A Map of our two week trip

Just outside Charlotte NC on the drive up - Dale Jarrety's car at our Motel

Apollo-Soyuz at the National Air and Space Museum

a full side model of the Hubble Space Telescope

Julie and the girls in front of a German V-2

Jordan in a plane

Jada says being a tourist is hard work!

Carousel on the National Mall

National Folklife festival - bluegrass music

Drew, Becky, Julie, Jordan in the music tent

Drew and Jordan walking back to Drew and Becky's apartment in NW DC

train of Washington DC bicycle cops

...and there they go

Jordan with one of Nancy and Schlomo's boys, at the party Dave had for us

Schlomo, Nancy, Jordan, and lots of Indian food from Dheli Dhaba

Mike Foster and his girlfriend

Jada and Steve

Jada and Steve again

The whole party scene

morning after the party - Jada in a sleeping bag - photo by Jordan

Another Jordan shot

guess who took this one?

Washington monument, reflecting pool from Lincoln Memorial

Lincoln Memorial

Jordan and Jada at the reflecting pool, as we have a picnic lunch

Considering the possibility of going in...

Jordan and Jada with the Memorial

pretty flowers in George Washington's garden at Mt. Vernon

Flower closeup

Julie, Deborah Katz, and the girls in the garden

nice garden house - probably not from the period...

a Tulip Poplar, plated by George himself

a vertical panorama of that very old tulip poplar

The big house

After our tour of the house, touring the grounds

Stopped in a tent where we could try stuff on

Finishing up the day with a nice lunch in the Inn

Jada enjoying dessert

On to New York! Central Park, near the SE corner

A nice view of a lake in Central Park

Jordan on a big rock

Jada rock climbing

up on the rocks

a rustic pergola

Another picture of Jordan and Jada, the rock, and the pergola

We found a lovely playground, and the girls played in the water in their undies

Uncle Scott and Kaili prowling on the rocks

Jada and her wet undies

A juggler in front of the carousel

Scott and Kaili on the carousel

Jordan and Jada on the carousel

Mama had fun

Jordan made a new friend on the merry-go-round

not very good

three girls on white horses

Uncle Scott and Kaili having fun

Jada holdong onto the bar very tight

Further explorations in the park

coming up on a beautiful fountain

Jada and her fruit bar in front of the fountain

wondering if the next bit will be yummy

Happy vacationer!

Family picture

We stopped at the place you can rent rowboats, and had a snack

After our snack - a panorama of the pond where they sail radio-controlled boats

Into the Central Park Zoo!

Jordan as a rabbit

Now they are turtle hatchlings

And the other one...

Sea Lions cruising and daydreaming

Cute penguins

That was a HUGE polar bear. Jordan and Jada were a little scared.

Sea Lion feeding time

more feeding

the sea lions did tricks for their lunch

about to catch a fish

Sea Lions like treats

Ker-splash!

What would a visit to New York be without a subway ride?

Jada on the subway

The Sphere - in Battery Park at the south end of Manhattan island

Kaili's friend's little boy Dylan

Next day - a trip to Staten Island

Ellis Island

Statue of Liberty

Uncle Scott, the girls, and Julie admiring the Statue

Uncle Scott and the girlies

A little bit closer shot

Everybody look goofy! Except Steve...

Chinese Philisophers Garden at the Staten Island Botanical Gardens

I call this "Garden Panorama with Moon Door and Many Scotts"

Jordan and Jada on the bridge

Waterfall and bridge

looking across the lake

Koi

The tea house

Nice framed view

Girls in the shade

Contemplative Jordan

Jordan on the bridge

Girls a-zoomin'

On the way back - Uncle Scott and Jordan

The License Plate Game

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