Boston

Boston is significantly colder than Washington and doesn't look like getting any better before I leave. In fact, Saturday will be a low of 0, which I'm sure anyone from Canberra will understand. After a day of sitting I walked up to Newbury Street to get a coffee, a drink and dinner. Going completely against the run of luck 'coffee-wise' in this country, it was good! 

Newbury Street in Boston is a little like Rodeo Drive. The Boston Common end has all the 'labels' but as you walk towards the Back Bay end, it transitions into more eclectic, hipper shops.

Awesome bookshop which actually made a decent coffee. Their wifi sucked though.

I forget how many times I got weird looks because I only wanted my coffee in a small cup. 'What? You don't want a mug? But you can't get much in that itty bitty cup!'

Halloween

Washington - Monday

Capitol Building

Public Library

Treasury Building

The First Amendment to the Constitution - the right to free speech

I took the picture then ran really fast...

I'm not sure if the is the Government 'being' accountable or the Government measuring 'other peoples' accountability

If Australians went to University in Washington, this is where they'd go

Union Station

International Spy Museum

I thought this would be a bit of fun but it's a really great place. It traces the history of spying from its early origins through the Cold War, Enigma in WWII, all of the gadgets used such as listening devices, disguise, tradecraft such as dead drops and signals, and finishes with  a special exhibit on 007, James Bond including all of the villains and plots.

Annapolis

IAnnapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, and situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, 40 km south of Baltimore and about 50 km east of Washington, DC Annapolis is part of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. Its population was measured at 38,394 by the 2010 census. The city served as the temporary capital of the United States in 1783–84 and since 1845 has been the home of the US Naval Academy.

Annapolis also has a lively waterfront culture with many eclectic shops and eateries.

Washington - Sunday morning

The Reserve Bank

Albert Einstein Memorial outside the Departmentbof Science