So it has been a while since I last posted on my blog, I have been travelling so much and busy, busy, busy. So where have I been? well firstly I went off to Washington DC with izzi and we had such a fun packed weekend. It was one of those weekends we all need in our lives at some point, you know when you just want to turn off the phone, chill out, have some good food and wine and act like a tourist. We visited every presidential memorial that they have in Washington, but I have to say some were really inspiring and some were just there. I loved the Lincoln Memorial and the Roosevelt park was just so lovely.
Anne & izzi at The White House
Did you ever see a door this big?
The door was Huge
This picture reminds me of Phil Collin’s song ‘ I can’t dance, I can’t sing, the only thing about me is the way I walk….’ or something like that
The Social Security Line
After walking 15 miles in 3 days we decided to just enjoy the sunshine and chill out in the park.
Flaked Out in the Park
Then it was back to New York for izzi and off to London for me as it was my mum’s 80th birthday treat. As most of you know my mum has been very unwell and she is waiting for a heart operation. So I went to the birthday and then my sister and brother and I took her by car to France for a few days.
Mum and her Great Grandson Ethan
She had a wonderful time and she really loved this Chateau that we stayed in, she said she was going to tell everyone back home this was her holiday home, sorry your secret is out mum!
Mum at D'Artigny
We had a lovely family time and now I returned to New York just in time for Columbus weekend and so izzi and I decided to take a road trip to Boston. This was not a good idea on a bank holiday weekend and 7 hours later we were still stuck in the traffic. We stayed out at a place called Marlborough, do you know it? well if you don’t it is one of the most quaint places I have visited in the US. I want to live there, the houses are all spread out in the forrest and are all New England style wooden framed built, with pretty wrap around porches. We visited a small farm that had an honesty shop! yes you heard it an honesty shop, I have never been to one of these before and believe me in the UK the shop would be emptied before close of business on the first day.
Anne & izzi at the Honey Farm
We went to Quincy Market and ate Clam Chowder in Boston, I ate so much of it over the few days that I am a bit Clam Chowdered out now but it is lovely and had to be done.
Quincy Market
Now this trip there were two highlights, the first was the Whale watching which we did from Gloucester, my family live there but the one in the UK not in Maine USA. These whales were huge and I mean huge. At one point I had a vision of the movie ‘The Storm’ and the boat being over turned by a Whale, scary or a vivid imagination I am not sure which.
The Whales were huge this one is called Tornado
The second highlight has to be the food I had at dinner I was totally stuffed but it was worth it…..
Fantastic Lobster 'Maine style'
Back home in New York now and venturing out in the rain, yukkie doo hope you enjoyed my adventures.
