And now back to Washington DC

Natalie and Grandpa at the park.

Episcopalian Cathedral, Washington

Andrew took some friends, and I, on a tour…. Beautiful indeed.

Cathedral widow…. Space travel

Beautiful outside

Friday.

Snow day again. Everyone home.

We decided again not to venture out. Yeah, I may be in Washington, but truly, I am a little tired of eating up and going somewhere, cold and wet… So…..

Fun, games, lazing, talking…. I wanted to see PEOPLE after all.

Andrew’s parents spent the afternoon here.

Then dinner, which Andrew, like Emil, cooked outside on tne BBQ, snow the snow. Bbqed lobster and chicken. Brownies for dessert. How American is that?!

Kinda sweet. Family custom dictates the name. Miss Rowena.

Washington’s Natalie enjoys the snow!

Washington, warm and cosy…. Feb 14

Evie admires the smell of Mom’s coffee… Doesn’t like to drink it, just smell it.

Natalie plays in the snow

Very unusual snow storm for the region

Social media gives us this….

February 13 … An update

Last Tuesday, I bussed it into Montreal…. Moved into a hotel for a few days…. Wandered round for a bit… And then discovered that a winter snow storm was moving into my next destination, and last, Washington DC. All flights were cancelled for the next days. My flights were refunded to my credit card. So, there I was in Canada.

i managed to get one of the last train tickets to Washington, for Wednesday. Up bright and early. Montreal would not see my tourist meanderings, but at least I had been there before.

Train by 9.30am

Border crossing 11am

NYC train change 9pm.

Washington midnight. Me and a zillion others. All panicking re the storm.

There was snow all around, on the ground…. But woah! The last 3 hrs….. Sheesh.

At the station,there were no cabs. So, as planned, I phoned Julie and Andrew, my friends. The former upped and dressed, and drove in, on appalling roads… Four wheel drive saved the way.

Then she picked me up…. When snow blows horizontally, it is called a whiteout… Well, really blowing any which way…. Can’t see most ways…. Blizzard conditions.

Julie drove bravely and safely.

We got home by 2ish. Bed was welcome.

imagine, if you can, a disaster movie. Take a big city, oh like Washington. Remove every car from the road, apart from a handful of snow plows. Whiteout conditions. Day After Tomorrow conditions…. That was us!

Julie pointed out famous landmarks as we drove, but we could see nothing.

We have spent today, inside, talking and catching up.