Washington DC (31 aug - 4 sept 2018)

If you want a more detailed version of the history of the capital, and see pictures of the whole family, please go to my article of August 2015. A lot has changed in just 3 years...

Program:

Friday, August 31st

Early flight with Dow shuttle at 7:30 am. Arrived in Philly around 9 am and 2 hours later, arrived in Washington DC. After lunch, we visited the National Cathedral, the second biggest cathedral in the VS. Actually, this one is very comparable with European cathedrals. We took an audio tour and walked around at our pace.  In the afternoon, around 4 pm, preparations were made for the funeral of senator Mc Cain. We smelled the many magnificent flower bouquets and saw the technicians everywhere making sure the right material was at the right spots.

Saturday, September 1st

The Holocaust museum from 11:45 until 2:15 pm left an everlasting impression on us. In the evening, we took the 4:30 pm boat tour on the Potomac River to Alexandria and walked around until 7:15 pm. The trolley on Kingstreet was full of shops and restaurants.

Sunday, September 2nd

Started our day around 9:30 am in Mont Vernon, Virginia, where we visited the Mansion of the first president of the US: Georges Washington.

In the evening, we took the Panoramic bus tour near Union Station.

Monday, September 3rd (Labor Day)

Biking in a city such as Washington is so much fun with Bike & Roll

Guided visit tour: American History through Music

Tuesday, September 4rd

Christiana Mall

Return to Midland in the afternoon.

Good times in Wilmington, Delaware

Since Serge has been working for DuPont as of April 2018, we have traveled several times to the Delaware State to explore the region. I must confess that the town Wilmington really speaks to my heart when it comes to good restaurants, very nice shops at the Christiana Mall, museums & gardens and even the landscape: a little hilly and green. And... last but not least: NO TAXES!

As we went multiple times, we got to see the different blooms of the flowers in the Longwood Gardens who have made a long life impression on me.

May 8-11

June 1-8

August 3-10

May

We went to the Melting Pot (a fondue restaurant) where we had a belated birthday dinner. We actually went to Grazi in Midland on the day of my birthday but the Melting Pot was also high on my list. 

I visited the Nemours Estate on my own while Serge was working. I was the only one taking the 1 pm tour and the lovely guide, Caroline, took me for another hour and focused on the French architecture which made me feel special.

The next day, I visited the Longwood Gardens for the first time.

June

I spent the first week of June in Wilmington where Serge was there for business and me for pleasure. 

We arrived on a Friday and decided to go walking on the boardwalks in Ocean City and Atlantic City, NJ. The weather was gorgeous.

It was nice to discover a few new states like New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.

On Saturday, we visited the Naval Academy. The next day, we visited the Hagley Museum.

Program:

June 4: Winterthur

June 5: Mt Cuba (where I met a special friend Marian)

June 6: The Brandywine Museum of Art 

June 7: Delaware Art Museum 

June 8: Longwood gardens with Serge in the morning. We were lucky to be able to have seats (18 in total) on the executive flight home.

August

We spent the first 3 days in Washington before traveling to Wilmington.

Program:

Aug 4: National Gallery of Art

Aug 5: Newseum

Aug 6: Newseum

Aug 7: Delaware Contemporary

Aug 8: Read House and gardens with Marian

Aug 9: Nemours Estate with Serge and the Longwood gardens in the evening with Marian (his boss)

Aug 10: Shopping for some shoes in DSW