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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