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Washington Redux III

The Hubble Telescope.

 

One of the Apollo Crafts.

 

I went to the Holocaust Museum – Chilling. Here is one of the carriages. “As many as 100 victims were packed into a single car. … Frequently, the trains halted for hours or days at a time on side tracks or in stations along the way.”

 

The Supreme Court.

 

The Supreme Court.

Empire State Building

Some photos from the Empire State Building – not a bad view!

Washington Redux IV

I went to Madame Tussauds in Washington which displayed all of the Presidents. Here are some …

 

Washington Redux V

I went to another car show with an amazing selection. Here are some …

This was my ride to the carshow  –  a1933 Packard

Another Packard – this time a 1932.

1926 Rolls Royce

1931 Cadillac

 

1924 Sayers and Scovill

 

And a modern one to finish – a 2011 Ferrari Italia 458

Washington Redux VI

I was very fortunate to get a tour inside this address. Unfortunately, photos inside were not allowed.

The Jefferson Memorial

President Kennedy’s grave at Arlington Cemetery

 

 

Museum of Natural History

Feel like some of these myself at times . . .

Washington Redux VII

Some photos from the Air and Space Museum.

The Blackbird Stealth Bomber

The Space Shuttle Enterprise.

Florida

I’m in Florida at the moment for a conference. This is the view from my hotel room, and I had anticipated going for a swim in the afternoon. Unfortunately, about an hour after this there was a tornado warning with an amazing thunder and lightening storm. That’ll teach me for being smug about an afternoon swim.

Grandmaster Visit

We were very fortunate to have our Grandmaster from Australia visit. It always amazes me to watch someone gifted in taking people from where they are to a skill level beyond what they think they could achieve in only a few hours – pure leadership.

 
Sparring with Grandmaster Vince

Cuba – Havana

Here are some pics from Havana. Cuba is certainly a surreal place!

Old cars!

A Havana Square.

The Capital Building.

The Capital Building at night not lit up as there is not sufficient electricity to light it up!

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