The Adventures of Richard & Bronte.: August 2013

Saturday 10 August 2013

pennsylvania trolley museum

Thursday 8th August 2013

Today we went to visit the trolley museum which was just out of Pittsburgh. The museum was very cool and it combined a 4 mile track that they took you for a ride in a trolley along. They had a shed which was full of restored and unrestored trolleys as well and that was interesting. They also have the fully restored 'street car named desire' trolley form the movie. After the museum we continued on to Columbus Ohio as we make our way to Indianapolis. The hotel in Columbus is meant to be really nice.

the trolley we rode on

along the route

about 30 trolleys in this shed

regularly used trolleys

me being silly

desire

Friday 9 August 2013

air and space museum, discovery shuttle

Wednesday 7th August 2013

Today we left our hotel at Greenbelt and went to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum at Chantilly Virginia. There is a Concorde, space shuttle and a black bird on display as well as a heap of other planes. The museum was brilliant. We have now seen two space shuttles with 'Discovery' being the most famous completing 39 trips to outer space. Spent a few hours there before we hit the road again to travel to Pittsburgh. It was about a five hour trip and we arrived quite late to our hotel. Went out and got some Denny's for dinner and then called it a night. A couple of things to look at in Pittsburgh and then we are off to Columbus Ohio.

air and space museum chantilly virginia

black bird

discovery space shuttle

boeing 707

concorde

view from tower

traffic jam out of virginia

tunnel on interstate

Thursday 8 August 2013

washington dc

Tuesday 6th August 2013

txt to come

smithsonian air and space museum

capitol hill

food vendors all lined up

fountain in sculpture garden

another museum

washington monument

white house

lincoln monument

very tame squirrel

reflection pool

lincoln monument

Wednesday 7 August 2013

greensboro to washington dc

Monday 5th August 2013

Today we spent the morning in Greensboro and took it easy for a couple of hours. We had planned to meet Jade at work at lunch time before setting off. Once lunch was over we hit the road to travel to Washington DC. It was going to be about a five hour trip, getting us there around 7.30 pm. Trip went well but we got stuck in traffic for the last hour around the city. Tomorrow we are going to go into town and check out the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, reflection pool and the Lincoln Memorial etc. Our room in Washington (Greenbelt) is really nice and we decided to stay two nights. Went to Ihop for dinner which was just up the road.

Monday 5 August 2013

greensboro and myrtle beach

Friday 2nd August 2013

Today we drove from Asheville to Greensboro to meet up with our friends Jade and Lance. It was only about 3 hours and we were going to meet Jade at work to spend some time with her at lunch. We met Jade and walked over to the mall where we ended up spending a couple of hours. We then went to Lance and Jade's house where we got ready to go out for dinner. We ended up going into the city and found a nice place to eat named Tavo. A couple of drinks later and then it was time to go. We needed to get up early on Saturday as we were driving to Myrtle Beach. We grabbed some cheesecake from downtown and took it back to Jades and ate it. Yummo!!

Saturday 3rd August 2013

Out of bed by 7.00 am and in the car by 8.00 am. It was going to be around a 4 hour drive to the resort and we wanted to make the most of the day. The trip was good and we stopped off for lunch just a few miles from Myrtle Beach. Once back on the road we got stuck in traffic for over and hour with less than 10 miles to go. It was frustrating as the traffic was hardly moving. Once at the hotel we checked in and then walked to the beach. It was about a 2 kilometre walk and it was probably not the wisest decision. We hit the beach and went for a swim and the water was awesome. The beach was packed out due to it being summer vacation here and hot. We then walked south along the main street near the resorts and we popped into a couple of bars and had some cheeky margaritas along the way. After a few hours we walked back to the hotel when we decided to have a dip in the pool. That evening we went to the Broadway area where we found a nice place for dinner. This area was only a couple of minutes walk from our hotel. We had a great night which was even better as Jade's birthday was on Sunday. So as soon as it hit midnight it was party time. That said we didn't stay out too late as we had a long day and were all tired.

Sunday 4th August 2013

Bit of a slow start today but an early morning swim for me. The others stayed in bed for a bit longer. Once checked out we went back across to the Broadway as we had not looked at the entire thing. Managed to find an awesome place for lunch (Carolina's) and then it was time to leave. We had to be back at Greensboro by 7.00 pm as we were going out for dinner with Jade, Lance and some family. We got back in time and then went to Green Valley Grill for dinner. The dinner was very nice and we got to meet Lance's sister in law Nandi. Tomorrow we head for Washington DC as we now make our way back to Detroit.