dona a substantial amount of travelling while dealing with an equally tremendous workload! I spent a full week in the US travelling through Philadelphia, Washington DC, Delaware and New Jersey.

I was based in Philadelphia so I made sure to see all the most famous landmarks and museums including the Liberty Bell, The Franklin Institute, The Barnes and, of course, the infamous art museum steps featured in the movie Rocky! The Barnes, a gallery filled with a personal collection of Early French Impressionist, was a particular highlight of the city for me.

On Saturday, I took the train to Washington DC to see the Nation's Capital. I was lucky enough to be in the city for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, for which I felt very honoured. Amazingly all of the museums are free. My favourite Smithsonian Museums were the Air and Space, Natural History, American History and the  Garden Sculpture museums. Unfortunatly the Art and Industry museum was shut for roof repairs. I also got a few picturesof my favourite little penguin outside the White House. My advise for seeing the city is to stick to the main street wih museums. The White House, Lincoln Memorial and Washington Memorial can all be reached with ease from this avenue.

New Jersey Jeep

Such a young Nation- staues with guns rather than rapiers!

The actual Spudnik at the Air and Space Museum

War Propaganda

Rocky Steps!

The US was fantastic overall.. It was lovely to speak to people who were so relaxed and friendly. In all my time in Brussels I have never been approached by a random stranger to talk. Ths happened at least 5 times in the US. What a place.. I can picture myself living there very easily!!

A bientot,
Niamh