From sandy beaches to snowy driveways

After six months in Australia and New Zealand we flew East on our way to Washington DC. We flew via Los Angeles where we changed planes for a domestic flight across the USA and eventually arrived into DC after 20 hours of travelling. In addition to jet-lag, we were shocked by the temperature difference between Sydney in mid-Summer and DC in mid-winter - from +35'C to -5'C in less than a day. We met Hilary and Pete at the airport who transported our tired and confused bodies back to their home.

Our first few days in DC were spent recovering from jet-lag and acclimatising to the cold. Walking in the forests and shovelling snow from the driveway seemed to do the trick, and we were soon back to our normal selves.

Feeling ready for a new adventure we headed up to New York City for a few days where we stayed with Meg's uncle Malc and aunt Sally who live 40 minutes out of the city in Greenwich, Connecticut. It rained heavily throughout our first day there, so we took the subway from Grand Central Station to the upper-west side and explored the Museum of Natural History before a quick dash across snowy Central Park to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

We spent a couple of very enjoyable evenings in Greenwich with Malc and Sally.

We were more fortunate with the weather on our second day and so explored lower Manhattan on foot. From the Flat Iron building we headed into Greenwich Village and stumbled across a great deli / bakery for bagels, bread and cake.

We then continued further South passing by a number of landmarks, including Ground Zero and Wall Street.

After a whirlwind couple of days we headed back to Washington on the train, laden-down with bagels and other treats acquired on our New York adventure.