WWQP Bulletin Board Chat

Butterflies

Hi all,
I don't know if I had mentioned it before but DH and I are on a trip to the US and Canada.  We've been on the continent for 2 weeks so far although it seems much longer, as we've already seen and done so much.  We had 3 days exploring NYC (loved Central Park); stayed with DDIL's mother and brother in Rochester NY; took the train up to Toronto to stay with DH's nephew and his Canadian wife; had one day at Niagara Falls including a nearby winery and another at Stratford where we sat through Henry V at the Festival Theatre. On the third day our nephew kindly drove us up to RoseyP's neck of the woods.  The men sat and chatted while Rosey showed me some of her beautiful quilts and designs.  We had lunch together at a nearby restaurant run by another Aussie and then Rosey took me to a quilt shop where I bought some great Canadian fabric.  Thanks, Rosey, for a lovely day!  It was great to meet up with you both.

We are now in DC staying with a host couple from the Affordable Travel Club.  (If you haven't heard of it google it and see what it has to offer.)  They live in VA near the Dulles airport and drive us to the Metro every morning so we can get into the city.  The first day we spent 4 hours plus at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and yesterday did the same at the Museum of the American Indian.  Today we're off to explore some of the 30-odd wineries in the area.  On Tuesday we fly to Birmingham, AL.

Coincidentally, when we were at the Natural History Museum we went into their Butterfly enclosure.  As just mentioned in the previous post (sorry- can't remember whose) many of the butterflies were from other areas and so there was a strict regime of checking one's body, clothing and carry-alls before being allowed out again. 

I will post some pictures when I'm able to go through them.
Fran 

posted by Fran (Sth Aust) @ 7:19 AM