From NY to DC
October 22, 2010
Time to leave New York, a week has passed very fast. We had a flight at 1:27pm and could take it easy this morning.
Mandatory photo, Marius. Another CRJ900, boooooring.
After a short flight we landed in Washington DC. We are very happy with our backpacks and the weight of our gear so far. We are comfortably mobile, even when we carry everything, as we do here:
We fetched our rental car and drove into town and visited CIVIC (Campaign for Innocent Victims In Conflict), a small organization of hard working people that has managed to make a difference. CIVIC works on behalf of war victims by advocating that warring parties recognize and help the civilians they harm. CIVIC supports the principle that it is never acceptable for a warring party to ignore civilian suffering.
They have made some significant progress and we are very impressed by their work..
We were given a warm welcome and the kids were happy when halloween treats appeared.
Sarah Holewinski is leading CIVIC and is a very energetic and committed person. She zips around DC on this cool scooter:
Afterwards we found our way to the appartment we are renting. It turned out to be a nightmare to find parking. We ended up circling around for about half an hour until we found a spot about a kilometer (over half a mile) from the place. It was getting very late and we were hungry. Google Earth helped us find a French restaurant with good reviews not too far away. We ordered in French and were instantly in France; great meal and long waiting times:
New city! We are now nicely installed in the apartment and have a week ahead of us in DC.
See you around, folks!
Eirik
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Hei Iseline
Jeg håper du har det bra og takk for
kortet. Hvor er du nå ?
Jeg savner deg
hilsen Frida-madeleine.
..savner dere!!! flott å følge med her! Hilser fra store og små <3
1. Moro å lese om alle opplevelsene dere er med på. Jeg tar med en laptop til oppsal i slutten av måneden og lærer mor å bruke den med bokmerker. Verdt er forsøk iallefall. Eirik: nyydelig webside. Hva har du brukt her ?
Oh gosh, I feel like I might have been a little *too* energetic! I always have so much to tell you, and feel that we never have enough time. I end up smashing my sentences together and overloading you with countless details. Hope I didn’t scare you youngin’s (your dad can explain that phrase from his time in Tennessee) as some crazy lady on a bike 😉