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The start of August saw Russ transition from the international component of his studies to War College proper, thankfully with an extra long weekend in between. The weather was still extremely hot and humid. Russ, Laura and I ventured to the National Museum of American History but could not manage to convince Ben to come with us (in his opinion he has seen too many museums for his lifetime already!)  https://www.si.edu/museums/american-history-museum This museum is amazing. We spent three hours there and only finished one floor. Laura declared that she was tapping out after this time so we decided to leave, but Russ and I will return at a later date to see the other two levels. Whether the kids join us is still up for debate. I suspect not! To take advantage of Russ not having any study requirements for the long weekend we ventured down to Williamsburg in the southern area of Virginia, about two and a half hours away. Laura drove part of the way, and did very well considering it was a
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 July - part 2 From the moment we found out we were coming to the US, New York was top of our travel destinations and boy, it did not disappoint. Investigating travel options was eye-opening. The train was by far the most expensive, but very efficient time wise. Air fares were cheaper than the train, but travel to the airport, the pre flight arrival time and then getting to Manhattan from JFK chewed up a lot of time. We decided to travel by bus, which was very affordable and departed one Metro station away from where we live, so we did the walk of shame with our luggage! Travel time was meant to be about four and a half hours, but the traffic was heavy so it took closer to five, dropping us at Broadway and W 30th Street.  We stayed at the Crowne Plaza in Times Square (sounds fancy but was pretty tired!), so we did another walk with our luggage up Broadway to W 48th Street, walking past Madison Square Gardens and through Times Square. So many people, cars, bikes and so much noise. Also,
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