Month: November 2023
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Marathon Sunday – 5th November
I’m skipping ahead because … Marayhon Sunday!! Today was the big day. My husband caught the bus at 5:30 am from Bryant Park. The bus driver got lost on the way so they spent 45 mins longer on the bus. This turned out not too bad because he was in the warm sitting on a…
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Cruise and BIB Pickup – Thurs Nov 2nd
In order to see a bit of New York while also keeping my husband off his legs we did a Circle line cruise. It was supposed to go all the way around the island, but t he e tide was too high to get through. We went as far as we could up the East…
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UN, MOMA and a Musical – Wed Nov 1 2023
Thanks to all of you who commented on my photos. I couldn’t bring my proper camera due to weight restrictions so all these photos are taken with my iPhone 12 mini. Today marked the start of my husband’s intention to preserve his legs for the marathon on Sunday. In practice that means that I headed…
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DC to New York -Halloween 2023
Today Hubby and I swapped roles – he didn’t sleep well so skipped his run while I got up and hit the Capital Crescent Trail. While running along there, I noticed up ahead a black SUV reversing up the trail with a Secret Service agent walking beside. I think he was just making sure the…
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DC Museums and Monuments – Mon 30th October
We started our day at the National Air and Space Museum. We had tickets for 10 am. When we arrived just before opening the line stretched all the way down the block and around the corner. Once the museum opened it moved pretty fast and it was not long before we were inside. Our plan…
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Georgetown Food Tour – Sun 29th October
My husband had a 20km run on his program for today so he got up and did that in the morning. When I woke I wasn’t feeling that great. I wasn’t sure whether I was coming down with something or the sore throat and blocked nose was just due to being very tired, which sometimes…
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Washington DC – Sat 28th November
We made it! After our Sydney to New York City flight was cancelled we had three connections to make, flying Melbourne-Sydney-Los Angeles-New York-Washington DC. We left home at 3:40am on Friday Melbourne time and got to our hotel at 10 pm on Friday (Washington time). Door to door, that’s 31:21 hours of travel. This included…
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Packing a 7kg Carry-On for 4 Weeks
If we can, we usually try to travel carry-on only, especially when we have multiple connecting flights and train travel. It’s much easier on the trains if you only have a small amount of luggage. Going carry-on also means that your bags won’t get lost on the way. Lots of connections means more opportunities for…
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NaBloPoMo 2023
A big shout to San for once again hosting NaBloPoMo. I participated for the first time last year and “met” so many lovely, engaged bloggers. It was also the impetus to finally restart regular posting on this new blog of mine. If you are new here, hello. My name is Melissa and I live in…