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The last section of the tour was another long drive from
Niagara Falls to Washington DC. Washington DC is the capital
city of the USA - just like London is to us!
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On the way to Washington, the coach stopped
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After 13 hours on the coach, Sarah arrived at her hotel.
The hotel was on the other side of the Potomac River
to Washington D.C. Sarah had a quick drink and went
straight to bed. Night Night!!
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The next day, the coach took Sarah to Washington D.C.
She visited Arlington Cemetery and lots of memorials.
The memorials were for soldiers who had died. Some bigger
memorials were for old presidents. Mrs Keen explained
that in America, a president is like a prime minister.
Sarah took a photograph of the Lincoln Memorial.
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Sarah also visited the White House. This is where the
president of the United States lives. His name is George
Bush. Sarah could not see Mr Bush because he was on
holiday.
She went back to see him later but he was still not
there!!
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After lunch, Sarah went to some museums. She visited
the national air and space museum. While they were there
they met Magellan Bear. He is a famous traveller bear
- just like Sarah, Sophie and Little Bear. He's travelled
around the world though. Sarah stopped for a chat with
him to ask directions!
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Sarah also visited the national history museum. Sophie
had told her all about the dinosaurs she had seen in
London. Sarah was very excited when she saw the dinosaurs.
They were very old.
She also saw some big diamonds. They cost a lot of
money.
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On the way back to the hotel, the coach passed this
big building on a hill. It is called the Capitol. This
is where important people talk about how to run the
country. In England, we have the Houses of Parliament.
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In the evening, they went to see some more buildings
and waterfalls. She looked out over the whole of the
city from the Roosevelt Memorial. Across the water she
could see the Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson memorials.
It had been a very busy day of sightseeing. Sarah was
exhausted. She fell asleep on the coach!
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Parent's
Note
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In Washington, Sarah stayed in the delightfully colonial
town of Alexandria - just over the Potomac. There's
a great Christmas shop in Alexandria if you are there.
The Smithsonian Museums are great to visit and because
they are quite airy you can take them at your own
pace and not feel overwhelmed. Generally good for
children and little bears.
Mrs Keen visited the National Air and Space museum
and the Natural History museum. Both were very interesting.
She also visited Arlington Cemetery (with Elizabeth
- a guide), the Vietnam, Korea, WWII, Lincoln, Washington,
Jefferson Memorials, the Kennedy centre for performing
arts and the Roosevelt Memorial - which is in a particularly
good location down by the Potomac.
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