Washington DC - Day 1 - Oct 21, 2019

A nice day in DC - especially after the rain 

and driving on the highways around DC.

We learned how to navigate the bus and train system 

to get in to the city from the campground.

Good thing we had practice in Boston!

The first stop was a sculptor garden.

Next stop- National Museum of American History

John Bull locomotive - 1831

Imported from England to use for the 1st train from New York to Philadelphia

Lou likes to look at the early motors and generators.

Pretty big and bulky for 6 hp.

I enjoyed getting out in the wonderful weather

and seeing the sights.

 The Washington Monument was completed in 1884 

and was the tallest building in the WORLD!!

at 555 ft.

Love the flags and the wonderful marble benches.

View of the Lincoln Memorial

 World War II Memorial

Such a treasure!

Totally awe inspiring

Since we have been on the "Fall Foliage" trip 

we have been pre-occupied with finding the perfect red tree --

Eureka, we finally found it!

 After what we thought was a perfect plan to get back by Metro to the campground,

we accidentally ended up at the Union Station-

another treat.

 It was so extensive that we decided to eat dinner here.

In many ways, it reminded us of the station in Sydney.

Great adventure!

Pittsburgh and New Wilmington PA - Oct 19, 2019

We had a nice 'relax' day before heading to Washington DC.

We wanted to take a tour of the Amish country, but the tour was filled, and they suggested driving to some of the shops.  Wandering around on your own is nice, but already we miss the great tours that RVFantasy provided.  

The Amish don't like to have their pictures taken, so almost no photos (oh no😌)

Basically, they want to be "in the world, but not of the world".

They don't have telephones in their houses, but will have a community telephone shed where they can walk to and make/receive calls.

The buggy's try to stay on the side of the road 

Lou can see the 'sign's' of where the horses have been on the side of the road.

(no, he is looking at the dips in the concrete made by their hoofs ) 

tehe!

 Cute little covered bridge in the quaint town of Volant

Typical Amish farm

They mostly use horse powered equipment, but we do see tractors and other machinery.

After a bit of shopping, we wanted Barbecue for lunch and this is where Yelp told us to go.

We noticed an 'open' sign but discovered that it was for the Muzzleloading shop!

We went to the American Diner and had Greek food!  

Go figure

Our campground "Mountain Top"

I found a campground close to Pittsburgh called Mountain Top.  

It is on a mountain top, and it seems like all the areas around the city are not city

 but mountains with all sorts of curvy roads.

Very easy to get lost and disoriented.

Then I found the explanation of the roads around here.

No wonder we felt so much like we were not in a city at all!

Niagara Falls - more of it - up close and personal! - Oct. 17, 2019

The "World's Largest Flower Clock"  

SO cold this morning!

The ride on the Aero Car - from the Canadian to the American side

Cancelled - due to the high winds

(not too sorry- we are such 'woose's)

 behind the scenes tour --Wow!

 Lou didn't wear the rain gear pants, so he borrowed my poncho to cover his legs.

A great lunch with a great view (and it was warm!!)

Ride down to the Hornblower Boat ride 

Our "tailgunner" Bill

I guess he had a pretty rough day!

After dinner  and our "Last Hurrah"

We leave Canada tomorrow AM

Good trip!

Niagara Falls, Butterfly Conservancy, Skylon Tower Lunch - Oct. 16, 2019

A rainy drippy day, but spent most of it inside.

The Butterfly Conservancy was so much fun, and the butterflies would often land on you.

The revolving restaurant was great to be able to see 360 degrees from a high tower.

 When these fly, they are the prettiest electric blue ever. (inside of wings)

They fly so fast that I found it almost impossible to get a picture - darn😫

These lovely blue butterflies  feast on citrus 

(I'm still waiting for them to fly so that I can see the pretty electric blue on the inside)

However, my friend Colleen was able to capture on of these beauties!

Thanks Colleen!

This one stayed quite a while 

and Lou had to gently move him off before we left the conservancy.

 A very unusual flower that we thought should be shown.

The restaurant revolved as we ate a terrific lunch

Tomorrow we get the boat ride, also a 'behind the falls' tour

Visit to the quaint little town of Niagara on the Lake

The Price of Wales Hotel